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

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Known For Movies

Known For TV Shows

Movie Credits

Brazil

1985

Mr. Warrenn

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1983

Sherlock Holmes

The Darwin Adventure

1972

Capt. Fitzroy

Salad Days

1983

Uncle Zed

Dark City

1998

Mr. Book

Year of the Comet

1992

Sir Mason Harwood

Ike

1979

FM Sir Bernard Montgomery

A Change of Place

1994

Henri Chambertin

The Canterville Ghost

1997

Simon de Canterville

102 Dalmatians

2000

Mr. Torte

Dirty Weekend

1993

Nimrod

A Cotswold Death

1982

Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

From Hell

2001

Sir Charles Warren

Passing Through

1982

Richard

Becoming Jane

2007

Richter Langlois

The Woman In White

1997

Mr. Fairlie

Joyeux Noel

2005

The Bishop

Hogfather

2007

Death

Dæmos Rising

2004

Narrator

Marat/Sade

1967

Jean-Paul Marat

Cry Freedom

1987

State Prosecutor

The Devil's Disciple

1987

General Burgoyne

Monsignor Quixote

1985

Bishop of Motopo

B.A.P.S

1997

Manley

Incognito

1997

Turley (prosecutor)

A Royal Scandal

1997

Narrator

The King and I

1999

The Kralahome (voice)

Nero

2004

Septimus

The Fourth Protocol

1987

Sir Nigel Irvine

M. Butterfly

1993

Ambassador Toulon

Gawain and the Green Knight

1973

Narrator (voice)

Star Quality

1985

Ray Malcolm

Whoops Apocalypse

1986

Rear Admiral Bendish

Blunt

1987

Anthony Blunt

Catherine the Great

1996

Vorontzov

Man of La Mancha

1972

The Padre

Burning Secret

1988

Edmund's Father

Twice Upon a Time

2006

Lord Evelyn Gaylord

Remember

1993

Philip Rawlings

The Sign of Four

1983

Sherlock Holmes

Charlie Muffin

1979

Cuthbertson

Slimming Down

1984

Mr. Shrigley

3-D Halloween

2000

Narrator

The Master of Ballantrae

1984

Mr. MacKellar

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992

His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt

Sorry...

1978

Michael - 'Private View'

Savage Play

1995

Count

The Plot to Kill Hitler

1990

Ludwig Beck

King of the Wind

1990

Bey of Tunis

The Winslow Boy

1989

Sir Robert Morton, KC

Danton's Death

1978

Robespierre

Memorial Memorial

2022

Francis Urquhart (voice)

Churchill and the Generals

1979

Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery

As You Like It

1963

Le Beau

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)

Mistral's Daughter

1984

Adrien Avigdor (8 episodes)

Chillers

1992

Lee Mandeville (1 episodes)

Hogfather

2006

Death (2 episodes)

Civilisation

1969

Hamlet (1 episodes)

Gormenghast

2000

Lord Groan (4 episodes)

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Mr. MacKellar (1 episodes)

Strange

2003

Canon Adolphus Black (6 episodes)

Number 10

1983

James Ramsay MacDonald (1 episodes)

To Play the King

1993

Francis Urquhart (4 episodes)

The Phantom of the Opera

1990

Cholet (2 episodes)

Brass

1983

Marshall Snelgrove, QC (2 episodes)

Six Centuries of Verse

1984

Self - Reader (10 episodes)

The Final Cut

1995

Francis Urquhart (4 episodes)

The Magician's House

1999

Stephen Tyler (12 episodes)

Twist of Fate

1989

SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg (2 episodes)

Ike

1979

FM Sir Bernard Montgomery (3 episodes)

Private Schulz

1981

Major Neuheim (4 episodes)

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

1986

Nehru (6 episodes)

Troubles

1988

Edward Spencer (2 episodes)

Theatre Night

1985

General Burgoyne (1 episodes)

Imperium: Nero

2004

Settimio (2 episodes)

The Gravy Train

1990

Michael Spearpoint (4 episodes)

Porterhouse Blue

1987

Sir Godber Evans (4 episodes)

The Gravy Train Goes East

1991

Michael Spearpoint (4 episodes)

The Woman in White

1982

(1 episodes)

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