Ian Richardson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 7, 1934
- Died
- February 9, 2007
- Birthplace
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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
- Memorial Memorial
Memorial Memorial 2022
as Francis Urquhart (voice)
Hogfather 2007
as Death
Becoming Jane 2007
as Richter Langlois
Twice Upon a Time 2006
as Lord Evelyn Gaylord
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering 2006
as Marcus
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt 2005
as Marcus Foster
Joyeux Noel 2005
as The Bishop
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby 2005
as Judge
Nero 2004
as Septimus
Dæmos Rising 2004
as Narrator
Brook by Brook 2002
as Self
- The Life of Shakespeare
The Life of Shakespeare 2002
as self
- Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem
Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem 2001
as Dr. Joseph Bell
From Hell 2001
as Sir Charles Warren
3-D Halloween 2000
as Narrator
102 Dalmatians 2000
as Mr. Torte
- One Foot in Arthur's Seat
One Foot in Arthur's Seat 2000
as Self
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes 2000
as Dr. Joseph Bell
The King and I 1999
as The Kralahome (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Glass 1998
as Wasp
A Knight in Camelot 1998
as Merlin
Dark City 1998
as Mr. Book
The Woman In White 1997
as Mr. Fairlie
The Fifth Province 1997
as Dr. Drudy
Incognito 1997
as Turley (prosecutor)
The Canterville Ghost 1997
as Simon de Canterville
A Royal Scandal 1997
as Narrator
B.A.P.S 1997
as Manley
The Treasure Seekers 1996
as Haig
Catherine the Great 1996
as Vorontzov
Savage Play 1995
as Count
A Change of Place 1994
as Henri Chambertin
Words Upon the Window Pane 1994
as Dr. Trench
Dirty Weekend 1993
as Nimrod
Remember 1993
as Philip Rawlings
M. Butterfly 1993
as Ambassador Toulon
Foreign Affairs 1993
as Edwin
An Ungentlemanly Act 1992
as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
Year of the Comet 1992
as Sir Mason Harwood
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead 1991
as Polonius
King of the Wind 1990
as Bey of Tunis
The Plot to Kill Hitler 1990
as Ludwig Beck
- The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy 1989
as Sir Robert Morton, KC
Burning Secret 1988
as Edmund's Father
Cry Freedom 1987
as State Prosecutor
The Devil's Disciple 1987
as General Burgoyne
The Fourth Protocol 1987
as Sir Nigel Irvine
Blunt 1987
as Anthony Blunt
Whoops Apocalypse 1986
as Rear Admiral Bendish
Star Quality 1985
as Ray Malcolm
Brazil 1985
as Mr. Warrenn
Monsignor Quixote 1985
as Bishop of Motopo
Slimming Down 1984
as Mr. Shrigley
The Master of Ballantrae 1984
as Mr. MacKellar
The Sign of Four 1983
as Sherlock Holmes
The Hound of the Baskervilles 1983
as Sherlock Holmes
Salad Days 1983
as Uncle Zed
Passing Through 1982
as Richard
A Cotswold Death 1982
as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
Gauguin the Savage 1980
as Degas
Charlie Muffin 1979
as Cuthbertson
Churchill and the Generals 1979
as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
Ike 1979
as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
Sorry... 1978
as Michael - 'Private View'
Danton's Death 1978
as Robespierre
Gawain and the Green Knight 1973
as Narrator (voice)
Man of La Mancha 1972
as The Padre
The Darwin Adventure 1972
as Capt. Fitzroy
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1968
as Oberon
- All's Well That Ends Well
All's Well That Ends Well 1968
as Bertram
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
- As You Like It
As You Like It 1963
as Le Beau
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