From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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
| Birth Location | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
|---|---|
| Born | 1934-04-07 |
| Died | 2007-02-09 |
Movies
Memorial Memorial
as Francis Urquhart (voice)
2022
Hogfather
as Death
2007
Becoming Jane
as Richter Langlois
2007
Twice Upon a Time
as Lord Evelyn Gaylord
2006
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
as Marcus
2006
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
as Marcus Foster
2005
Joyeux Noel
as The Bishop
2005
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
as Judge
2005
Nero
as Septimus
2004
Dæmos Rising
as Narrator
2004
The Life of Shakespeare
as self
2002
From Hell
as Sir Charles Warren
2001
3-D Halloween
as Narrator
2000
102 Dalmatians
as Mr. Torte
2000
The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Joseph Bell
2000
The King and I
as The Kralahome (voice)
1999
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Wasp
1998
A Knight in Camelot
as Merlin
1998
Dark City
as Mr. Book
1998
Incognito
as Turley (prosecutor)
1997
The Canterville Ghost
as Simon de Canterville
1997
A Royal Scandal
as Narrator
1997
B.A.P.S
as Manley
1997
The Woman In White
as Mr. Fairlie
1997
The Treasure Seekers
as Haig
1996
Catherine the Great
as Vorontzov
1996
Savage Play
as Count
1995
A Change of Place
as Henri Chambertin
1994
Words Upon the Window Pane
as Dr. Trench
1994
Dirty Weekend
as Nimrod
1993
Remember
as Philip Rawlings
1993
M. Butterfly
as Ambassador Toulon
1993
Foreign Affairs
as Edwin
1993
An Ungentlemanly Act
as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
1992
Year of the Comet
as Sir Mason Harwood
1992
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
as Polonius
1991
King of the Wind
as Bey of Tunis
1990
The Plot to Kill Hitler
as Ludwig Beck
1990
The Winslow Boy
as Sir Robert Morton, KC
1989
Burning Secret
as Edmund's Father
1988
Cry Freedom
as State Prosecutor
1987
The Devil's Disciple
as General Burgoyne
1987
The Fourth Protocol
as Sir Nigel Irvine
1987
Blunt
as Anthony Blunt
1987
Whoops Apocalypse
as Rear Admiral Bendish
1986
Star Quality
as Ray Malcolm
1985
Brazil
as Mr. Warrenn
1985
Monsignor Quixote
as Bishop of Motopo
1985
The Master of Ballantrae
as Mr. MacKellar
1984
The Sign of Four
as Sherlock Holmes
1983
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
1983
Salad Days
as Uncle Zed
1983
A Cotswold Death
as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
1982
Gauguin the Savage
as Degas
1980
Charlie Muffin
as Cuthbertson
1979
Churchill and the Generals
as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
1979
Ike
as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
1979
Sorry...
as Michael - 'Private View'
1978
Danton's Death
as Robespierre
1978
Gawain and the Green Knight
as Narrator (voice)
1973
Man of La Mancha
as The Padre
1972
The Darwin Adventure
as Capt. Fitzroy
1972
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Oberon
1968
All's Well That Ends Well
as Bertram
1968
Marat/Sade
as Jean-Paul Marat
1967
As You Like It
as Le Beau
1963
The Fifth Province
as Dr. Drudy
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Ian Richardson hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
