Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1934-04-07 (73 years old)
Deathday
2007-02-09
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Also known As
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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.
1985
as Mr. Warrenn
1993
as Ambassador Toulon
2001
as Sir Charles Warren
1998
as Mr. Book
2007
as Richter Langlois
1986
as Rear Admiral Bendish
1987
as Sir Nigel Irvine
2006
as Lord Evelyn Gaylord
2007
as Death
2005
as The Bishop
1998
as Merlin
1992
as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
1997
as Turley (prosecutor)
1999
as The Kralahome (voice)
1997
as Manley
1996
as Vorontzov
1996
as Haig
1993
as Nimrod
1983
as Sherlock Holmes
1994
as Henri Chambertin
1979
as Cuthbertson
1984
as Mr. MacKellar
1990
as Bey of Tunis
1985
as Bishop of Motopo
1983
as Sherlock Holmes
1988
as Edmund's Father
2022
as Francis Urquhart (voice)
1968
as Oberon
2000
as Dr. Joseph Bell
1990
as Ludwig Beck
1993
as Philip Rawlings
1997
as Simon de Canterville
1992
as Sir Mason Harwood
1972
as The Padre
2004
as Narrator
1979
as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
1980
as Degas
1978
as Robespierre
1997
as Narrator
2005
as Marcus Foster
2006
as Marcus
1987
as State Prosecutor
1972
as Capt. Fitzroy
1968
as Bertram
1963
as Le Beau
1989
as Sir Robert Morton, KC
2000
as Narrator
1985
as Ray Malcolm
2004
as Septimus
1991
as Polonius
1998
1987
as Anthony Blunt
2005
1979
as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
1973
as Narrator (voice)
1978
as Michael - 'Private View'
1994
as Dr. Trench
1997
as Mr. Fairlie
1987
as General Burgoyne
1967
as Jean-Paul Marat
2000
as Mr. Torte
1982
as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
1997
as Dr. Drudy
2002
as self
1983
as Uncle Zed
1995
as Count
1993
as Edwin
1984
as Mr. Shrigley
1982
as Richard
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