Acting
Ian Richardson
Born April 7, 1934 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Died 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
92
7.8
Brazil
Mr. Warrenn
797.5
Dark City
Mr. Book
556.7
From Hell
Sir Charles Warren
194.9
102 Dalmatians
Mr. Torte
627.0
Becoming Jane
Richter Langlois
7.3 TMDB
Joyeux Noel
The Bishop
487.2
Highlander: The Series
Max Leiner
677.3
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Polonius
506.7
M. Butterfly
Ambassador Toulon
717.4
Cry Freedom
State Prosecutor
546.5
The Fourth Protocol
Sir Nigel Irvine
797.4
Hogfather
Death
908.5
House of Cards
Francis Urquhart
737.9
Agatha Christie's Marple
Conway Jefferson
868.4
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Bill Haydon
184.4
The King and I
The Kralahome (voice)
234.8
A Knight in Camelot
Merlin
214.9
B.A.P.S
Manley
526.6
Man of La Mancha
The Padre
295.3
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Wasp
Filmography
- 2022Memorial MemorialFrancis Urquhart (voice)Movie
- 2007HogfatherDeathMovie
- 2007Becoming JaneRichter LangloisMovie
- 2006HogfatherDeathSeries
- 2006Twice Upon a TimeLord Evelyn GaylordMovie
- 2006The Booze Cruise III: The ScatteringMarcusMovie
- 2005The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure HuntMarcus FosterMovie
- 2005Joyeux NoelThe BishopMovie
- 2005The Adventures of Greyfriars BobbyJudgeMovie
- 2005Bleak HouseChancellorSeries
- 2004Agatha Christie's MarpleConway JeffersonSeries
- 2004NeroSeptimusMovie
- 2004Imperium: NeroSettimioSeries
- 2004Dæmos RisingNarratorMovie
- 2003StrangeCanon Adolphus BlackSeries
- 2002Brook by BrookSelfMovie
- 2002The Life of ShakespeareselfMovie
- 2001Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight StratagemDr. Joseph BellMovie
- 2001Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock HolmesDr. Joseph BellSeries
- 2001From HellSir Charles WarrenMovie
- 20003-D HalloweenNarratorMovie
- 2000102 DalmatiansMr. TorteMovie
- 2000One Foot in Arthur's SeatSelfMovie
- 2000GormenghastLord GroanSeries
- 2000Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock HolmesDr. Joseph BellMovie
- 1999The Magician's HouseStephen TylerSeries
- 1999The King and IThe Kralahome (voice)Movie
- 1998Alice Through the Looking GlassWaspMovie
- 1998A Knight in CamelotMerlinMovie
- 1998Dark CityMr. BookMovie
- 1997The Woman In WhiteMr. FairlieMovie
- 1997The Woman In WhiteMr. FairlieSeries
- 1997The Fifth ProvinceDr. DrudyMovie
- 1997IncognitoTurley (prosecutor)Movie
- 1997The Canterville GhostSimon de CantervilleMovie
- 1997A Royal ScandalNarratorMovie
- 1997B.A.P.SManleyMovie
- 1996The Treasure SeekersHaigMovie
- 1996Catherine the GreatVorontzovMovie
- 1995The Final CutFrancis UrquhartSeries
- 1995Savage PlayCountMovie
- 1994A Change of PlaceHenri ChambertinMovie
- 1994Words Upon the Window PaneDr. TrenchMovie
- 1993To Play the KingFrancis UrquhartSeries
- 1993Dirty WeekendNimrodMovie
- 1993RememberPhilip RawlingsMovie
- 1993M. ButterflyAmbassador ToulonMovie
- 1993Foreign AffairsEdwinMovie
- 1992Highlander: The SeriesMax LeinerSeries
- 1992An Ungentlemanly ActHis Excellency, Governor Rex HuntMovie
- 1992Year of the CometSir Mason HarwoodMovie
- 1991The Gravy Train Goes EastMichael SpearpointSeries
- 1991Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadPoloniusMovie
- 1990House of CardsFrancis UrquhartSeries
- 1990The Gravy TrainMichael SpearpointSeries
- 1990King of the WindBey of TunisMovie
- 1990The Phantom of the OperaAlain CholetiSeries
- 1990The Plot to Kill HitlerLudwig BeckMovie
- 1990ChillersLee MandevilleSeries
- 1989The Winslow BoySir Robert Morton, KCMovie
- 1989Twist of FateSS-Sturmbannführer Doctor SchlossbergSeries
- 1988Burning SecretEdmund's FatherMovie
- 1988TroublesEdward SpencerSeries
- 1987Cry FreedomState ProsecutorMovie
- 1987Porterhouse BlueSir Godber EvansSeries
- 1987The Devil's DiscipleGeneral BurgoyneMovie
- 1987The Fourth ProtocolSir Nigel IrvineMovie
- 1987BluntAnthony BluntMovie
- 1986Whoops ApocalypseRear Admiral BendishMovie
- 1986Lord Mountbatten: The Last ViceroyNehruSeries
- 1985Star QualityRay MalcolmMovie
- 1985Theatre NightGeneral BurgoyneSeries
- 1985BrazilMr. WarrennMovie
- 1985Screen TwoAnthony BluntSeries
- 1985Monsignor QuixoteBishop of MotopoMovie
- 1984Mistral's DaughterAdrien AvigdorSeries
- 1984Slimming DownMr. ShrigleyMovie
- 1984Six Centuries of VerseSelf - ReaderSeries
- 1984The Master of BallantraeMr. MacKellarMovie
- 1983The Sign of FourSherlock HolmesMovie
- 1983The Hound of the BaskervillesSherlock HolmesMovie
- 1983BrassMarshall Snelgrove, QCSeries
- 1983Number 10James Ramsay MacDonaldSeries
- 1983Salad DaysUncle ZedMovie
- 1982Passing ThroughRichardMovie
- 1982The Woman in WhiteSeries
- 1982A Cotswold DeathInspector Anthony ArrowsmithMovie
- 1981Private SchulzMajor Neuheim, Gerald Melfort, Stanley KempSeries
- 1980Gauguin the SavageDegasMovie
- 1979Charlie MuffinCuthbertsonMovie
- 1979Churchill and the GeneralsGen. Bernard L. MontgomeryMovie
- 1979Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyBill HaydonSeries
- 1979IkeFM Sir Bernard MontgomeryMovie
- 1979IkeFM Sir Bernard MontgomerySeries
- 1978Sorry...Michael - 'Private View'Movie
- 1978Danton's DeathRobespierreMovie
- 1974PlayhouseRichardSeries
- 1973Gawain and the Green KnightNarrator (voice)Movie
- 1972Man of La ManchaThe PadreMovie
- 1972The Darwin AdventureCapt. FitzroyMovie
- 1971Eyeless in GazaAnthony BeavisSeries
- 1971Great PerformancesBishop of MotopoSeries
- 1970Play for TodayInspector Anthony ArrowsmithSeries
- 1969Plays of TodayThe SonSeries
- 1969CivilisationHamletSeries
- 1968A Midsummer Night's DreamOberonMovie
- 1968All's Well That Ends WellBertramMovie
- 1967The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de SadeJean-Paul MaratMovie
- 1966NET PlayhouseAntipholus of EphesusSeries
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthMaximilien RobespierreSeries
- 1964Theatre 625Series
- 1963FestivalAntipholus of EphesusSeries
- 1963As You Like ItLe BeauMovie
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelfSeries
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameMr. MacKellarSeries