Ian Richardson

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 7, 1934

died

February 9, 2007

place of birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

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Dark City
7.3

Dark City

1998as Mr. Book
Brazil
7.7

Brazil

1985as Mr. Warrenn
From Hell
6.7

From Hell

2001as Sir Charles Warren
102 Dalmatians
5.5

102 Dalmatians

2000as Mr. Torte
Becoming Jane
7.3

Becoming Jane

2007as Richter Langlois
B.A.P.S
5.4

B.A.P.S

1997as Manley
Joyeux Noel
7.4

Joyeux Noel

2005as The Bishop
The Fourth Protocol
6.3

The Fourth Protocol

1987as Sir Nigel Irvine
Cry Freedom
7.0

Cry Freedom

1987as State Prosecutor
M. Butterfly
6.6

M. Butterfly

1993as Ambassador Toulon
A Knight in Camelot
5.5

A Knight in Camelot

1998as Merlin
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
6.9

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991as Polonius
Alice Through the Looking Glass
5.2

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1998as Wasp
Hogfather
6.8

Hogfather

2007as Death
Catherine the Great
5.6

Catherine the Great

1996as Vorontzov
Incognito
5.8

Incognito

1997as Turley (prosecutor)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.5

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1983as Sherlock Holmes
The King and I
5.4

The King and I

1999as The Kralahome (voice)
Ike
6.8

Ike

1979as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
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
6.1

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

1967as Jean-Paul Marat
Nero
6.0

Nero

2004as Septimus
Year of the Comet
5.8

Year of the Comet

1992as Sir Mason Harwood
The Treasure Seekers
5.6

The Treasure Seekers

1996as Haig
The Woman In White
6.6

The Woman In White

1997as Mr. Fairlie
Whoops Apocalypse
5.7

Whoops Apocalypse

1986as Rear Admiral Bendish
Dirty Weekend
5.0

Dirty Weekend

1993as Nimrod
The Sign of Four
6.6

The Sign of Four

1983as Sherlock Holmes
Man of La Mancha
6.6

Man of La Mancha

1972as The Padre
An Ungentlemanly Act
5.8

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
5.6

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

2005as Judge
Burning Secret
6.0

Burning Secret

1988as Edmund's Father
King of the Wind
7.0

King of the Wind

1990as Bey of Tunis
Twice Upon a Time
5.9

Twice Upon a Time

2006as Lord Evelyn Gaylord
Monsignor Quixote
8.8

Monsignor Quixote

1985as Bishop of Motopo
A Change of Place
5.2

A Change of Place

1994as Henri Chambertin
Gawain and the Green Knight
5.0

Gawain and the Green Knight

1973as Narrator (voice)
Gauguin the Savage

Gauguin the Savage

1980as Degas
The Plot to Kill Hitler
6.2

The Plot to Kill Hitler

1990as Ludwig Beck
The Master of Ballantrae
6.3

The Master of Ballantrae

1984as Mr. MacKellar
A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.3

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968as Oberon
Words Upon the Window Pane
9.0

Words Upon the Window Pane

1994as Dr. Trench
Charlie Muffin
6.4

Charlie Muffin

1979as Cuthbertson
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
8.0

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2000as Dr. Joseph Bell
Foreign Affairs
7.0

Foreign Affairs

1993as Edwin
Danton's Death
9.0

Danton's Death

1978as Robespierre
A Royal Scandal
7.6

A Royal Scandal

1997as Narrator
Blunt
5.0

Blunt

1987as Anthony Blunt
Churchill and the Generals
9.0

Churchill and the Generals

1979as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

1997as Simon de Canterville
Passing Through

Passing Through

1982as Richard