Acting · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Born April 7, 1934
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.
Memorial Memorial
2022
as Francis Urquhart (voice)
MovieHogfather
2007
as Death
MovieBecoming Jane
2007
as Richter Langlois
TVHogfather
2006
as Death
MovieTwice Upon a Time
2006
as Lord Evelyn Gaylord
MovieThe Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
2006
as Marcus
MovieThe Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
2005
as Marcus Foster
MovieJoyeux Noel
2005
as The Bishop
MovieThe Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005
as Judge
TVBleak House
2005
as Chancellor
TVAgatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Conway Jefferson
MovieNero
2004
as Septimus
TVImperium: Nero
2004
as Settimio
MovieDæmos Rising
2004
as Narrator
TVStrange
2003
as Canon Adolphus Black
The Life of Shakespeare
2002
as self
Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem
2001
as Dr. Joseph Bell
TVMurder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001
as Dr. Joseph Bell
MovieFrom Hell
2001
as Sir Charles Warren
Movie3-D Halloween
2000
as Narrator
Movie102 Dalmatians
2000
as Mr. Torte
One Foot in Arthur's Seat
2000
as Self
TVGormenghast
2000
as Lord Groan
MovieMurder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2000
as Dr. Joseph Bell
TVThe Magician's House
1999
as Stephen Tyler
MovieThe King and I
1999
as The Kralahome (voice)
MovieAlice Through the Looking Glass
1998
as Wasp
MovieA Knight in Camelot
1998
as Merlin
MovieDark City
1998
as Mr. Book
MovieThe Woman In White
1997
as Mr. Fairlie
TVThe Woman In White
1997
as Mr. Fairlie
MovieThe Fifth Province
1997
as Dr. Drudy
MovieIncognito
1997
as Turley (prosecutor)
MovieThe Canterville Ghost
1997
as Simon de Canterville
MovieA Royal Scandal
1997
as Narrator
MovieB.A.P.S
1997
as Manley
MovieThe Treasure Seekers
1996
as Haig
MovieCatherine the Great
1996
as Vorontzov
TVThe Final Cut
1995
as Francis Urquhart
MovieSavage Play
1995
as Count
MovieA Change of Place
1994
as Henri Chambertin
MovieWords Upon the Window Pane
1994
as Dr. Trench
TVTo Play the King
1993
as Francis Urquhart
MovieDirty Weekend
1993
as Nimrod
MovieRemember
1993
as Philip Rawlings
MovieM. Butterfly
1993
as Ambassador Toulon
MovieForeign Affairs
1993
as Edwin
TVHighlander: The Series
1992
as Max Leiner
MovieAn Ungentlemanly Act
1992
as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
MovieYear of the Comet
1992
as Sir Mason Harwood
TVThe Gravy Train Goes East
1991
as Michael Spearpoint
MovieRosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1991
as Polonius
TVHouse of Cards
1990
as Francis Urquhart
TVThe Gravy Train
1990
as Michael Spearpoint
MovieKing of the Wind
1990
as Bey of Tunis
TVThe Phantom of the Opera
1990
as Alain Choleti
MovieThe Plot to Kill Hitler
1990
as Ludwig Beck
TVChillers
1990
as Lee Mandeville
The Winslow Boy
1989
as Sir Robert Morton, KC
TVTwist of Fate
1989
as SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg
MovieBurning Secret
1988
as Edmund's Father
TVTroubles
1988
as Edward Spencer
MovieCry Freedom
1987
as State Prosecutor
TVPorterhouse Blue
1987
as Sir Godber Evans
MovieThe Devil's Disciple
1987
as General Burgoyne
MovieThe Fourth Protocol
1987
as Sir Nigel Irvine
MovieBlunt
1987
as Anthony Blunt
MovieWhoops Apocalypse
1986
as Rear Admiral Bendish
TVLord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
1986
as Nehru
MovieStar Quality
1985
as Ray Malcolm
TVTheatre Night
1985
as General Burgoyne
MovieBrazil
1985
as Mr. Warrenn
TVScreen Two
1985
as Anthony Blunt
MovieMonsignor Quixote
1985
as Bishop of Motopo
TVMistral's Daughter
1984
as Adrien Avigdor
MovieSlimming Down
1984
as Mr. Shrigley
TVSix Centuries of Verse
1984
as Self - Reader
MovieThe Master of Ballantrae
1984
as Mr. MacKellar
MovieThe Sign of Four
1983
as Sherlock Holmes
MovieThe Hound of the Baskervilles
1983
as Sherlock Holmes
TVBrass
1983
as Marshall Snelgrove, QC
TVNumber 10
1983
as James Ramsay MacDonald
MovieSalad Days
1983
as Uncle Zed
MoviePassing Through
1982
as Richard
TVThe Woman in White
1982
MovieA Cotswold Death
1982
as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
TVPrivate Schulz
1981
as Major Neuheim
MovieGauguin the Savage
1980
as Degas
MovieCharlie Muffin
1979
as Cuthbertson
MovieChurchill and the Generals
1979
as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
TVTinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979
as Bill Haydon
MovieIke
1979
as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
TVIke
1979
as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
MovieSorry...
1978
as Michael - 'Private View'
MovieDanton's Death
1978
as Robespierre
TVPlayhouse
1974
as Richard
MovieGawain and the Green Knight
1973
as Narrator (voice)
MovieMan of La Mancha
1972
as The Padre
MovieThe Darwin Adventure
1972
as Capt. Fitzroy
TVEyeless in Gaza
1971
as Anthony Beavis
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Bishop of Motopo
TVPlay for Today
1970
as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
Plays of Today
1969
as The Son
TVCivilisation
1969
as Hamlet
MovieA Midsummer Night's Dream
1968
as Oberon
All's Well That Ends Well
1968
as Bertram
MovieThe Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
1967
as Jean-Paul Marat
TVNET Playhouse
1966
as Antipholus of Ephesus
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Maximilien Robespierre
TVTheatre 625
1964
Festival
1963
as Antipholus of Ephesus
As You Like It
1963
as Le Beau
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Mr. MacKellar
