Ian Richardson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-04-07 (73 years old)

Deathday

2007-02-09

Place of Birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Ian Richardson

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.

Acting

1985

Brazil

as Mr. Warrenn

1993

M. Butterfly

as Ambassador Toulon

2001

From Hell

as Sir Charles Warren

1998

Dark City

as Mr. Book

2007

Becoming Jane

as Richter Langlois

1986

Whoops Apocalypse

as Rear Admiral Bendish

1987

The Fourth Protocol

as Sir Nigel Irvine

2006

Twice Upon a Time

as Lord Evelyn Gaylord

2007

Hogfather

as Death

2005

Joyeux Noel

as The Bishop

1998

1992

An Ungentlemanly Act

as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt

1997

Incognito

as Turley (prosecutor)

1999

The King and I

as The Kralahome (voice)

1997

B.A.P.S

as Manley

1996

1993

Dirty Weekend

as Nimrod

1983

1994

A Change of Place

as Henri Chambertin

1979

Charlie Muffin

as Cuthbertson

1984

The Master of Ballantrae

as Mr. MacKellar

1990

King of the Wind

as Bey of Tunis

1985

Monsignor Quixote

as Bishop of Motopo

1983

The Sign of Four

as Sherlock Holmes

1988

Burning Secret

as Edmund's Father

2022

Memorial Memorial

as Francis Urquhart (voice)

1990

1993

Remember

as Philip Rawlings

1997

The Canterville Ghost

as Simon de Canterville

1992

Year of the Comet

as Sir Mason Harwood

1972

Man of La Mancha

as The Padre

2004

Dæmos Rising

as Narrator

1979

Ike

as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery

1980

1978

Danton's Death

as Robespierre

1997

A Royal Scandal

as Narrator

1987

Cry Freedom

as State Prosecutor

1972

The Darwin Adventure

as Capt. Fitzroy

1963

As You Like It

as Le Beau

1989

The Winslow Boy

as Sir Robert Morton, KC

2000

3-D Halloween

as Narrator

1985

Star Quality

as Ray Malcolm

2004

Nero

as Septimus

1987

Blunt

as Anthony Blunt

1979

Churchill and the Generals

as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery

1973

Gawain and the Green Knight

as Narrator (voice)

1978

Sorry...

as Michael - 'Private View'

1997

The Woman In White

as Mr. Fairlie

1987

The Devil's Disciple

as General Burgoyne

1967

Marat/Sade

as Jean-Paul Marat

2000

102 Dalmatians

as Mr. Torte

1982

A Cotswold Death

as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

1997

The Fifth Province

as Dr. Drudy

1983

Salad Days

as Uncle Zed

1995

Savage Play

as Count

1993

1984

Slimming Down

as Mr. Shrigley

1982

Passing Through

as Richard

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