Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 7, 1934
Place of Birth:
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Ian Richardson
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Memorial Memorial | Francis Urquhart (voice) |
| 2007 | Becoming Jane | Richter Langlois |
| 2007 | Hogfather | Death |
| 2006 | Twice Upon a Time | Lord Evelyn Gaylord |
| 2006 | The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering | Marcus |
| 2005 | Joyeux Noel | The Bishop |
| 2005 | The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt | Marcus Foster |
| 2005 | The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby | Judge |
| 2004 | Dæmos Rising | Narrator |
| 2004 | Nero | Septimus |
| 2002 | The Life of Shakespeare | self |
| 2001 | From Hell | Sir Charles Warren |
| 2000 | Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes | Dr. Joseph Bell |
| 2000 | 3-D Halloween | Narrator |
| 2000 | 102 Dalmatians | Mr. Torte |
| 1999 | The King and I | The Kralahome (voice) |
| 1998 | Dark City | Mr. Book |
| 1998 | A Knight in Camelot | Merlin |
| 1998 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | Wasp |
| 1997 | Incognito | Turley (prosecutor) |
| 1997 | B.A.P.S | Manley |
| 1997 | The Canterville Ghost | Simon de Canterville |
| 1997 | A Royal Scandal | Narrator |
| 1997 | The Woman In White | Mr. Fairlie |
| 1997 | The Fifth Province | Dr. Drudy |
| 1996 | Catherine the Great | Vorontzov |
| 1996 | The Treasure Seekers | Haig |
| 1995 | Savage Play | Count |
| 1994 | A Change of Place | Henri Chambertin |
| 1994 | Words Upon the Window Pane | Dr. Trench |
| 1993 | M. Butterfly | Ambassador Toulon |
| 1993 | Dirty Weekend | Nimrod |
| 1993 | Remember | Philip Rawlings |
| 1993 | Foreign Affairs | Edwin |
| 1992 | An Ungentlemanly Act | His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt |
| 1992 | Year of the Comet | Sir Mason Harwood |
| 1991 | Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead | Polonius |
| 1990 | King of the Wind | Bey of Tunis |
| 1990 | The Plot to Kill Hitler | Ludwig Beck |
| 1989 | The Winslow Boy | Sir Robert Morton, KC |
| 1988 | Burning Secret | Edmund's Father |
| 1987 | The Fourth Protocol | Sir Nigel Irvine |
| 1987 | Cry Freedom | State Prosecutor |
| 1987 | Blunt | Anthony Blunt |
| 1987 | The Devil's Disciple | General Burgoyne |
| 1986 | Whoops Apocalypse | Rear Admiral Bendish |
| 1985 | Brazil | Mr. Warrenn |
| 1985 | Monsignor Quixote | Bishop of Motopo |
| 1985 | Star Quality | Ray Malcolm |
| 1984 | The Master of Ballantrae | Mr. MacKellar |
| 1984 | Slimming Down | Mr. Shrigley |
| 1983 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1983 | The Sign of Four | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1983 | Salad Days | Uncle Zed |
| 1982 | A Cotswold Death | Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith |
| 1982 | Passing Through | Richard |
| 1980 | Gauguin the Savage | Degas |
| 1979 | Charlie Muffin | Cuthbertson |
| 1979 | Ike | FM Sir Bernard Montgomery |
| 1979 | Churchill and the Generals | Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery |
| 1978 | Danton's Death | Robespierre |
| 1978 | Sorry... | Michael - 'Private View' |
| 1973 | Gawain and the Green Knight | Narrator (voice) |
| 1972 | Man of La Mancha | The Padre |
| 1972 | The Darwin Adventure | Capt. Fitzroy |
| 1968 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Oberon |
| 1968 | All's Well That Ends Well | Bertram |
| 1967 | Marat/Sade | Jean-Paul Marat |
| 1963 | As You Like It | Le Beau |
| Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem | Dr. Joseph Bell |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Hogfather | Death |
| 2005 | Bleak House | Chancellor |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Conway Jefferson |
| 2004 | Imperium: Nero | Settimio |
| 2003 | Strange | Canon Adolphus Black |
| 2001 | Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes | Dr. Joseph Bell |
| 2000 | Gormenghast | Lord Groan |
| 1999 | The Magician's House | Stephen Tyler |
| 1995 | The Final Cut | Francis Urquhart |
| 1993 | To Play the King | Francis Urquhart |
| 1992 | Chillers | Lee Mandeville |
| 1992 | Highlander: The Series | Max Leiner |
| 1991 | The Gravy Train Goes East | Michael Spearpoint |
| 1990 | House of Cards | Francis Urquhart |
| 1990 | The Gravy Train | Michael Spearpoint |
| 1990 | The Phantom of the Opera | Cholet |
| 1989 | Twist of Fate | SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg |
| 1988 | Troubles | Edward Spencer |
| 1987 | Porterhouse Blue | Sir Godber Evans |
| 1986 | Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy | Nehru |
| 1985 | Theatre Night | General Burgoyne |
| 1984 | Mistral's Daughter | Adrien Avigdor |
| 1984 | Six Centuries of Verse | Self - Reader |
| 1983 | Number 10 | James Ramsay MacDonald |
| 1983 | Brass | Marshall Snelgrove, QC |
| 1982 | The Woman in White | |
| 1982 | The Woman in White | Frederick Fairlie |
| 1981 | Private Schulz | Major Neuheim |
| 1979 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Bill Haydon |
| 1979 | Ike | FM Sir Bernard Montgomery |
| 1974 | Playhouse | Richard |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Bishop of Motopo |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith |
| 1969 | Civilisation | Hamlet |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Maximilien Robespierre |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | |
| 1963 | Festival | Antipholus of Ephesus |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Mr. MacKellar |