Ian Richardson
Known for acting · Born 7 April 1934 · Died 9 February 2007 · aged 72 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
115 credits
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
Dark City
1998
From Hell
2001
The King and I
1999
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1991
Brazil
1985
M. Butterfly
1993
Incognito
1997
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1983
102 Dalmatians
2000
Becoming Jane
2007
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
Catherine the Great
1996
Acting (115)
2022Memorial MemorialFrancis Urquhart (voice)Film
2007Becoming JaneRichter LangloisFilm
2007HogfatherDeathFilm
2006HogfatherDeath · 2 episodesSeries
2006Twice Upon a TimeLord Evelyn GaylordFilm
2006The Booze Cruise III: The ScatteringMarcusFilm
2005Joyeux NoelThe BishopFilm
2005Bleak HouseChancellor · 5 episodesSeries
2005The Adventures of Greyfriars BobbyJudgeFilm
2005The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure HuntMarcus FosterFilm
2004Agatha Christie's MarpleConway JeffersonSeries
2004NeroSeptimusFilm
2004Dæmos RisingNarratorFilm
2004Imperium: NeroSettimio · 2 episodesSeries
2003StrangeCanon Adolphus Black · 6 episodesSeries
2002Brook by BrookSelfFilm
2002The Life of ShakespeareselfFilm
2001From HellSir Charles WarrenFilm
2001Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock HolmesDr. Joseph Bell · 4 episodesSeries
2001Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight StratagemDr. Joseph BellFilm
2000102 DalmatiansMr. TorteFilm
2000GormenghastLord Groan · 2 episodesSeries
2000Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock HolmesDr. Joseph BellFilm
20003-D HalloweenNarratorFilm
2000One Foot in Arthur's SeatSelfFilm
1999The King and IThe Kralahome (voice)Film
1999The Magician's HouseStephen Tyler · 12 episodesSeries
1998Dark CityMr. BookFilm
1998A Knight in CamelotMerlinFilm
1998Alice Through the Looking GlassWaspFilm
1997B.A.P.SManleyFilm
1997IncognitoTurley (prosecutor)Film
1997The Woman In WhiteMr. FairlieFilm
1997A Royal ScandalNarratorFilm
1997The Fifth ProvinceDr. DrudyFilm
1997The Canterville GhostSimon de CantervilleFilm
1997The Woman In WhiteMr. Fairlie · 2 episodesSeries
1996Catherine the GreatVorontzovFilm
1996The Treasure SeekersHaigFilm
1995The Final CutFrancis Urquhart · 4 episodesSeries
1995Savage PlayCountFilm
1994A Change of PlaceHenri ChambertinFilm
1994Words Upon the Window PaneDr. TrenchFilm
1993M. ButterflyAmbassador ToulonFilm
1993To Play the KingFrancis Urquhart · 4 episodesSeries
1993Dirty WeekendNimrodFilm
1993Foreign AffairsEdwinFilm
1993RememberPhilip RawlingsFilm
1992Highlander: The SeriesMax LeinerSeries
1992Year of the CometSir Mason HarwoodFilm
1992An Ungentlemanly ActHis Excellency, Governor Rex HuntFilm
1991Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadPoloniusFilm
1991The Gravy Train Goes EastMichael Spearpoint · 4 episodesSeries
1990House of CardsFrancis Urquhart · 4 episodesSeries
1990The Phantom of the OperaAlain Choleti · 2 episodesSeries
1990The Plot to Kill HitlerLudwig BeckFilm
1990King of the WindBey of TunisFilm
1990ChillersLee MandevilleSeries
1990The Gravy TrainMichael Spearpoint · 4 episodesSeries
1989Twist of FateSS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg · 2 episodesSeries
1989The Winslow BoySir Robert Morton, KCFilm
1988Burning SecretEdmund's FatherFilm
1988TroublesEdward Spencer · 2 episodesSeries
1987Cry FreedomState ProsecutorFilm
1987The Fourth ProtocolSir Nigel IrvineFilm
1987Porterhouse BlueSir Godber Evans · 4 episodesSeries
1987BluntAnthony BluntFilm
1987The Devil's DiscipleGeneral BurgoyneFilm
1986Whoops ApocalypseRear Admiral BendishFilm
1986Lord Mountbatten: The Last ViceroyNehru · 6 episodesSeries
1985BrazilMr. WarrennFilm
1985Screen TwoAnthony BluntSeries
1985Star QualityRay MalcolmFilm
1985Monsignor QuixoteBishop of MotopoFilm
1985Theatre NightGeneral BurgoyneSeries
1984Mistral's DaughterAdrien Avigdor · 8 episodesSeries
1984The Master of BallantraeMr. MacKellarFilm
1984Six Centuries of VerseSelf - Reader · 10 episodesSeries
1984Slimming DownMr. ShrigleyFilm
1983The Hound of the BaskervillesSherlock HolmesFilm
1983The Sign of FourSherlock HolmesFilm
1983BrassMarshall Snelgrove, QC · 2 episodesSeries
1983Number 10James Ramsay MacDonaldSeries
1983Salad DaysUncle ZedFilm
1982The Woman in White, Frederick Fairlie · 5 episodesSeries
1982A Cotswold DeathInspector Anthony ArrowsmithFilm
1982Passing ThroughRichardFilm
1981Private SchulzMajor Neuheim · 4 episodes, Gerald Melfort, Stanley KempSeries
1980Gauguin the SavageDegasFilm
1979Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyBill Haydon · 5 episodesSeries
1979Charlie MuffinCuthbertsonFilm
1979IkeFM Sir Bernard MontgomeryFilm
1979IkeFM Sir Bernard Montgomery · 3 episodesSeries
1979Churchill and the GeneralsGen. Bernard L. MontgomeryFilm
1978Danton's DeathRobespierreFilm
1978Sorry...Michael - 'Private View'Film
1974PlayhouseRichardSeries
1973Gawain and the Green KnightNarrator (voice)Film
1972Man of La ManchaThe PadreFilm
1972The Darwin AdventureCapt. FitzroyFilm
1971Great PerformancesBishop of MotopoSeries
1971Eyeless in GazaAnthony Beavis · 5 episodesSeries
1970Play for TodayInspector Anthony ArrowsmithSeries
1969CivilisationHamletSeries
1969Plays of TodayThe SonSeries
1968A Midsummer Night's DreamOberonFilm
1968All's Well That Ends WellBertramFilm
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 MaratFilm
1966NET PlayhouseAntipholus of EphesusSeries
1965BBC Play of the MonthMaximilien RobespierreSeries
1964Theatre 625Series
1963As You Like ItLe BeauFilm
1963FestivalAntipholus of EphesusSeries
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelfSeries
1951Hallmark Hall of FameMr. MacKellarSeries