Ian Richardson
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.
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- Born:
- Apr 7, 1934 In Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 92
- First Appeared:
- In the series Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951-12-24
- Latest Project:
- Movie Memorial Memorial 2022-05-15
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Memorial Memorial | Francis Urquhart (voice) | 2022-05-15 |
| Movie | Becoming Jane | Richter Langlois | 2007-03-02 |
| Movie | Hogfather | Death | 2007-10-12 |
| Movie | The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering | Marcus | 2006-05-21 |
| Series | Hogfather | Death | 2006-12-17 |
| Movie | Twice Upon a Time | Lord Evelyn Gaylord | 2006-11-08 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby | Judge | 2005-10-29 |
| Series | Bleak House | Unknown | 2005-10-27 |
| Movie | Joyeux Noel | The Bishop | 2005-11-09 |
| Movie | The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt | Marcus Foster | 2005-12-25 |
| Series | Imperium: Nero | Settimio | 2004-05-23 |
| Movie | Dæmos Rising | Narrator | 2004-03-31 |
| Movie | Nero | Septimus | 2004-05-23 |
| Series | Agatha Christie's Marple | Conway Jefferson | 2004-12-12 |
| Series | Strange | 2003-05-31 | |
| Movie | From Hell | Sir Charles Warren | 2001-02-08 |
| Series | Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes | Dr. Joseph Bell | 2001-09-04 |
| Series | Gormenghast | Lord Groan | 2000-01-17 |
| Movie | 102 Dalmatians | Mr. Torte | 2000-10-07 |
| Movie | 3-D Halloween | Narrator | 2000-10-15 |
| Movie | The King and I | The Kralahome (voice) | 1999-03-19 |
| Series | The Magician's House | Stephen Tyler | 1999-10-31 |
| Movie | A Knight in Camelot | Merlin | 1998-11-08 |
| Movie | Dark City | Mr. Book | 1998-02-27 |
| Movie | Alice Through the Looking Glass | Wasp | 1998-12-26 |
| Movie | B.A.P.S | Manley | 1997-03-28 |
| Movie | The Woman In White | Mr. Fairlie | 1997-01-01 |
| Movie | A Royal Scandal | Narrator | 1997-10-10 |
| Movie | The Fifth Province | Dr. Drudy | 1997-12-12 |
| Movie | Incognito | Turley (prosecutor) | 1997-11-14 |
| Movie | The Canterville Ghost | Simon de Canterville | 1997-10-31 |
| Movie | Catherine the Great | Vorontzov | 1996-04-28 |
| Movie | The Treasure Seekers | Haig | 1996-12-25 |
| Movie | Savage Play | Count | 1995-01-01 |
| Series | The Final Cut | Francis Urquhart | 1995-11-05 |
| Movie | Words Upon the Window Pane | Dr. Trench | 1994-06-10 |
| Movie | A Change of Place | Henri Chambertin | 1994-10-09 |
| Movie | Foreign Affairs | Edwin | 1993-01-01 |
| Movie | M. Butterfly | Ambassador Toulon | 1993-10-01 |
| Series | To Play the King | Francis Urquhart | 1993-11-21 |
| Movie | Remember | Philip Rawlings | 1993-10-24 |
| Movie | Dirty Weekend | Nimrod | 1993-10-29 |
| Movie | Year of the Comet | Sir Mason Harwood | 1992-04-24 |
| Movie | An Ungentlemanly Act | His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt | 1992-06-13 |
| Movie | Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead | Polonius | 1991-02-08 |
| Series | The Gravy Train Goes East | Michael Spearpoint | 1991-10-28 |
| Movie | The Plot to Kill Hitler | Ludwig Beck | 1990-01-30 |
| Series | Chillers | Unknown | 1990-04-14 |
| Series | The Phantom of the Opera | Cholet | 1990-03-18 |
| Series | The Gravy Train | Michael Spearpoint | 1990-06-27 |
| Series | House of Cards | Francis Urquhart | 1990-11-18 |
| Movie | King of the Wind | Bey of Tunis | 1990-05-25 |
| Movie | The Winslow Boy | Sir Robert Morton, KC | 1989-04-30 |
| Movie | Burning Secret | Edmund's Father | 1988-12-23 |
| Series | Troubles | Edward Spencer | 1988-05-01 |
| Movie | Blunt | Anthony Blunt | 1987-01-11 |
| Movie | The Fourth Protocol | Sir Nigel Irvine | 1987-03-20 |
| Movie | The Devil's Disciple | General Burgoyne | 1987-05-17 |
| Movie | Cry Freedom | State Prosecutor | 1987-11-06 |
| Series | Porterhouse Blue | 1987-06-03 | |
| Series | Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy | Nehru | 1986-01-26 |
| Movie | Whoops Apocalypse | Rear Admiral Bendish | 1986-05-06 |
| Movie | Monsignor Quixote | Bishop of Motopo | 1985-01-01 |
| Movie | Brazil | Mr. Warrenn | 1985-02-20 |
| Movie | Star Quality | Ray Malcolm | 1985-11-10 |
| Movie | The Master of Ballantrae | Mr. MacKellar | 1984-01-31 |
| Series | Six Centuries of Verse | Himself - Reader | 1984-05-02 |
| Series | Mistral's Daughter | Adrien Avigdor | 1984-09-24 |
| Movie | Salad Days | Uncle Zed | 1983-01-02 |
| Series | Number 10 | Unknown | 1983-02-13 |
| Movie | The Sign of Four | Sherlock Holmes | 1983-12-06 |
| Movie | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Sherlock Holmes | 1983-11-03 |
| Movie | A Cotswold Death | Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith | 1982-01-12 |
| Series | The Woman in White | Frederick Fairlie | 1982-04-14 |
| Series | Private Schulz | Major Neuheim | 1981-05-06 |
| Movie | Gauguin the Savage | Degas | 1980-04-29 |
| Movie | Ike | FM Sir Bernard Montgomery | 1979-05-03 |
| Series | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Bill Haydon | 1979-09-10 |
| Movie | Churchill and the Generals | Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery | 1979-09-23 |
| Movie | Charlie Muffin | Cuthbertson | 1979-12-11 |
| Movie | Danton's Death | Robespierre | 1978-04-23 |
| Movie | Sorry... | Michael - 'Private View' | 1978-11-21 |
| Movie | Gawain and the Green Knight | Narrator (voice) | 1973-06-01 |
| Movie | The Darwin Adventure | Capt. Fitzroy | 1972-09-27 |
| Movie | Man of La Mancha | The Padre | 1972-12-12 |
| Series | Play for Today | Unknown | 1970-10-15 |
| Movie | All's Well That Ends Well | Bertram | 1968-03-06 |
| Movie | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Oberon | 1968-09-30 |
| Movie | Marat/Sade | Jean-Paul Marat | 1967-02-22 |
| Series | BBC Play of the Month | Unknown | 1965-10-19 |
| Movie | As You Like It | Le Beau | 1963-03-21 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |