Acting
Ian Richardson
- Born
- April 7, 1934
- Died
- February 9, 2007 · age 72
- From
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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.
Acting
117 credits- Memorial MemorialMemorial Memorial2022 · MovieFrancis Urquhart (voice)
Hogfather2007 · MovieDeath
Becoming Jane2007 · MovieRichter Langlois
Hogfather2006 · TVDeath
Twice Upon a Time2006 · MovieLord Evelyn Gaylord
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering2006 · MovieMarcus
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt2005 · MovieMarcus Foster
Joyeux Noel2005 · MovieThe Bishop
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby2005 · MovieJudge
Bleak House2005 · TVChancellor
Agatha Christie's Marple2004 · TVConway Jefferson
Imperium: Nero2004 · TVSettimio
Nero2004 · MovieSeptimus
Dæmos Rising2004 · MovieNarrator
Strange2003 · TVCanon Adolphus Black- The Life of ShakespeareThe Life of Shakespeare2002 · Movieself
- Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight StratagemSherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem2001 · MovieDr. Joseph Bell
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes2001 · TVDr. Joseph Bell
From Hell2001 · MovieSir Charles Warren
3-D Halloween2000 · MovieNarrator
102 Dalmatians2000 · MovieMr. Torte- One Foot in Arthur's SeatOne Foot in Arthur's Seat2000 · MovieSelf
Gormenghast2000 · TVLord Groan
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes2000 · MovieDr. Joseph Bell
The Magician's House1999 · TVStephen Tyler
The King and I1999 · MovieThe Kralahome (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Glass1998 · MovieWasp
A Knight in Camelot1998 · MovieMerlin
Dark City1998 · MovieMr. Book
The Woman In White1997 · MovieMr. Fairlie
The Woman In White1997 · TVMr. Fairlie
The Fifth Province1997 · MovieDr. Drudy
Incognito1997 · MovieTurley (prosecutor)
The Canterville Ghost1997 · MovieSimon de Canterville
A Royal Scandal1997 · MovieNarrator
B.A.P.S1997 · MovieManley
The Treasure Seekers1996 · MovieHaig
Catherine the Great1996 · MovieVorontzov
The Final Cut1995 · TVFrancis Urquhart
Savage Play1995 · MovieCount
A Change of Place1994 · MovieHenri Chambertin
Words Upon the Window Pane1994 · MovieDr. Trench
To Play the King1993 · TVFrancis Urquhart
Dirty Weekend1993 · MovieNimrod
Remember1993 · MoviePhilip Rawlings
M. Butterfly1993 · MovieAmbassador Toulon
Foreign Affairs1993 · MovieEdwin
Highlander: The Series1992 · TVMax Leiner
An Ungentlemanly Act1992 · MovieHis Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
Year of the Comet1992 · MovieSir Mason Harwood
The Gravy Train Goes East1991 · TVMichael Spearpoint
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead1991 · MoviePolonius
House of Cards1990 · TVFrancis Urquhart
The Gravy Train1990 · TVMichael Spearpoint
King of the Wind1990 · MovieBey of Tunis
The Phantom of the Opera1990 · TVAlain Choleti
The Plot to Kill Hitler1990 · MovieLudwig Beck
Chillers1990 · TVLee Mandeville- The Winslow BoyThe Winslow Boy1989 · MovieSir Robert Morton, KC
Twist of Fate1989 · TVSS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg
Burning Secret1988 · MovieEdmund's Father
Troubles1988 · TVEdward Spencer
Cry Freedom1987 · MovieState Prosecutor
Porterhouse Blue1987 · TVSir Godber Evans
The Devil's Disciple1987 · MovieGeneral Burgoyne
The Fourth Protocol1987 · MovieSir Nigel Irvine
Blunt1987 · MovieAnthony Blunt
Whoops Apocalypse1986 · MovieRear Admiral Bendish
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy1986 · TVNehru
Star Quality1985 · MovieRay Malcolm
Theatre Night1985 · TVGeneral Burgoyne
Brazil1985 · MovieMr. Warrenn
Screen Two1985 · TVAnthony Blunt
Monsignor Quixote1985 · MovieBishop of Motopo
Mistral's Daughter1984 · TVAdrien Avigdor
Slimming Down1984 · MovieMr. Shrigley
Six Centuries of Verse1984 · TVSelf - Reader
The Master of Ballantrae1984 · MovieMr. MacKellar
The Sign of Four1983 · MovieSherlock Holmes
The Hound of the Baskervilles1983 · MovieSherlock Holmes
Brass1983 · TVMarshall Snelgrove, QC
Number 101983 · TVJames Ramsay MacDonald
Salad Days1983 · MovieUncle Zed
Passing Through1982 · MovieRichard
The Woman in White1982 · TV- The Woman in White1982 · TVFrederick Fairlie
A Cotswold Death1982 · MovieInspector Anthony Arrowsmith
Private Schulz1981 · TVMajor Neuheim- Private Schulz1981 · TVGerald Melfort
- Private Schulz1981 · TVStanley Kemp
Gauguin the Savage1980 · MovieDegas
Charlie Muffin1979 · MovieCuthbertson
Churchill and the Generals1979 · MovieGen. Bernard L. Montgomery
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy1979 · TVBill Haydon
Ike1979 · MovieFM Sir Bernard Montgomery- Ike1979 · TVFM Sir Bernard Montgomery
Sorry...1978 · MovieMichael - 'Private View'
Danton's Death1978 · MovieRobespierre
Playhouse1974 · TVRichard
Gawain and the Green Knight1973 · MovieNarrator (voice)
Man of La Mancha1972 · MovieThe Padre
The Darwin Adventure1972 · MovieCapt. Fitzroy
Eyeless in Gaza1971 · TVAnthony Beavis
Great Performances1971 · TVBishop of Motopo
Play for Today1970 · TVInspector Anthony Arrowsmith- Plays of TodayPlays of Today1969 · TVThe Son
Civilisation1969 · TVHamlet
A Midsummer Night's Dream1968 · MovieOberon- All's Well That Ends WellAll's Well That Ends Well1968 · MovieBertram
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 Sade1967 · MovieJean-Paul Marat
NET Playhouse1966 · TVAntipholus of Ephesus
BBC Play of the Month1965 · TVMaximilien Robespierre
Theatre 6251964 · TV- FestivalFestival1963 · TVAntipholus of Ephesus
- As You Like ItAs You Like It1963 · MovieLe Beau
The Merv Griffin Show1962 · TVSelf
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · TVMr. MacKellar