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Actor
Ian Richardson
- Born April 7, 1934 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Died February 9, 2007
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
Brazil1985
Dark City1998
From Hell2001
102 Dalmatians2000
Becoming Jane2007
Joyeux Noel2005
Highlander: The Series1992
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead1991
Filmography
- 2022Memorial MemorialFilmFrancis Urquhart (voice)
- 2007Becoming JaneFilmRichter Langlois
- 2007HogfatherFilmDeath
- 2006HogfatherSeriesDeath
- 2006Twice Upon a TimeFilmLord Evelyn Gaylord
- 2006The Booze Cruise III: The ScatteringFilmMarcus
- 2005Joyeux NoelFilmThe Bishop
- 2005Bleak HouseSeriesChancellor
- 2005The Adventures of Greyfriars BobbyFilmJudge
- 2005The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure HuntFilmMarcus Foster
- 2004Agatha Christie's MarpleSeriesConway Jefferson
- 2004NeroFilmSeptimus
- 2004Dæmos RisingFilmNarrator
- 2004Imperium: NeroSeriesSettimio
- 2003StrangeSeriesCanon Adolphus Black
- 2002Brook by BrookFilmSelf
- 2002The Life of ShakespeareFilmself
- 2001From HellFilmSir Charles Warren
- 2001Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock HolmesSeriesDr. Joseph Bell
- 2001Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight StratagemFilmDr. Joseph Bell
- 2000102 DalmatiansFilmMr. Torte
- 2000GormenghastSeriesLord Groan
- 2000Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock HolmesFilmDr. Joseph Bell
- 20003-D HalloweenFilmNarrator
- 2000One Foot in Arthur's SeatFilmSelf
- 1999The King and IFilmThe Kralahome (voice)
- 1999The Magician's HouseSeriesStephen Tyler
- 1998Dark CityFilmMr. Book
- 1998A Knight in CamelotFilmMerlin
- 1998Alice Through the Looking GlassFilmWasp
- 1997B.A.P.SFilmManley
- 1997IncognitoFilmTurley (prosecutor)
- 1997The Woman In WhiteFilmMr. Fairlie
- 1997A Royal ScandalFilmNarrator
- 1997The Fifth ProvinceFilmDr. Drudy
- 1997The Canterville GhostFilmSimon de Canterville
- 1997The Woman In WhiteSeriesMr. Fairlie
- 1996Catherine the GreatFilmVorontzov
- 1996The Treasure SeekersFilmHaig
- 1995The Final CutSeriesFrancis Urquhart
- 1995Savage PlayFilmCount
- 1994A Change of PlaceFilmHenri Chambertin
- 1994Words Upon the Window PaneFilmDr. Trench
- 1993M. ButterflyFilmAmbassador Toulon
- 1993To Play the KingSeriesFrancis Urquhart
- 1993Dirty WeekendFilmNimrod
- 1993Foreign AffairsFilmEdwin
- 1993RememberFilmPhilip Rawlings
- 1992Highlander: The SeriesSeriesMax Leiner
- 1992Year of the CometFilmSir Mason Harwood
- 1992An Ungentlemanly ActFilmHis Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
- 1991Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadFilmPolonius
- 1991The Gravy Train Goes EastSeriesMichael Spearpoint
- 1990House of CardsSeriesFrancis Urquhart
- 1990The Phantom of the OperaSeriesAlain Choleti
- 1990The Plot to Kill HitlerFilmLudwig Beck
- 1990King of the WindFilmBey of Tunis
- 1990ChillersSeriesLee Mandeville
- 1990The Gravy TrainSeriesMichael Spearpoint
- 1989Twist of FateSeriesSS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg
- 1989The Winslow BoyFilmSir Robert Morton, KC
- 1988Burning SecretFilmEdmund's Father
- 1988TroublesSeriesEdward Spencer
- 1987Cry FreedomFilmState Prosecutor
- 1987The Fourth ProtocolFilmSir Nigel Irvine
- 1987Porterhouse BlueSeriesSir Godber Evans
- 1987BluntFilmAnthony Blunt
- 1987The Devil's DiscipleFilmGeneral Burgoyne
- 1986Whoops ApocalypseFilmRear Admiral Bendish
- 1986Lord Mountbatten: The Last ViceroySeriesNehru
- 1985BrazilFilmMr. Warrenn
- 1985Screen TwoSeriesAnthony Blunt
- 1985Star QualityFilmRay Malcolm
- 1985Monsignor QuixoteFilmBishop of Motopo
- 1985Theatre NightSeriesGeneral Burgoyne
- 1984Mistral's DaughterSeriesAdrien Avigdor
- 1984The Master of BallantraeFilmMr. MacKellar
- 1984Six Centuries of VerseSeriesSelf - Reader
- 1984Slimming DownFilmMr. Shrigley
- 1983The Hound of the BaskervillesFilmSherlock Holmes