Ian Richardson

Acting

Ian Richardson

Born April 7, 1934Edinburgh, Scotland, UK108 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

Memorial Memorial

Movie

2022

Hogfather
6.8

Hogfather

Movie

2007

Becoming Jane
7.3

Becoming Jane

Movie

2007

Hogfather
7.7

Hogfather

TV

2006

Twice Upon a Time
5.9

Twice Upon a Time

Movie

2006

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
7.3

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

Movie

2006

Filmography

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2022Memorial Memorialas Francis Urquhart (voice)Movie
Hogfather
2007Hogfatheras DeathMovie
Becoming Jane
2007Becoming Janeas Richter LangloisMovie
Hogfather
2006Hogfatheras DeathTV
Twice Upon a Time
2006Twice Upon a Timeas Lord Evelyn GaylordMovie
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
2006The Booze Cruise III: The Scatteringas MarcusMovie
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
2005The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Huntas Marcus FosterMovie
Joyeux Noel
2005Joyeux Noelas The BishopMovie
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobbyas JudgeMovie
Bleak House
2005Bleak Houseas ChancellorTV
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004Agatha Christie's Marpleas Conway JeffersonTV
Nero
2004Neroas SeptimusMovie
Imperium: Nero
2004Imperium: Neroas SettimioTV
Dæmos Rising
2004Dæmos Risingas NarratorMovie
Strange
2003Strangeas Canon Adolphus BlackTV
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2002The Life of Shakespeareas selfMovie
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2001Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagemas Dr. Joseph BellMovie
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmesas Dr. Joseph BellTV
From Hell
2001From Hellas Sir Charles WarrenMovie
3-D Halloween
20003-D Halloweenas NarratorMovie
102 Dalmatians
2000102 Dalmatiansas Mr. TorteMovie
Gormenghast
2000Gormenghastas Lord GroanTV
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2000Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmesas Dr. Joseph BellMovie
The Magician's House
1999The Magician's Houseas Stephen TylerTV
The King and I
1999The King and Ias The Kralahome (voice)Movie
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1998Alice Through the Looking Glassas WaspMovie
A Knight in Camelot
1998A Knight in Camelotas MerlinMovie
Dark City
1998Dark Cityas Mr. BookMovie
The Fifth Province
1997The Fifth Provinceas Dr. DrudyMovie
Incognito
1997Incognitoas Turley (prosecutor)Movie
The Canterville Ghost
1997The Canterville Ghostas Simon de CantervilleMovie
A Royal Scandal
1997A Royal Scandalas NarratorMovie
B.A.P.S
1997B.A.P.Sas ManleyMovie
The Woman In White
1997The Woman In Whiteas Mr. FairlieMovie
The Treasure Seekers
1996The Treasure Seekersas HaigMovie
Catherine the Great
1996Catherine the Greatas VorontzovMovie
The Final Cut
1995The Final Cutas Francis UrquhartTV
Savage Play
1995Savage Playas CountMovie
A Change of Place
1994A Change of Placeas Henri ChambertinMovie
Words Upon the Window Pane
1994Words Upon the Window Paneas Dr. TrenchMovie
To Play the King
1993To Play the Kingas Francis UrquhartTV
Dirty Weekend
1993Dirty Weekendas NimrodMovie
Remember
1993Rememberas Philip RawlingsMovie
M. Butterfly
1993M. Butterflyas Ambassador ToulonMovie
Foreign Affairs
1993Foreign Affairsas EdwinMovie
Highlander: The Series
1992Highlander: The Seriesas Max LeinerTV
An Ungentlemanly Act
1992An Ungentlemanly Actas His Excellency, Governor Rex HuntMovie
Year of the Comet
1992Year of the Cometas Sir Mason HarwoodMovie
The Gravy Train Goes East
1991The Gravy Train Goes Eastas Michael SpearpointTV
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1991Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Deadas PoloniusMovie
House of Cards
1990House of Cardsas Francis UrquhartTV
The Gravy Train
1990The Gravy Trainas Michael SpearpointTV
King of the Wind
1990King of the Windas Bey of TunisMovie
The Phantom of the Opera
1990The Phantom of the Operaas Alain CholetiTV
The Plot to Kill Hitler
1990The Plot to Kill Hitleras Ludwig BeckMovie
Chillers
1990Chillersas Lee MandevilleTV
T
1989The Winslow Boyas Sir Robert Morton, KCMovie
Twist of Fate
1989Twist of Fateas SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor SchlossbergTV
Burning Secret
1988Burning Secretas Edmund's FatherMovie
Troubles
1988Troublesas Edward SpencerTV
Cry Freedom
1987Cry Freedomas State ProsecutorMovie
Porterhouse Blue
1987Porterhouse Blueas Sir Godber EvansTV
The Devil's Disciple
1987The Devil's Discipleas General BurgoyneMovie
The Fourth Protocol
1987The Fourth Protocolas Sir Nigel IrvineMovie
Blunt
1987Bluntas Anthony BluntMovie
Whoops Apocalypse
1986Whoops Apocalypseas Rear Admiral BendishMovie
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
1986Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroyas NehruTV
Star Quality
1985Star Qualityas Ray MalcolmMovie
Theatre Night
1985Theatre Nightas General BurgoyneTV
Brazil
1985Brazilas Mr. WarrennMovie
Monsignor Quixote
1985Monsignor Quixoteas Bishop of MotopoMovie
Mistral's Daughter
1984Mistral's Daughteras Adrien AvigdorTV
Slimming Down
1984Slimming Downas Mr. ShrigleyMovie
Six Centuries of Verse
1984Six Centuries of Verseas Self - ReaderTV
The Master of Ballantrae
1984The Master of Ballantraeas Mr. MacKellarMovie
The Sign of Four
1983The Sign of Fouras Sherlock HolmesMovie
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1983The Hound of the Baskervillesas Sherlock HolmesMovie
Brass
1983Brassas Marshall Snelgrove, QCTV
Number 10
1983Number 10as James Ramsay MacDonaldTV
Salad Days
1983Salad Daysas Uncle ZedMovie
Passing Through
1982Passing Throughas RichardMovie
The Woman in White
1982The Woman in WhiteTV
A Cotswold Death
1982A Cotswold Deathas Inspector Anthony ArrowsmithMovie
Private Schulz
1981Private Schulzas Major NeuheimTV
Gauguin the Savage
1980Gauguin the Savageas DegasMovie
Charlie Muffin
1979Charlie Muffinas CuthbertsonMovie
Churchill and the Generals
1979Churchill and the Generalsas Gen. Bernard L. MontgomeryMovie
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979Tinker Tailor Soldier Spyas Bill HaydonTV
Ike
1979Ikeas FM Sir Bernard MontgomeryMovie
Ike
1979Ikeas FM Sir Bernard MontgomeryTV
Sorry...
1978Sorry...as Michael - 'Private View'Movie
Danton's Death
1978Danton's Deathas RobespierreMovie
Playhouse
1974Playhouseas RichardTV
Gawain and the Green Knight
1973Gawain and the Green Knightas Narrator (voice)Movie
Man of La Mancha
1972Man of La Manchaas The PadreMovie
The Darwin Adventure
1972The Darwin Adventureas Capt. FitzroyMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas Bishop of MotopoTV
Play for Today
1970Play for Todayas Inspector Anthony ArrowsmithTV
Civilisation
1969Civilisationas HamletTV
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1968A Midsummer Night's Dreamas OberonMovie
A
1968All's Well That Ends Wellas BertramMovie
Marat/Sade
1967Marat/Sadeas Jean-Paul MaratMovie
BBC Play of the Month
1965BBC Play of the Monthas Maximilien RobespierreTV
Theatre 625
1964Theatre 625TV
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1963Festivalas Antipholus of EphesusTV
A
1963As You Like Itas Le BeauMovie
The Merv Griffin Show
1962The Merv Griffin Showas SelfTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Mr. MacKellarTV