Ian Richardson
Born: 1934-04-07 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died: 2007-02-09
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2022
- Memorial Memorial as Francis Urquhart (voice)
2007
- Becoming Jane as Richter Langlois
- Hogfather as Death
2006
- Twice Upon a Time as Lord Evelyn Gaylord
- Hogfather as Death
- The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering as Marcus
2005
- Joyeux Noel as The Bishop
- Bleak House as Chancellor
- The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby as Judge
- The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt as Marcus Foster
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marple as Conway Jefferson
- Nero as Septimus
- Dæmos Rising as Narrator
- Imperium: Nero as Settimio
2003
- Strange as Canon Adolphus Black
2002
- The Life of Shakespeare as self
2001
- From Hell as Sir Charles Warren
- Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes as Dr. Joseph Bell
2000
- 102 Dalmatians as Mr. Torte
- Gormenghast as Lord Groan
- 3-D Halloween as Narrator
- Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes as Dr. Joseph Bell
1999
- The King and I as The Kralahome (voice)
- The Magician's House as Stephen Tyler
1998
- Dark City as Mr. Book
- A Knight in Camelot as Merlin
- Alice Through the Looking Glass as Wasp
1997
- Incognito as Turley (prosecutor)
- B.A.P.S as Manley
- The Woman In White as Mr. Fairlie
- A Royal Scandal as Narrator
- The Canterville Ghost as Simon de Canterville
- The Fifth Province as Dr. Drudy
1996
- The Treasure Seekers as Haig
- Catherine the Great as Vorontzov
1995
- Savage Play as Count
- The Final Cut as Francis Urquhart
1994
- A Change of Place as Henri Chambertin
- Words Upon the Window Pane as Dr. Trench
1993
- M. Butterfly as Ambassador Toulon
- Remember as Philip Rawlings
- Foreign Affairs as Edwin
- Dirty Weekend as Nimrod
- To Play the King as Francis Urquhart
1992
- Highlander: The Series as Max Leiner
- Year of the Comet as Sir Mason Harwood
- Chillers as Lee Mandeville
- An Ungentlemanly Act as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
1991
- Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead as Polonius
- The Gravy Train Goes East as Michael Spearpoint
1990
- House of Cards as Francis Urquhart
- The Plot to Kill Hitler as Ludwig Beck
- King of the Wind as Bey of Tunis
- The Phantom of the Opera as Cholet
- The Gravy Train as Michael Spearpoint
1989
- Twist of Fate as SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg
- The Winslow Boy as Sir Robert Morton, KC
1988
- Burning Secret as Edmund's Father
- Troubles as Edward Spencer
1987
- Cry Freedom as State Prosecutor
- Blunt as Anthony Blunt
- The Fourth Protocol as Sir Nigel Irvine
- The Devil's Disciple as General Burgoyne
- Porterhouse Blue as Sir Godber Evans
1986
- Whoops Apocalypse as Rear Admiral Bendish
- Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy as Nehru
1985
- Brazil as Mr. Warrenn
- Star Quality as Ray Malcolm
- Monsignor Quixote as Bishop of Motopo
- Theatre Night as General Burgoyne
1984
- Slimming Down as Mr. Shrigley
- Mistral's Daughter as Adrien Avigdor
- The Master of Ballantrae as Mr. MacKellar
- Six Centuries of Verse as Self - Reader
1983
- Salad Days as Uncle Zed
- The Sign of Four as Sherlock Holmes
- The Hound of the Baskervilles as Sherlock Holmes
- Brass as Marshall Snelgrove, QC
- Number 10 as James Ramsay MacDonald
1982
- A Cotswold Death as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
- The Woman in White
- Passing Through as Richard
1981
- Private Schulz as Major Neuheim
1980
- Gauguin the Savage as Degas
1979
- Charlie Muffin as Cuthbertson
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy as Bill Haydon
- Ike as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
- Ike as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
- Churchill and the Generals as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
1978
- Danton's Death as Robespierre
- Sorry... as Michael - 'Private View'
1974
- Playhouse as Richard
1973
- Gawain and the Green Knight as Narrator (voice)
1972
- Man of La Mancha as The Padre
- The Darwin Adventure as Capt. Fitzroy
1971
- Great Performances as Bishop of Motopo
1970
- Play for Today as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
1969
- Civilisation as Hamlet
1968
- A Midsummer Night's Dream as Oberon
- All's Well That Ends Well as Bertram
1967
- Marat/Sade as Jean-Paul Marat
1965
- BBC Play of the Month as Maximilien Robespierre
1964
1963
- Festival as Antipholus of Ephesus
- As You Like It as Le Beau
1962
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mr. MacKellar