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