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Ian Richardson

Known For: Acting
Born: April 7, 1934
Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died: February 9, 2007

Ian Richardson

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.

Filmography

Memorial Memorial

Memorial Memorial

2022 · Francis Urquhart (voice)

Hogfather

2007 · Death

Becoming Jane

2007 · Richter Langlois

Hogfather

2006 · Death

Twice Upon a Time

2006 · Lord Evelyn Gaylord

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

2006 · Marcus

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

2005 · Marcus Foster

Joyeux Noel

2005 · The Bishop

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

2005 · Judge

Bleak House

2005 · Chancellor

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004 · Conway Jefferson

Nero

2004 · Septimus

Imperium: Nero

2004 · Settimio

Dæmos Rising

2004 · Narrator

Strange

2003 · Canon Adolphus Black

The Life of Shakespeare

The Life of Shakespeare

2002 · self

Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem

Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem

2001 · Dr. Joseph Bell

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2001 · Dr. Joseph Bell

From Hell

2001 · Sir Charles Warren

3-D Halloween

2000 · Narrator

102 Dalmatians

2000 · Mr. Torte

One Foot in Arthur's Seat

One Foot in Arthur's Seat

2000 · Self

Gormenghast

2000 · Lord Groan

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2000 · Dr. Joseph Bell

The Magician's House

1999 · Stephen Tyler

The King and I

1999 · The Kralahome (voice)

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1998 · Wasp

A Knight in Camelot

1998 · Merlin

Dark City

1998 · Mr. Book

The Woman In White

1997 · Mr. Fairlie

The Woman In White

1997 · Mr. Fairlie

The Fifth Province

1997 · Dr. Drudy

Incognito

1997 · Turley (prosecutor)

The Canterville Ghost

1997 · Simon de Canterville

A Royal Scandal

1997 · Narrator

B.A.P.S

1997 · Manley

The Treasure Seekers

1996 · Haig

Catherine the Great

1996 · Vorontzov

The Final Cut

1995 · Francis Urquhart

Savage Play

1995 · Count

A Change of Place

1994 · Henri Chambertin

Words Upon the Window Pane

1994 · Dr. Trench

To Play the King

1993 · Francis Urquhart

Dirty Weekend

1993 · Nimrod

Remember

1993 · Philip Rawlings

M. Butterfly

1993 · Ambassador Toulon

Foreign Affairs

1993 · Edwin

Highlander: The Series

1992 · Max Leiner

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992 · His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt

Year of the Comet

1992 · Sir Mason Harwood

The Gravy Train Goes East

1991 · Michael Spearpoint

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991 · Polonius

House of Cards

1990 · Francis Urquhart

The Gravy Train

1990 · Michael Spearpoint

King of the Wind

1990 · Bey of Tunis

The Phantom of the Opera

1990 · Alain Choleti

The Plot to Kill Hitler

1990 · Ludwig Beck

Chillers

1990 · Lee Mandeville

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

1989 · Sir Robert Morton, KC

Twist of Fate

1989 · SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg

Burning Secret

1988 · Edmund's Father

Troubles

1988 · Edward Spencer

Cry Freedom

1987 · State Prosecutor

Porterhouse Blue

1987 · Sir Godber Evans

The Devil's Disciple

1987 · General Burgoyne

The Fourth Protocol

1987 · Sir Nigel Irvine

Blunt

1987 · Anthony Blunt

Whoops Apocalypse

1986 · Rear Admiral Bendish

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

1986 · Nehru

Star Quality

1985 · Ray Malcolm

Theatre Night

1985 · General Burgoyne

Brazil

1985 · Mr. Warrenn

Screen Two

1985 · Anthony Blunt

Monsignor Quixote

1985 · Bishop of Motopo

Mistral's Daughter

1984 · Adrien Avigdor

Slimming Down

1984 · Mr. Shrigley

Six Centuries of Verse

1984 · Self - Reader

The Master of Ballantrae

1984 · Mr. MacKellar

The Sign of Four

1983 · Sherlock Holmes

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1983 · Sherlock Holmes

Brass

1983 · Marshall Snelgrove, QC

Number 10

1983 · James Ramsay MacDonald

Salad Days

1983 · Uncle Zed

Passing Through

1982 · Richard

The Woman in White

1982 · , Frederick Fairlie

A Cotswold Death

1982 · Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

Private Schulz

1981 · Major Neuheim, Gerald Melfort, Stanley Kemp

Gauguin the Savage

1980 · Degas

Charlie Muffin

1979 · Cuthbertson

Churchill and the Generals

1979 · Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

1979 · Bill Haydon

Ike

1979 · FM Sir Bernard Montgomery

Ike

1979 · FM Sir Bernard Montgomery

Sorry...

1978 · Michael - 'Private View'

Danton's Death

1978 · Robespierre

Playhouse

1974 · Richard

Gawain and the Green Knight

1973 · Narrator (voice)

Man of La Mancha

1972 · The Padre

The Darwin Adventure

1972 · Capt. Fitzroy

Eyeless in Gaza

1971 · Anthony Beavis

Great Performances

1971 · Bishop of Motopo

Play for Today

1970 · Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

Plays of Today

1969 · The Son

Civilisation

1969 · Hamlet

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968 · Oberon

All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well

1968 · Bertram

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

1967 · Jean-Paul Marat

NET Playhouse

1966 · Antipholus of Ephesus

BBC Play of the Month

1965 · Maximilien Robespierre

Theatre 625

1964

Festival

1963 · Antipholus of Ephesus

As You Like It

1963 · Le Beau

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 · Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Mr. MacKellar

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