Ian Richardson

Acting

Ian Richardson

Born 7 April 1934 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Died 9 February 2007 at 72

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

Highlights

Brazil1985 · Film · Mr. Warrenn
Dark City1998 · Film · Mr. Book
From Hell2001 · Film · Sir Charles Warren
Becoming Jane2007 · Film · Richter Langlois
Joyeux Noel2005 · Film · The Bishop
Highlander: The Series1992 · Series · Max Leiner

Filmography

Movies

60 films

Hogfather2007 · Film · Death
Becoming Jane2007 · Film · Richter Langlois
Twice Upon a Time2006 · Film · Lord Evelyn Gaylord
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering2006 · Film · Marcus
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt2005 · Film · Marcus Foster
Joyeux Noel2005 · Film · The Bishop
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby2005 · Film · Judge
Nero2004 · Film · Septimus
From Hell2001 · Film · Sir Charles Warren
102 Dalmatians2000 · Film · Mr. Torte
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes2000 · Film · Dr. Joseph Bell
The King and I1999 · Film · The Kralahome (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Glass1998 · Film · Wasp
A Knight in Camelot1998 · Film · Merlin
Dark City1998 · Film · Mr. Book
The Woman In White1997 · Film · Mr. Fairlie
The Fifth Province1997 · Film · Dr. Drudy
Incognito1997 · Film · Turley (prosecutor)
The Canterville Ghost1997 · Film · Simon de Canterville
B.A.P.S1997 · Film · Manley
The Treasure Seekers1996 · Film · Haig
Catherine the Great1996 · Film · Vorontzov
Savage Play1995 · Film · Count
A Change of Place1994 · Film · Henri Chambertin
Words Upon the Window Pane1994 · Film · Dr. Trench
Dirty Weekend1993 · Film · Nimrod
Remember1993 · Film · Philip Rawlings
M. Butterfly1993 · Film · Ambassador Toulon
Foreign Affairs1993 · Film · Edwin
An Ungentlemanly Act1992 · Film · His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
Year of the Comet1992 · Film · Sir Mason Harwood
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead1991 · Film · Polonius
King of the Wind1990 · Film · Bey of Tunis
The Plot to Kill Hitler1990 · Film · Ludwig Beck
Burning Secret1988 · Film · Edmund's Father
Cry Freedom1987 · Film · State Prosecutor
The Devil's Disciple1987 · Film · General Burgoyne
The Fourth Protocol1987 · Film · Sir Nigel Irvine
Blunt1987 · Film · Anthony Blunt
Whoops Apocalypse1986 · Film · Rear Admiral Bendish
Star Quality1985 · Film · Ray Malcolm
Brazil1985 · Film · Mr. Warrenn
Monsignor Quixote1985 · Film · Bishop of Motopo
Slimming Down1984 · Film · Mr. Shrigley
The Master of Ballantrae1984 · Film · Mr. MacKellar
The Sign of Four1983 · Film · Sherlock Holmes
The Hound of the Baskervilles1983 · Film · Sherlock Holmes
Salad Days1983 · Film · Uncle Zed
Passing Through1982 · Film · Richard
A Cotswold Death1982 · Film · Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
Gauguin the Savage1980 · Film · Degas
Charlie Muffin1979 · Film · Cuthbertson
Churchill and the Generals1979 · Film · Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
Ike1979 · Film · FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
Sorry...1978 · Film · Michael - 'Private View'
Danton's Death1978 · Film · Robespierre
Man of La Mancha1972 · Film · The Padre
The Darwin Adventure1972 · Film · Capt. Fitzroy
A Midsummer Night's Dream1968 · Film · Oberon
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 · Film · Jean-Paul Marat

Filmography

Series

38 shows

Hogfather2006 · Series · Death
Bleak House2005 · Series · Chancellor
Agatha Christie's Marple2004 · Series · Conway Jefferson
Imperium: Nero2004 · Series · Settimio
Strange2003 · Series · Canon Adolphus Black
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes2001 · Series · Dr. Joseph Bell
Gormenghast2000 · Series · Lord Groan
The Magician's House1999 · Series · Stephen Tyler
The Woman In White1997 · Series · Mr. Fairlie
The Final Cut1995 · Series · Francis Urquhart
To Play the King1993 · Series · Francis Urquhart
Highlander: The Series1992 · Series · Max Leiner
The Gravy Train Goes East1991 · Series · Michael Spearpoint
House of Cards1990 · Series · Francis Urquhart
The Gravy Train1990 · Series · Michael Spearpoint
The Phantom of the Opera1990 · Series · Alain Choleti
Chillers1990 · Series · Lee Mandeville
Twist of Fate1989 · Series · SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg
Troubles1988 · Series · Edward Spencer
Porterhouse Blue1987 · Series · Sir Godber Evans
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy1986 · Series · Nehru
Theatre Night1985 · Series · General Burgoyne
Screen Two1985 · Series · Anthony Blunt
Mistral's Daughter1984 · Series · Adrien Avigdor
Brass1983 · Series · Marshall Snelgrove, QC
Number 101983 · Series · James Ramsay MacDonald
The Woman in White1982 · Series
Private Schulz1981 · Series · Major Neuheim
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy1979 · Series · Bill Haydon
Ike1979 · Series · FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
Playhouse1974 · Series · Richard
Eyeless in Gaza1971 · Series · Anthony Beavis
Great Performances1971 · Series · Bishop of Motopo
Play for Today1970 · Series · Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
Civilisation1969 · Series · Hamlet
NET Playhouse1966 · Series · Antipholus of Ephesus
BBC Play of the Month1965 · Series · Maximilien Robespierre
Theatre 6251964 · Series