Ian Richardson
69 movies · 41 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 7, 1934
- Died
- Feb 9, 2007 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- 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.
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Known for
Ian Richardson: movies and TV shows
Acting (110)
- 2022 Memorial Memorial
as Francis Urquhart (voice)
- 2007 Hogfather
as Death
- 2007 Becoming Jane
as Richter Langlois
- 2006
- 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
- 2005
- 2004
- 2004 Nero
as Septimus
- 2004
- 2004 Dæmos Rising
as Narrator
- 2003
- 2001 Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem
as Dr. Joseph Bell
- 2001
- 2001 From Hell
as Sir Charles Warren
- 2000 3-D Halloween
as Narrator
- 2000 102 Dalmatians
as Mr. Torte
- 2000
- 2000 Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Joseph Bell
- 1999
- 1999 The King and I
as The Kralahome (voice)
- 1998 Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Wasp
- 1998 A Knight in Camelot
as Merlin
- 1998 Dark City
as Mr. Book
- 1997 The Woman In White
as Mr. Fairlie
- 1997
- 1997 The Fifth Province
as Dr. Drudy
- 1997 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
- 1996 The Treasure Seekers
as Haig
- 1996 Catherine the Great
as Vorontzov
- 1995
- 1995 Savage Play
as Count
- 1994 A Change of Place
as Henri Chambertin
- 1994 Words Upon the Window Pane
as Dr. Trench
- 1993
- 1993 Dirty Weekend
as Nimrod
- 1993 Remember
as Philip Rawlings
- 1993 M. Butterfly
as Ambassador Toulon
- 1993 Foreign Affairs
as Edwin
- 1992
- 1992 An Ungentlemanly Act
as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
- 1992 Year of the Comet
as Sir Mason Harwood
- 1991
- 1991 Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
as Polonius
- 1990
- 1990
- 1990 King of the Wind
as Bey of Tunis
- 1990
- 1990 The Plot to Kill Hitler
as Ludwig Beck
- 1990
- 1989 The Winslow Boy
as Sir Robert Morton, KC
- 1989
- 1988 Burning Secret
as Edmund's Father
- 1988
- 1987 Cry Freedom
as State Prosecutor
- 1987
- 1987 The Devil's Disciple
as General Burgoyne
- 1987 The Fourth Protocol
as Sir Nigel Irvine
- 1987 Blunt
as Anthony Blunt
- 1986 Whoops Apocalypse
as Rear Admiral Bendish
- 1986
- 1985 Star Quality
as Ray Malcolm
- 1985
- 1985 Brazil
as Mr. Warrenn
- 1985
- 1985 Monsignor Quixote
as Bishop of Motopo
- 1984
- 1984 Slimming Down
as Mr. Shrigley
- 1984 The Master of Ballantrae
as Mr. MacKellar
- 1983 The Sign of Four
as Sherlock Holmes
- 1983 The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
- 1983
- 1983
- 1983 Salad Days
as Uncle Zed
- 1982 Passing Through
as Richard
- 1982
- 1982 A Cotswold Death
as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
- 1981
- 1980 Gauguin the Savage
as Degas
- 1979 Charlie Muffin
as Cuthbertson
- 1979 Churchill and the Generals
as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
- 1979
- 1979 Ike
as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
- 1979
- 1978 Sorry...
as Michael - 'Private View'
- 1978 Danton's Death
as Robespierre
- 1974
- 1973 Gawain and the Green Knight
as Narrator (voice)
- 1972 Man of La Mancha
as The Padre
- 1972 The Darwin Adventure
as Capt. Fitzroy
- 1971
- 1971
- 1970
- 1969
- 1969
- 1968 A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Oberon
- 1968 All's Well That Ends Well
as Bertram
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
- 1963 As You Like It
as Le Beau
- 1951
Talk shows and appearances (5)
- 2002
- 2002
- 2000
- 1984 Six Centuries of Verse
10 episodes
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
1 episode