7.8Acting
Ian Richardson
- Born
- 1934-04-07
- Died
- 2007-02-09
- Birthplace
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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.
Known For
Filmography
115 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Memorial Memorial
2022 · Movie
Francis Urquhart (voice)
Becoming Jane
2007 · Movie
Richter Langlois
Hogfather
2007 · Movie
Death
Hogfather
2006 · TV Show
Death
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
2006 · Movie
Marcus
Twice Upon a Time
2006 · Movie
Lord Evelyn Gaylord
Bleak House
2005 · TV Show
Chancellor
Joyeux Noel
2005 · Movie
The Bishop
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005 · Movie
Judge
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
2005 · Movie
Marcus Foster
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · TV Show
Conway Jefferson
Dæmos Rising
2004 · Movie
Narrator
Imperium: Nero
2004 · TV Show
Settimio
Nero
2004 · Movie
Septimus
Strange
2003 · TV Show
Canon Adolphus Black
Brook by Brook
2002 · Movie
Self
The Life of Shakespeare
2002 · Movie
self
From Hell
2001 · Movie
Sir Charles Warren
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001 · TV Show
Dr. Joseph Bell
Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem
2001 · Movie
Dr. Joseph Bell
102 Dalmatians
2000 · Movie
Mr. Torte
3-D Halloween
2000 · Movie
Narrator
Gormenghast
2000 · TV Show
Lord Groan
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2000 · Movie
Dr. Joseph Bell
One Foot in Arthur's Seat
2000 · Movie
Self
The King and I
1999 · Movie
The Kralahome (voice)
The Magician's House
1999 · TV Show
Stephen Tyler
A Knight in Camelot
1998 · Movie
Merlin
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1998 · Movie
Wasp
Dark City
1998 · Movie
Mr. Book
A Royal Scandal
1997 · Movie
Narrator
B.A.P.S
1997 · Movie
Manley
Incognito
1997 · Movie
Turley (prosecutor)
The Canterville Ghost
1997 · Movie
Simon de Canterville
The Fifth Province
1997 · Movie
Dr. Drudy
The Woman In White
1997 · Movie
Mr. Fairlie
The Woman In White
1997 · TV Show
Mr. Fairlie
Catherine the Great
1996 · Movie
Vorontzov
The Treasure Seekers
1996 · Movie
Haig
Savage Play
1995 · Movie
Count
The Final Cut
1995 · TV Show
Francis Urquhart
A Change of Place
1994 · Movie
Henri Chambertin
Words Upon the Window Pane
1994 · Movie
Dr. Trench
Dirty Weekend
1993 · Movie
Nimrod
Foreign Affairs
1993 · Movie
Edwin
M. Butterfly
1993 · Movie
Ambassador Toulon
Remember
1993 · Movie
Philip Rawlings
To Play the King
1993 · TV Show
Francis Urquhart
An Ungentlemanly Act
1992 · Movie
His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
Highlander: The Series
1992 · TV Show
Max Leiner
Year of the Comet
1992 · Movie
Sir Mason Harwood
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1991 · Movie
Polonius
The Gravy Train Goes East
1991 · TV Show
Michael Spearpoint
Chillers
1990 · TV Show
Lee Mandeville
House of Cards
1990 · TV Show
Francis Urquhart
King of the Wind
1990 · Movie
Bey of Tunis
The Gravy Train
1990 · TV Show
Michael Spearpoint
The Phantom of the Opera
1990 · TV Show
Alain Choleti
The Plot to Kill Hitler
1990 · Movie
Ludwig Beck
The Winslow Boy
1989 · Movie
Sir Robert Morton, KC
Twist of Fate
1989 · TV Show
SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg
Burning Secret
1988 · Movie
Edmund's Father
Troubles
1988 · TV Show
Edward Spencer
Blunt
1987 · Movie
Anthony Blunt
Cry Freedom
1987 · Movie
State Prosecutor
Porterhouse Blue
1987 · TV Show
Sir Godber Evans
The Devil's Disciple
1987 · Movie
General Burgoyne
The Fourth Protocol
1987 · Movie
Sir Nigel Irvine
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
1986 · TV Show
Nehru
Whoops Apocalypse
1986 · Movie
Rear Admiral Bendish
Brazil
1985 · Movie
Mr. Warrenn
Monsignor Quixote
1985 · Movie
Bishop of Motopo
Screen Two
1985 · TV Show
Anthony Blunt
Star Quality
1985 · Movie
Ray Malcolm
Theatre Night
1985 · TV Show
General Burgoyne
Mistral's Daughter
1984 · TV Show
Adrien Avigdor
Six Centuries of Verse
1984 · TV Show
Self - Reader
Slimming Down
1984 · Movie
Mr. Shrigley
The Master of Ballantrae
1984 · Movie
Mr. MacKellar
Brass
1983 · TV Show
Marshall Snelgrove, QC
Number 10
1983 · TV Show
James Ramsay MacDonald
Salad Days
1983 · Movie
Uncle Zed
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1983 · Movie
Sherlock Holmes
The Sign of Four
1983 · Movie
Sherlock Holmes
A Cotswold Death
1982 · Movie
Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
Passing Through
1982 · Movie
Richard
The Woman in White
1982 · TV Show
Cast · Frederick Fairlie
Private Schulz
1981 · TV Show
Major Neuheim · Gerald Melfort · Stanley Kemp
Gauguin the Savage
1980 · Movie
Degas
Charlie Muffin
1979 · Movie
Cuthbertson
Churchill and the Generals
1979 · Movie
Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
Ike
1979 · Movie
FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
Ike
1979 · TV Show
FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979 · TV Show
Bill Haydon
Danton's Death
1978 · Movie
Robespierre
Sorry...
1978 · Movie
Michael - 'Private View'
Playhouse
1974 · TV Show
Richard
Gawain and the Green Knight
1973 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
Man of La Mancha
1972 · Movie
The Padre
The Darwin Adventure
1972 · Movie
Capt. Fitzroy
Eyeless in Gaza
1971 · TV Show
Anthony Beavis
Great Performances
1971 · TV Show
Bishop of Motopo
Play for Today
1970 · TV Show
Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
Civilisation
1969 · TV Show
Hamlet
Plays of Today
1969 · TV Show
The Son
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1968 · Movie
Oberon
All's Well That Ends Well
1968 · Movie
Bertram
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 · Movie
Jean-Paul Marat
NET Playhouse
1966 · TV Show
Antipholus of Ephesus
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · TV Show
Maximilien Robespierre
Theatre 625
1964 · TV Show
Cast
As You Like It
1963 · Movie
Le Beau
Festival
1963 · TV Show
Antipholus of Ephesus
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV Show
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
Mr. MacKellar