Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1934-04-07
- Day of Death2007-02-09 (72 years)
- Place of BirthEdinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also Known As-
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Richardson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting Career
- 2007
Hogfather
As: Death
- 2007
Becoming Jane
As: Richter Langlois
- 2006
Hogfather
As: Death
- 2006
Twice Upon a Time
As: Lord Evelyn Gaylord
- 2006
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
As: Marcus
- 2005
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
As: Marcus Foster
- 2005
Joyeux Noel
As: The Bishop
- 2005
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
As: Judge
2005Bleak House
As: Chancellor
2004Agatha Christie's Marple
As: Conway Jefferson
2004Nero
As: Septimus
2004Imperium: Nero
As: Settimio
2004Dæmos Rising
As: Narrator
2003Strange
As: Canon Adolphus Black
2001Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes
As: Dr. Joseph Bell
- 2001
From Hell
As: Sir Charles Warren
20003-D Halloween
As: Narrator
- 2000
102 Dalmatians
As: Mr. Torte
2000Gormenghast
As: Lord Groan
2000Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
As: Dr. Joseph Bell
1999The Magician's House
As: Stephen Tyler
1999The King and I
As: The Kralahome (voice)
1998Alice Through the Looking Glass
As: Wasp
1998A Knight in Camelot
As: Merlin
- 1998
Dark City
As: Mr. Book
1997The Fifth Province
As: Dr. Drudy
1997Incognito
As: Turley (prosecutor)
1997The Canterville Ghost
As: Simon de Canterville
1997A Royal Scandal
As: Narrator
1997B.A.P.S
As: Manley
1997The Woman In White
As: Mr. Fairlie
1996The Treasure Seekers
As: Haig
1996Catherine the Great
As: Vorontzov
1995The Final Cut
As: Francis Urquhart
1995Savage Play
As: Count
1994A Change of Place
As: Henri Chambertin
1994Words Upon the Window Pane
As: Dr. Trench
1993To Play the King
As: Francis Urquhart
1993Dirty Weekend
As: Nimrod
1993Remember
As: Philip Rawlings
1993M. Butterfly
As: Ambassador Toulon
1993Foreign Affairs
As: Edwin
1992Highlander: The Series
As: Max Leiner
1992An Ungentlemanly Act
As: His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
1992Year of the Comet
As: Sir Mason Harwood
1991The Gravy Train Goes East
As: Michael Spearpoint
1991Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
As: Polonius
1990House of Cards
As: Francis Urquhart
1990The Gravy Train
As: Michael Spearpoint
1990King of the Wind
As: Bey of Tunis
1990Chillers
As: Lee Mandeville
1990The Phantom of the Opera
As: Cholet
1990The Plot to Kill Hitler
As: Ludwig Beck
1989Twist of Fate
As: SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg
1988Burning Secret
As: Edmund's Father
1988Troubles
As: Edward Spencer
1987Cry Freedom
As: State Prosecutor
1987The Devil's Disciple
As: General Burgoyne
1987The Fourth Protocol
As: Sir Nigel Irvine
1987Blunt
As: Anthony Blunt
1986Whoops Apocalypse
As: Rear Admiral Bendish
1986Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
As: Nehru
1985Star Quality
As: Ray Malcolm
- 1985
Brazil
As: Mr. Warrenn
1985Monsignor Quixote
As: Bishop of Motopo
1984Mistral's Daughter
As: Adrien Avigdor
1984Slimming Down
As: Mr. Shrigley
1984The Master of Ballantrae
As: Mr. MacKellar
1983The Sign of Four
As: Sherlock Holmes
1983The Hound of the Baskervilles
As: Sherlock Holmes
1983Salad Days
As: Uncle Zed
1982Passing Through
As: Richard
1982The Woman in White
As: Frederick Fairlie
1982A Cotswold Death
As: Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
1981Private Schulz
As: Major Neuheim
1980Gauguin the Savage
As: Degas
1979Charlie Muffin
As: Cuthbertson
1979Churchill and the Generals
As: Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
1979Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
As: Bill Haydon
1979Ike
As: FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
1978Sorry...
As: Michael - 'Private View'
1978Danton's Death
As: Robespierre
1973Gawain and the Green Knight
As: Narrator (voice)
1972Man of La Mancha
As: The Padre
1972The Darwin Adventure
As: Capt. Fitzroy
1971Great Performances
As: Bishop of Motopo
1970Play for Today
As: Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
1969Civilisation
As: Hamlet
1968A Midsummer Night's Dream
As: Oberon
1967Marat/Sade
As: Jean-Paul Marat
1965BBC Play of the Month
As: Robespierre
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Mr. MacKellar