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Ian Richardson

Acting
April 7, 1934
— February 9, 2007(72 years old)
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Popularity: 1
IMDb

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.

Known For

Great Performances series poster (1971)
5.8

Great Performances

Bishop of Motopo

Agatha Christie's Marple series poster (2004)
7.8

Agatha Christie's Marple

Conway Jefferson

Play for Today series poster (1970)
6.3

Play for Today

Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

Highlander: The Series series poster (1992)
7.4

Highlander: The Series

Max Leiner

BBC Play of the Month series poster (1965)
5.0

BBC Play of the Month

Maximilien Robespierre

Playhouse series poster (1974)
7.0

Playhouse

Richard

Theatre 625 series poster (1964)
7.2

Theatre 625

Dark City movie poster (1998)
7.3

Dark City

Mr. Book

Brazil movie poster (1985)
7.7
Gem

Brazil

Mr. Warrenn

Chillers series poster (1990)
6.2

Chillers

Lee Mandeville

Bleak House series poster (2005)
8.1

Bleak House

Chancellor

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy series poster (1979)
7.6

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Bill Haydon

Photos of Ian Richardson

Filmography

2000s

Becoming Jane movie poster (2007)
7.3

Becoming Jane

Richter Langlois

Hogfather movie poster (2007)
6.8

Hogfather

Death

Twice Upon a Time movie poster (2006)
5.9

Twice Upon a Time

Lord Evelyn Gaylord

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering movie poster (2006)
7.3

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

Marcus

Joyeux Noel movie poster (2005)
7.4

Joyeux Noel

The Bishop

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby movie poster (2005)
5.4

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

Judge

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt movie poster (2005)
8.0

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

Marcus Foster

Nero movie poster (2004)
6.0

Nero

Septimus

Dæmos Rising movie poster (2004)
5.7

Dæmos Rising

Narrator

From Hell movie poster (2001)
6.7

From Hell

Sir Charles Warren

102 Dalmatians movie poster (2000)
5.5

102 Dalmatians

Mr. Torte

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes movie poster (2000)
8.0

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

Dr. Joseph Bell

3-D Halloween movie poster (2000)
4.0

3-D Halloween

Narrator

1990s

The King and I movie poster (1999)
5.4

The King and I

The Kralahome (voice)

Dark City movie poster (1998)
7.3

Dark City

Mr. Book

A Knight in Camelot movie poster (1998)
5.5

A Knight in Camelot

Merlin

Alice Through the Looking Glass movie poster (1998)
5.1

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Wasp

B.A.P.S movie poster (1997)
5.2

B.A.P.S

Manley

Incognito movie poster (1997)
5.8

Incognito

Turley (prosecutor)

The Woman In White movie poster (1997)
6.6

The Woman In White

Mr. Fairlie

A Royal Scandal movie poster (1997)
7.0

A Royal Scandal

Narrator

The Canterville Ghost movie poster (1997)

The Canterville Ghost

Simon de Canterville

The Fifth Province movie poster (1997)
6.0

The Fifth Province

Dr. Drudy

Catherine the Great movie poster (1996)
5.5

Catherine the Great

Vorontzov

The Treasure Seekers movie poster (1996)
5.3

The Treasure Seekers

Haig

Savage Play movie poster (1995)

Savage Play

Count

Words Upon the Window Pane movie poster (1994)

Words Upon the Window Pane

Dr. Trench

A Change of Place movie poster (1994)
4.9

A Change of Place

Henri Chambertin

Dirty Weekend movie poster (1993)
4.7

Dirty Weekend

Nimrod

M. Butterfly movie poster (1993)
6.6

M. Butterfly

Ambassador Toulon

Foreign Affairs movie poster (1993)
7.0

Foreign Affairs

Edwin

Remember movie poster (1993)

Remember

Philip Rawlings

Year of the Comet movie poster (1992)
5.8

Year of the Comet

Sir Mason Harwood

An Ungentlemanly Act movie poster (1992)
5.5

An Ungentlemanly Act

His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead movie poster (1991)
6.9

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Polonius

The Plot to Kill Hitler movie poster (1990)
6.0

The Plot to Kill Hitler

Ludwig Beck

King of the Wind movie poster (1990)
6.4

King of the Wind

Bey of Tunis

1980s

Burning Secret movie poster (1988)
5.7

Burning Secret

Edmund's Father

Cry Freedom movie poster (1987)
7.0

Cry Freedom

State Prosecutor

The Fourth Protocol movie poster (1987)
6.3

The Fourth Protocol

Sir Nigel Irvine

The Devil's Disciple movie poster (1987)
6.0

The Devil's Disciple

General Burgoyne

Blunt movie poster (1987)
4.0

Blunt

Anthony Blunt

Whoops Apocalypse movie poster (1986)
5.6

Whoops Apocalypse

Rear Admiral Bendish

Brazil movie poster (1985)
7.7
Gem

Brazil

Mr. Warrenn

Monsignor Quixote movie poster (1985)
8.5

Monsignor Quixote

Bishop of Motopo

Star Quality movie poster (1985)
5.0

Star Quality

Ray Malcolm

The Master of Ballantrae movie poster (1984)
6.0

The Master of Ballantrae

Mr. MacKellar

Slimming Down movie poster (1984)

Slimming Down

Mr. Shrigley

The Hound of the Baskervilles movie poster (1983)
6.5

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Sherlock Holmes

The Sign of Four movie poster (1983)
6.4

The Sign of Four

Sherlock Holmes

Salad Days movie poster (1983)

Salad Days

Uncle Zed

A Cotswold Death movie poster (1982)
7.0

A Cotswold Death

Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

Passing Through movie poster (1982)

Passing Through

Richard

Gauguin the Savage movie poster (1980)

Gauguin the Savage

Degas

1970s

Ike movie poster (1979)
6.2

Ike

FM Sir Bernard Montgomery

Charlie Muffin movie poster (1979)
5.5

Charlie Muffin

Cuthbertson

Churchill and the Generals movie poster (1979)

Churchill and the Generals

Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery

Danton's Death movie poster (1978)

Danton's Death

Robespierre

Sorry... movie poster (1978)

Sorry...

Michael - 'Private View'

Gawain and the Green Knight movie poster (1973)
4.6

Gawain and the Green Knight

Narrator (voice)

Man of La Mancha movie poster (1972)
6.5

Man of La Mancha

The Padre

The Darwin Adventure movie poster (1972)

The Darwin Adventure

Capt. Fitzroy

1960s

A Midsummer Night's Dream movie poster (1968)
6.0

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Oberon

Marat/Sade movie poster (1967)
6.1

Marat/Sade

Jean-Paul Marat