Ian Richardson
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 114
Movies (71)
- Memorial Memorial2022Francis Urquhart (voice)
Hogfather2007Death
Becoming Jane2007Richter Langlois
Twice Upon a Time2006Lord Evelyn Gaylord
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering2006Marcus
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt2005Marcus Foster
Joyeux Noel2005The Bishop
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby2005Judge
Nero2004Septimus
Dæmos Rising2004Narrator- The Life of Shakespeare2002self
- Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem2001Dr. Joseph Bell
From Hell2001Sir Charles Warren
3-D Halloween2000Narrator
102 Dalmatians2000Mr. Torte- One Foot in Arthur's Seat2000Self
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes2000Dr. Joseph Bell
The King and I1999The Kralahome (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Glass1998Wasp
A Knight in Camelot1998Merlin
Dark City1998Mr. Book
The Woman In White1997Mr. Fairlie
The Fifth Province1997Dr. Drudy
Incognito1997Turley (prosecutor)
The Canterville Ghost1997Simon de Canterville
A Royal Scandal1997Narrator
B.A.P.S1997Manley
The Treasure Seekers1996Haig
Catherine the Great1996Vorontzov
Savage Play1995Count
Shows (43)
Hogfather2006Death
Bleak House2005Chancellor
Agatha Christie's Marple2004Conway Jefferson
Imperium: Nero2004Settimio
Strange2003Canon Adolphus Black
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes2001Dr. Joseph Bell
Gormenghast2000Lord Groan
The Magician's House1999Stephen Tyler
The Woman In White1997Mr. Fairlie
The Final Cut1995Francis Urquhart
To Play the King1993Francis Urquhart
Highlander: The Series1992Max Leiner
The Gravy Train Goes East1991Michael Spearpoint
House of Cards1990Francis Urquhart
The Gravy Train1990Michael Spearpoint
The Phantom of the Opera1990Alain Choleti
Chillers1990Lee Mandeville
Twist of Fate1989SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg
Troubles1988Edward Spencer
Porterhouse Blue1987Sir Godber Evans
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy1986Nehru
Theatre Night1985General Burgoyne
Screen Two1985Anthony Blunt
Mistral's Daughter1984Adrien Avigdor
Six Centuries of Verse1984Self - Reader
Brass1983Marshall Snelgrove, QC
Number 101983James Ramsay MacDonald
The Woman in White1982
Private Schulz1981Major Neuheim
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy1979Bill Haydon