Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Birthday: 1934-04-07
Deathday: 2007-02-09
Place of birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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

Brazil

1985

As Mr. Warrenn

From Hell

2001

As Sir Charles Warren

M. Butterfly

1993

As Ambassador Toulon

Dark City

1998

As Mr. Book

Becoming Jane

2007

As Richter Langlois

The Fourth Protocol

1987

As Sir Nigel Irvine

Whoops Apocalypse

1986

As Rear Admiral Bendish

Twice Upon a Time

2006

As Lord Evelyn Gaylord

Joyeux Noel

2005

As The Bishop

Hogfather

2007

As Death

A Knight in Camelot

1998

As Merlin

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992

As His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt

Incognito

1997

As Turley (prosecutor)

B.A.P.S

1997

As Manley

The Treasure Seekers

1996

As Haig

Catherine the Great

1996

As Vorontzov

Dirty Weekend

1993

As Nimrod

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1983

As Sherlock Holmes

A Change of Place

1994

As Henri Chambertin

Charlie Muffin

1979

As Cuthbertson

The Master of Ballantrae

1984

As Mr. MacKellar

King of the Wind

1990

As Bey of Tunis

Monsignor Quixote

1985

As Bishop of Motopo

Burning Secret

1988

As Edmund's Father

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968

As Oberon

Year of the Comet

1992

As Sir Mason Harwood

The Canterville Ghost

1997

As Simon de Canterville

The Sign of Four

1983

As Sherlock Holmes

Man of La Mancha

1972

As The Padre

Dæmos Rising

2004

As Narrator

Gauguin the Savage

1980

As Degas

Danton's Death

1978

As Robespierre

A Royal Scandal

1997

As Narrator

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

2006

As Marcus

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

2005

As Marcus Foster

Cry Freedom

1987

As State Prosecutor

The Darwin Adventure

1972

As Capt. Fitzroy

All's Well That Ends Well

1968

As Bertram

As You Like It

1963

As Le Beau

The Winslow Boy

1989

As Sir Robert Morton, KC

The Plot to Kill Hitler

1990

As Ludwig Beck

Nero

2004

As Septimus

3-D Halloween

2000

As Narrator

Star Quality

1985

As Ray Malcolm

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991

As Polonius

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1998

As Wasp

The King and I

1999

As The Kralahome (voice)

Blunt

1987

As Anthony Blunt

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

2005

As Judge

Churchill and the Generals

1979

As Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery

Gawain and the Green Knight

1973

As Narrator (voice)

Sorry...

1978

As Michael - 'Private View'

Words Upon the Window Pane

1994

As Dr. Trench

The Woman In White

1997

As Mr. Fairlie

The Devil's Disciple

1987

As General Burgoyne

The 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

102 Dalmatians

2000

As Mr. Torte

A Cotswold Death

1982

As Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

The Fifth Province

0000

As Dr. Drudy

The Life of Shakespeare

2002

As self

Salad Days

1983

As Uncle Zed

Savage Play

1995

As Count

Foreign Affairs

1993

As Edwin

Memorial Memorial

2022

As Francis Urquhart (voice)

The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2000

As Dr. Joseph Bell

Remember

1993

As Philip Rawlings

Ike

1979

As FM Sir Bernard Montgomery