Ian Richardson
Acting
Born: April 7, 1934 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died: February 9, 2007 (aged 72)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Brazil
1985
Dark City
1998
From Hell
2001
102 Dalmatians
2000
Becoming Jane
2007
Joyeux Noel
2005
Highlander: The Series
1992
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1991
M. Butterfly
1993
Cry Freedom
1987
The Fourth Protocol
1987
Hogfather
2007
Photos (2)
Movies (64)
Dark City
Mr. Book
The Fourth Protocol
Sir Nigel Irvine
Brazil
Mr. Warrenn
From Hell
Sir Charles Warren
102 Dalmatians
Mr. Torte
Becoming Jane
Richter Langlois
Ike
FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
Cry Freedom
State Prosecutor
Joyeux Noel
The Bishop
M. Butterfly
Ambassador Toulon
Hogfather
Death
The King and I
The Kralahome (voice)
Burning Secret
Edmund's Father
B.A.P.S
Manley
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Polonius
Catherine the Great
Vorontzov
Monsignor Quixote
Bishop of Motopo
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
Judge
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
Jean-Paul Marat
Incognito
Turley (prosecutor)
Nero
Septimus
Whoops Apocalypse
Rear Admiral Bendish
Man of La Mancha
The Padre
An Ungentlemanly Act
His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
A Knight in Camelot
Merlin
Twice Upon a Time
Lord Evelyn Gaylord
The Woman In White
Mr. Fairlie
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Oberon
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Wasp
Year of the Comet
Sir Mason Harwood
Gauguin the Savage
Degas
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Ludwig Beck
Dirty Weekend
Nimrod
The Devil's Disciple
General Burgoyne
Passing Through
Richard
The Treasure Seekers
Haig
The Sign of Four
Sherlock Holmes
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Joseph Bell
King of the Wind
Bey of Tunis
Danton's Death
Robespierre
3-D Halloween
Narrator
A Royal Scandal
Narrator
Foreign Affairs
Edwin
The Canterville Ghost
Simon de Canterville
The Master of Ballantrae
Mr. MacKellar
Remember
Philip Rawlings
Sorry...
Michael - 'Private View'
Gawain and the Green Knight
Narrator (voice)
Churchill and the Generals
Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
A Change of Place
Henri Chambertin
Dæmos Rising
Narrator
A Cotswold Death
Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
Words Upon the Window Pane
Dr. Trench
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
Marcus
Blunt
Anthony Blunt
The Fifth Province
Dr. Drudy
Charlie Muffin
Cuthbertson
Star Quality
Ray Malcolm
Salad Days
Uncle Zed
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
Marcus Foster
Savage Play
Count
Slimming Down
Mr. Shrigley
The Darwin Adventure
Capt. Fitzroy
TV Shows (42)
Play for Today
Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith · 1 eps
Great Performances
Bishop of Motopo · 1 eps
Highlander: The Series
Max Leiner · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Maximilien Robespierre · 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
Conway Jefferson · 1 eps
Screen Two
Anthony Blunt · 1 eps
Playhouse
Richard · 1 eps
Theatre 625
1 eps
NET Playhouse
Antipholus of Ephesus · 1 eps
House of Cards
Francis Urquhart · 4 eps
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Bill Haydon · 5 eps
Bleak House
Chancellor · 5 eps
Chillers
Lee Mandeville · 1 eps
Civilisation
Hamlet · 1 eps
Mistral's Daughter
Adrien Avigdor · 8 eps
Gormenghast
Lord Groan · 2 eps
Brass
Marshall Snelgrove, QC · 2 eps
Ike
FM Sir Bernard Montgomery · 3 eps
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Joseph Bell · 4 eps
The Final Cut
Francis Urquhart · 4 eps
The Phantom of the Opera
Alain Choleti · 2 eps
Theatre Night
General Burgoyne · 1 eps
The Magician's House
Stephen Tyler · 12 eps
Private Schulz
Major Neuheim · 4 eps
Private Schulz
Gerald Melfort · 1 eps
Private Schulz
Stanley Kemp · 1 eps
Number 10
James Ramsay MacDonald · 1 eps
Hogfather
Death · 2 eps
Twist of Fate
SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg · 2 eps
Strange
Canon Adolphus Black · 6 eps
To Play the King
Francis Urquhart · 4 eps
Troubles
Edward Spencer · 2 eps
Imperium: Nero
Settimio · 2 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mr. MacKellar · 1 eps
The Gravy Train
Michael Spearpoint · 4 eps
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
Nehru · 6 eps
The Gravy Train Goes East
Michael Spearpoint · 4 eps
The Woman In White
Mr. Fairlie · 2 eps
Porterhouse Blue
Sir Godber Evans · 4 eps
Eyeless in Gaza
Anthony Beavis · 5 eps
The Woman in White
1 eps
The Woman in White
Frederick Fairlie · 5 eps
