Ian Richardson
- Acting
- April 7, 1934 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- February 9, 2007
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
Filmography
- Memorial Memorial · Francis Urquhart (Voice)
- Hogfather · Death
- Becoming Jane · Richter Langlois
- Hogfather · Death
- Twice Upon a Time · Lord Evelyn Gaylord
- The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering · Marcus
- The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt · Marcus Foster
- Joyeux Noel · The Bishop
- The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby · Judge
- Bleak House · Chancellor
- Agatha Christie's Marple · Conway Jefferson
- Nero · Septimus
- Imperium: Nero · Settimio
- Dæmos Rising · Narrator
- Strange · Canon Adolphus Black
- Brook by Brook · Self
- The Life of Shakespeare · Self
- Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem · Dr. Joseph Bell
- Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes · Dr. Joseph Bell
- From Hell · Sir Charles Warren
- 3-D Halloween · Narrator
- 102 Dalmatians · Mr. Torte
- One Foot in Arthur's Seat · Self
- Gormenghast · Lord Groan
- Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes · Dr. Joseph Bell
- The Magician's House · Stephen Tyler
- The King and I · The Kralahome (Voice)
- Alice Through the Looking Glass · Wasp
- A Knight in Camelot · Merlin
- Dark City · Mr. Book
- The Woman In White · Mr. Fairlie
- The Woman In White · Mr. Fairlie
- The Fifth Province · Dr. Drudy
- Incognito · Turley (prosecutor)
- The Canterville Ghost · Simon de Canterville
- A Royal Scandal · Narrator
- B.A.P.S · Manley
- The Treasure Seekers · Haig
- Catherine the Great · Vorontzov
- The Final Cut · Francis Urquhart
- Savage Play · Count
- A Change of Place · Henri Chambertin
- Words Upon the Window Pane · Dr. Trench
- To Play the King · Francis Urquhart
- Dirty Weekend · Nimrod
- Remember · Philip Rawlings
- M. Butterfly · Ambassador Toulon
- Foreign Affairs · Edwin
- Highlander: The Series · Max Leiner
- An Ungentlemanly Act · His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
- Year of the Comet · Sir Mason Harwood
- The Gravy Train Goes East · Michael Spearpoint
- Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead · Polonius
- House of Cards · Francis Urquhart
- The Gravy Train · Michael Spearpoint
- King of the Wind · Bey of Tunis
- The Phantom of the Opera · Alain Choleti
- The Plot to Kill Hitler · Ludwig Beck
- Chillers · Lee Mandeville
- The Winslow Boy · Sir Robert Morton, KC
- Twist of Fate · SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg
- Burning Secret · Edmund's Father
- Troubles · Edward Spencer
- Cry Freedom · State Prosecutor
- Porterhouse Blue · Sir Godber Evans
- The Devil's Disciple · General Burgoyne
- The Fourth Protocol · Sir Nigel Irvine
- Blunt · Anthony Blunt
- Whoops Apocalypse · Rear Admiral Bendish
- Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy · Nehru
- Star Quality · Ray Malcolm
- Theatre Night · General Burgoyne
- Brazil · Mr. Warrenn
- Screen Two · Anthony Blunt
- Monsignor Quixote · Bishop of Motopo
- Mistral's Daughter · Adrien Avigdor
- Slimming Down · Mr. Shrigley
- Six Centuries of Verse · Self
- The Master of Ballantrae · Mr. MacKellar
- The Sign of Four · Sherlock Holmes