Portrait of Ian Richardson

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.

Born: April 7, 1934

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Filmography

2007
Hogfather

as Death

2007
Becoming Jane

as Richter Langlois

2006
Hogfather

as Death

2006
Twice Upon a Time

as Lord Evelyn Gaylord

2005
Joyeux Noel

as The Bishop

2005
Bleak House

as Chancellor

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple

as Conway Jefferson

2004
Nero

as Septimus

2004
Imperium: Nero

as Settimio

2004
Dæmos Rising

as Narrator

2003
Strange

as Canon Adolphus Black

2001
From Hell

as Sir Charles Warren

2000
3-D Halloween

as Narrator

2000
102 Dalmatians

as Mr. Torte

2000
Gormenghast

as Lord Groan

1999
The Magician's House

as Stephen Tyler

1999
The King and I

as The Kralahome (voice)

1998
1998
Dark City

as Mr. Book

1997
The Fifth Province

as Dr. Drudy

1997
Incognito

as Turley (prosecutor)

1997
The Canterville Ghost

as Simon de Canterville

1997
A Royal Scandal

as Narrator

1997
B.A.P.S

as Manley

1997
The Woman In White

as Mr. Fairlie

1996
1995
The Final Cut

as Francis Urquhart

1995
Savage Play

as Count

1994
A Change of Place

as Henri Chambertin

1993
To Play the King

as Francis Urquhart

1993
Dirty Weekend

as Nimrod

1993
Remember

as Philip Rawlings

1993
M. Butterfly

as Ambassador Toulon

1993
1992
1992
An Ungentlemanly Act

as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt

1992
Year of the Comet

as Sir Mason Harwood

1992
Chillers

as Lee Mandeville

1991
The Gravy Train Goes East

as Michael Spearpoint

1990
House of Cards

as Francis Urquhart

1990
The Gravy Train

as Michael Spearpoint

1990
King of the Wind

as Bey of Tunis

1990
1989
Twist of Fate

as SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg

1988
Burning Secret

as Edmund's Father

1988
Troubles

as Edward Spencer

1987
Cry Freedom

as State Prosecutor

1987
Porterhouse Blue

as Sir Godber Evans

1987
The Devil's Disciple

as General Burgoyne

1987
The Fourth Protocol

as Sir Nigel Irvine

1987
Blunt

as Anthony Blunt

1986
Whoops Apocalypse

as Rear Admiral Bendish

1985
Star Quality

as Ray Malcolm

1985
Brazil

as Mr. Warrenn

1985
Monsignor Quixote

as Bishop of Motopo

1984
Mistral's Daughter

as Adrien Avigdor

1984
Slimming Down

as Mr. Shrigley

1984
Six Centuries of Verse

as Self - Reader

1984
The Master of Ballantrae

as Mr. MacKellar

1983
The Sign of Four

as Sherlock Holmes

1983
1983
Brass

as Marshall Snelgrove, QC

1983
Number 10

as James Ramsay MacDonald

1983
Salad Days

as Uncle Zed

1982
Passing Through

as Richard

1982
The Woman in White

as Frederick Fairlie

1982
A Cotswold Death

as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

1981
Private Schulz

as Major Neuheim

1980
1979
Charlie Muffin

as Cuthbertson

1979
Churchill and the Generals

as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery

1979
1979
Ike

as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery

1979
Ike

as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery

1978
Sorry...

as Michael - 'Private View'

1978
Danton's Death

as Robespierre

1974
Playhouse

as Richard

1973
Gawain and the Green Knight

as Narrator (voice)

1972
Man of La Mancha

as The Padre

1972
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

1967
Marat/Sade

as Jean-Paul Marat

1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Maximilien Robespierre

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mr. MacKellar