Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

1934-04-07 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Male 108 Known Credits

Biography

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-04-07

Place of Birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Known Credits

108

Known For

Acting

Photos

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Known For Movies

Known For TV Shows

Movie Credits

The Darwin Adventure

1972

Capt. Fitzroy

Year of the Comet

1992

Sir Mason Harwood

Brazil

1985

Mr. Warrenn

Ike

1979

FM Sir Bernard Montgomery

A Cotswold Death

1982

Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

A Change of Place

1994

Henri Chambertin

Dark City

1998

Mr. Book

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1983

Sherlock Holmes

102 Dalmatians

2000

Mr. Torte

From Hell

2001

Sir Charles Warren

Salad Days

1983

Uncle Zed

Passing Through

1982

Richard

Dirty Weekend

1993

Nimrod

Becoming Jane

2007

Richter Langlois

Cry Freedom

1987

State Prosecutor

The Canterville Ghost

1997

Simon de Canterville

Hogfather

2007

Death

B.A.P.S

1997

Manley

Joyeux Noel

2005

The Bishop

Marat/Sade

1967

Jean-Paul Marat

M. Butterfly

1993

Ambassador Toulon

Monsignor Quixote

1985

Bishop of Motopo

Nero

2004

Septimus

Incognito

1997

Turley (prosecutor)

The Woman In White

1997

Mr. Fairlie

Whoops Apocalypse

1986

Rear Admiral Bendish

Star Quality

1985

Ray Malcolm

The King and I

1999

The Kralahome (voice)

Dæmos Rising

2004

Narrator

Charlie Muffin

1979

Cuthbertson

Twice Upon a Time

2006

Lord Evelyn Gaylord

Man of La Mancha

1972

The Padre

A Royal Scandal

1997

Narrator

The Devil's Disciple

1987

General Burgoyne

The Fourth Protocol

1987

Sir Nigel Irvine

Remember

1993

Philip Rawlings

Catherine the Great

1996

Vorontzov

Blunt

1987

Anthony Blunt

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992

His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt

Burning Secret

1988

Edmund's Father

Savage Play

1995

Count

Slimming Down

1984

Mr. Shrigley

King of the Wind

1990

Bey of Tunis

Gawain and the Green Knight

1973

Narrator (voice)

3-D Halloween

2000

Narrator

The Sign of Four

1983

Sherlock Holmes

Memorial Memorial

2022

Francis Urquhart (voice)

The Plot to Kill Hitler

1990

Ludwig Beck

Sorry...

1978

Michael - 'Private View'

Danton's Death

1978

Robespierre

The Winslow Boy

1989

Sir Robert Morton, KC

As You Like It

1963

Le Beau

The Master of Ballantrae

1984

Mr. MacKellar

Churchill and the Generals

1979

Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery

The Fifth Province

1997

Dr. Drudy

TV Credits

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004

Conway Jefferson (1 episodes)

Great Performances

1971

Bishop of Motopo (1 episodes)

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

Self (1 episodes)

Highlander: The Series

1992

Max Leiner (1 episodes)

Play for Today

1970

Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith (1 episodes)

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Maximilien Robespierre (1 episodes)

Playhouse

1974

Richard (1 episodes)

Theatre 625

1964

(1 episodes)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

1979

Bill Haydon (7 episodes)

Festival

1963

Antipholus of Ephesus (1 episodes)

House of Cards

1990

Francis Urquhart (4 episodes)

Bleak House

2005

Chancellor (5 episodes)

Chillers

1992

Lee Mandeville (1 episodes)

Mistral's Daughter

1984

Adrien Avigdor (8 episodes)

Number 10

1983

James Ramsay MacDonald (1 episodes)

To Play the King

1993

Francis Urquhart (4 episodes)

Civilisation

1969

Hamlet (1 episodes)

Strange

2003

Canon Adolphus Black (6 episodes)

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Mr. MacKellar (1 episodes)

Hogfather

2006

Death (2 episodes)

Brass

1983

Marshall Snelgrove, QC (2 episodes)

Gormenghast

2000

Lord Groan (4 episodes)

The Final Cut

1995

Francis Urquhart (4 episodes)

The Phantom of the Opera

1990

Cholet (2 episodes)

Twist of Fate

1989

SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg (2 episodes)

Six Centuries of Verse

1984

Self - Reader (10 episodes)

Ike

1979

FM Sir Bernard Montgomery (3 episodes)

The Magician's House

1999

Stephen Tyler (12 episodes)

Troubles

1988

Edward Spencer (2 episodes)

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

1986

Nehru (6 episodes)

Private Schulz

1981

Major Neuheim (4 episodes)

Imperium: Nero

2004

Settimio (2 episodes)

Theatre Night

1985

General Burgoyne (1 episodes)

Porterhouse Blue

1987

Sir Godber Evans (4 episodes)

The Gravy Train

1990

Michael Spearpoint (4 episodes)

The Woman in White

1982

(1 episodes)

The Gravy Train Goes East

1991

Michael Spearpoint (4 episodes)

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