Ian Richardson
April 7, 1934 (90 years old) in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ian William Richardson CBE (7 April 1934 – 9 February 2007) was a Scottish actor best known for his portrayal of the Machiavellian Tory politician Francis Urquhart in the BBC's House of Cards trilogy. He was also a leading Shakespearean stage actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Richardson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · Memorial Memorial as Francis Urquhart (voice)
- 2007 · Hogfather as Death
- 2007 · Becoming Jane as Richter Langlois
- 2006 · Hogfather as Death
- 2006 · Twice Upon a Time as Lord Evelyn Gaylord
- 2006 · The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering as Marcus
- 2005 · The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt as Marcus Foster
- 2005 · Joyeux Noel as The Bishop
- 2005 · The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby as Judge
- 2005 · Bleak House as Chancellor
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Conway Jefferson
- 2004 · Imperium: Nero as Settimio
- 2004 · Nero as Septimus
- 2004 · Dæmos Rising as Narrator
- 2003 · Strange as
- 2002 · The Life of Shakespeare as self
- 2001 · Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes as Dr. Joseph Bell
- 2001 · From Hell as Sir Charles Warren
- 2000 · 3-D Halloween as Narrator
- 2000 · 102 Dalmatians as Mr. Torte
- 2000 · Gormenghast as Lord Groan
- 2000 · The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes as Dr. Joseph Bell
- 1999 · The Magician's House as Stephen Tyler
- 1999 · The King and I as The Kralahome (voice)
- 1998 · Alice Through the Looking Glass as Wasp
- 1998 · A Knight in Camelot as Merlin
- 1998 · Dark City as Mr. Book
- 1997 · The Fifth Province as Dr. Drudy
- 1997 · Incognito as Turley (prosecutor)
- 1997 · The Canterville Ghost as Simon de Canterville
- 1997 · A Royal Scandal as Narrator
- 1997 · B.A.P.S as Manley
- 1997 · The Woman In White as Mr. Fairlie
- 1996 · The Treasure Seekers as Haig
- 1996 · Catherine the Great as Vorontzov
- 1995 · The Final Cut as Francis Urquhart
- 1995 · Savage Play as Count
- 1994 · A Change of Place as Henri Chambertin
- 1994 · Words Upon the Window Pane as Dr. Trench
- 1993 · To Play the King as Francis Urquhart
- 1993 · Dirty Weekend as Nimrod
- 1993 · Remember as Philip Rawlings
- 1993 · M. Butterfly as Ambassador Toulon
- 1993 · Foreign Affairs as Edwin
- 1992 · Highlander: The Series as Max Leiner
- 1992 · An Ungentlemanly Act as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
- 1992 · Year of the Comet as Sir Mason Harwood
- 1991 · The Gravy Train Goes East as Michael Spearpoint
- 1991 · Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead as Polonius
- 1990 · House of Cards as Francis Urquhart
- 1990 · The Gravy Train as Michael Spearpoint
- 1990 · King of the Wind as Bey of Tunis
- 1990 · Chillers as Lee Mandeville
- 1990 · The Phantom of the Opera as Cholet
- 1990 · The Plot to Kill Hitler as Ludwig Beck
- 1989 · The Winslow Boy as Sir Robert Morton, KC
- 1988 · Burning Secret as Edmund's Father
- 1988 · Troubles as Edward Spencer
- 1987 · Cry Freedom as State Prosecutor
- 1987 · Porterhouse Blue as
- 1987 · The Devil's Disciple as General Burgoyne
- 1987 · The Fourth Protocol as Sir Nigel Irvine
- 1987 · Blunt as Anthony Blunt
- 1986 · Whoops Apocalypse as Rear Admiral Bendish
- 1986 · Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy as Nehru
- 1985 · Star Quality as Ray Malcolm
- 1985 · Brazil as Mr. Warrenn
- 1985 · Monsignor Quixote as Bishop of Motopo
- 1984 · Mistral's Daughter as Adrien Avigdor
- 1984 · Slimming Down as Mr. Shrigley
- 1984 · Six Centuries of Verse as Himself - Reader
- 1984 · The Master of Ballantrae as Mr. MacKellar
- 1983 · The Sign of Four as Sherlock Holmes
- 1983 · The Hound of the Baskervilles as Sherlock Holmes
- 1983 · Number 10 as
- 1983 · Salad Days as Uncle Zed
- 1982 · Passing Through as Richard
- 1982 · The Woman in White as
- 1982 · The Woman in White as Frederick Fairlie
- 1982 · A Cotswold Death as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
- 1981 · Private Schulz as Major Neuheim
- 1980 · Gauguin the Savage as Degas
- 1979 · Charlie Muffin as Cuthbertson
- 1979 · Churchill and the Generals as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
- 1979 · Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy as Bill Haydon
- 1979 · Ike as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
- 1978 · Sorry... as Michael - 'Private View'
- 1978 · Danton's Death as Robespierre
- 1973 · Gawain and the Green Knight as Narrator (voice)
- 1972 · Man of La Mancha as The Padre
- 1972 · The Darwin Adventure as Capt. Fitzroy
- 1971 · Great Performances as Bishop of Motopo
- 1970 · Play for Today as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
- 1969 · Civilisation as Hamlet
- 1968 · A Midsummer Night's Dream as Oberon
- 1968 · All's Well That Ends Well as Bertram
- 1967 · Marat/Sade as Jean-Paul Marat
- 1965 · BBC Play of the Month as Robespierre
- 1963 · As You Like It as Le Beau
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mr. MacKellar