Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

1934-04-07 • Edinburgh, Scotland, UK • Male • 115 Known Credits

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-04-07

Place of Birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Known Credits

115

Known For

Acting

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Known For Movies

Dark City

Dark City

1998
Brazil

Brazil

1985
The Fourth Protocol

The Fourth Protocol

1987
From Hell

From Hell

2001
102 Dalmatians

102 Dalmatians

2000
Becoming Jane

Becoming Jane

2007
M. Butterfly

M. Butterfly

1993
Joyeux Noel

Joyeux Noel

2005
Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

1987
Ike

Ike

1979
Hogfather

Hogfather

2007
Burning Secret

Burning Secret

1988
The King and I

The King and I

1999
Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1998
Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse

1986
Monsignor Quixote

Monsignor Quixote

1985
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

2005
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1983
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

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
B.A.P.S

B.A.P.S

1997
Nero

Nero

2004
Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great

1996
Incognito

Incognito

1997
Brook by Brook

Brook by Brook

2002
The Sign of Four

The Sign of Four

1983
A Knight in Camelot

A Knight in Camelot

1998
Passing Through

Passing Through

1982
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2000
An Ungentlemanly Act

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992
Man of La Mancha

Man of La Mancha

1972
Danton's Death

Danton's Death

1978
The Treasure Seekers

The Treasure Seekers

1996
Memorial Memorial

Memorial Memorial

2022
Year of the Comet

Year of the Comet

1992
The Master of Ballantrae

The Master of Ballantrae

1984
Gauguin the Savage

Gauguin the Savage

1980
The Woman In White

The Woman In White

1997
A Royal Scandal

A Royal Scandal

1997
The Plot to Kill Hitler

The Plot to Kill Hitler

1990
Churchill and the Generals

Churchill and the Generals

1979
Twice Upon a Time

Twice Upon a Time

2006
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968
Sorry...

Sorry...

1978
The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

1989
The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

1997
Dirty Weekend

Dirty Weekend

1993
King of the Wind

King of the Wind

1990
A Cotswold Death

A Cotswold Death

1982
Remember

Remember

1993
The Devil's Disciple

The Devil's Disciple

1987
Gawain and the Green Knight

Gawain and the Green Knight

1973
Words Upon the Window Pane

Words Upon the Window Pane

1994
A Change of Place

A Change of Place

1994
Dæmos Rising

Dæmos Rising

2004
Charlie Muffin

Charlie Muffin

1979
Slimming Down

Slimming Down

1984
3-D Halloween

3-D Halloween

2000
Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem

Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem

2001
The Life of Shakespeare

The Life of Shakespeare

2002
Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

1993
The Fifth Province

The Fifth Province

1997
Salad Days

Salad Days

1983
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

2005
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

2006
Star Quality

Star Quality

1985
Blunt

Blunt

1987
As You Like It

As You Like It

1963
One Foot in Arthur's Seat

One Foot in Arthur's Seat

2000
All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well

1968
The Darwin Adventure

The Darwin Adventure

1972
Savage Play

Savage Play

1995

Known For TV Shows

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970
Great Performances

Great Performances

1971
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962
Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965
Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series

1992
Screen Two

Screen Two

1985
Playhouse

Playhouse

1974
Theatre 625

Theatre 625

1964
NET Playhouse

NET Playhouse

1966
Bleak House

Bleak House

2005
House of Cards

House of Cards

1990
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

1979
Brass

Brass

1983
Festival

Festival

1963
Chillers

Chillers

1990
Civilisation

Civilisation

1969
Mistral's Daughter

Mistral's Daughter

1984
Twist of Fate

Twist of Fate

1989
Ike

Ike

1979
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2001
Gormenghast

Gormenghast

2000
The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

1990
Six Centuries of Verse

Six Centuries of Verse

1984
The Final Cut

The Final Cut

1995
The Magician's House

The Magician's House

1999
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
Private Schulz

Private Schulz

1981
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

1985
Hogfather

Hogfather

2006
To Play the King

To Play the King

1993
Number 10

Number 10

1983
Troubles

Troubles

1988
Strange

Strange

2003
Plays of Today

Plays of Today

1969
Imperium: Nero

Imperium: Nero

2004
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

1986
The Gravy Train Goes East

The Gravy Train Goes East

1991
The Gravy Train

The Gravy Train

1990
The Woman in White

The Woman in White

1982
The Woman In White

The Woman In White

1997
Porterhouse Blue

Porterhouse Blue

1987
Eyeless in Gaza

Eyeless in Gaza

1971

Movie Credits

Dark City

1998

Mr. Book

Brazil

1985

Mr. Warrenn

The Fourth Protocol

1987

Sir Nigel Irvine

From Hell

2001

Sir Charles Warren

102 Dalmatians

2000

Mr. Torte

Becoming Jane

2007

Richter Langlois

M. Butterfly

1993

Ambassador Toulon

Joyeux Noel

2005

The Bishop

Cry Freedom

1987

State Prosecutor

Ike

1979

FM Sir Bernard Montgomery

Hogfather

2007

Death

Burning Secret

1988

Edmund's Father

The King and I

1999

The Kralahome (voice)

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1998

Wasp

Whoops Apocalypse

1986

Rear Admiral Bendish

Monsignor Quixote

1985

Bishop of Motopo

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991

Polonius

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

2005

Judge

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1983

Sherlock Holmes

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

B.A.P.S

1997

Manley

Nero

2004

Septimus

Catherine the Great

1996

Vorontzov

Incognito

1997

Turley (prosecutor)

Brook by Brook

2002

Self

The Sign of Four

1983

Sherlock Holmes

A Knight in Camelot

1998

Merlin

Passing Through

1982

Richard

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2000

Dr. Joseph Bell

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992

His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt

Man of La Mancha

1972

The Padre

Danton's Death

1978

Robespierre

The Treasure Seekers

1996

Haig

Memorial Memorial

2022

Francis Urquhart (voice)

Year of the Comet

1992

Sir Mason Harwood

The Master of Ballantrae

1984

Mr. MacKellar

Gauguin the Savage

1980

Degas

The Woman In White

1997

Mr. Fairlie

A Royal Scandal

1997

Narrator

The Plot to Kill Hitler

1990

Ludwig Beck

Churchill and the Generals

1979

Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery

Twice Upon a Time

2006

Lord Evelyn Gaylord

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968

Oberon

Sorry...

1978

Michael - 'Private View'

The Winslow Boy

1989

Sir Robert Morton, KC

The Canterville Ghost

1997

Simon de Canterville

Dirty Weekend

1993

Nimrod

King of the Wind

1990

Bey of Tunis

A Cotswold Death

1982

Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

Remember

1993

Philip Rawlings

The Devil's Disciple

1987

General Burgoyne

Gawain and the Green Knight

1973

Narrator (voice)

Words Upon the Window Pane

1994

Dr. Trench

A Change of Place

1994

Henri Chambertin

Dæmos Rising

2004

Narrator

Charlie Muffin

1979

Cuthbertson

Slimming Down

1984

Mr. Shrigley

3-D Halloween

2000

Narrator

Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem

2001

Dr. Joseph Bell

The Life of Shakespeare

2002

self

Foreign Affairs

1993

Edwin

The Fifth Province

1997

Dr. Drudy

Salad Days

1983

Uncle Zed

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

2005

Marcus Foster

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

2006

Marcus

Star Quality

1985

Ray Malcolm

Blunt

1987

Anthony Blunt

As You Like It

1963

Le Beau

One Foot in Arthur's Seat

2000

Self

All's Well That Ends Well

1968

Bertram

The Darwin Adventure

1972

Capt. Fitzroy

Savage Play

1995

Count

TV Credits

Play for Today

1970

Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith (1 episodes)

Great Performances

1971

Bishop of Motopo (1 episodes)

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

Self (1 episodes)

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004

Conway Jefferson (1 episodes)

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Maximilien Robespierre (1 episodes)

Highlander: The Series

1992

Max Leiner (1 episodes)

Screen Two

1985

Anthony Blunt (1 episodes)

Playhouse

1974

Richard (1 episodes)

Theatre 625

1964

(1 episodes)

NET Playhouse

1966

Antipholus of Ephesus (1 episodes)

Bleak House

2005

Chancellor (5 episodes)

House of Cards

1990

Francis Urquhart (4 episodes)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

1979

Bill Haydon (5 episodes)

Brass

1983

Marshall Snelgrove, QC (2 episodes)

Festival

1963

Antipholus of Ephesus (1 episodes)

Chillers

1990

Lee Mandeville (1 episodes)

Civilisation

1969

Hamlet (1 episodes)

Mistral's Daughter

1984

Adrien Avigdor (8 episodes)

Twist of Fate

1989

SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg (2 episodes)

Ike

1979

FM Sir Bernard Montgomery (3 episodes)

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2001

Dr. Joseph Bell (4 episodes)

Gormenghast

2000

Lord Groan (2 episodes)

The Phantom of the Opera

1990

Alain Choleti (2 episodes)

Six Centuries of Verse

1984

Self - Reader (10 episodes)

The Final Cut

1995

Francis Urquhart (4 episodes)

The Magician's House

1999

Stephen Tyler (12 episodes)

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Mr. MacKellar (1 episodes)

Private Schulz

1981

Major Neuheim (4 episodes)

Theatre Night

1985

General Burgoyne (1 episodes)

Hogfather

2006

Death (2 episodes)

To Play the King

1993

Francis Urquhart (4 episodes)

Number 10

1983

James Ramsay MacDonald (1 episodes)

Troubles

1988

Edward Spencer (2 episodes)

Strange

2003

Canon Adolphus Black (6 episodes)

Plays of Today

1969

The Son (1 episodes)

Imperium: Nero

2004

Settimio (2 episodes)

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

1986

Nehru (6 episodes)

The Gravy Train Goes East

1991

Michael Spearpoint (4 episodes)

The Gravy Train

1990

Michael Spearpoint (4 episodes)

The Woman in White

1982

(1 episodes)

The Woman In White

1997

Mr. Fairlie (2 episodes)

Porterhouse Blue

1987

Sir Godber Evans (4 episodes)

Eyeless in Gaza

1971

Anthony Beavis (5 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

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TV Production Credits

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