Ian Richardson

Acting • 1934-04-07 • 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.

Known For

6.7

From Hell

2001

7.3

Dark City

1998

7.7

Brazil

1985

6.9

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991

5.4

The King and I

1999

8.1

House of Cards

1990

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Filmography

2022
Memorial MemorialFilm
Francis Urquhart (voice)
2007
Becoming JaneFilm
Richter Langlois
★ 7.3
2007
HogfatherFilm
Death
★ 6.8
2006
HogfatherTV
Death • 2 episodes
★ 7.6
2006
Twice Upon a TimeFilm
Lord Evelyn Gaylord
★ 5.9
2006
The Booze Cruise III: The ScatteringFilm
Marcus
★ 7.3
2005
Joyeux NoelFilm
The Bishop
★ 7.3
2005
Bleak HouseTV
Chancellor • 5 episodes
★ 8.0
2005
The Adventures of Greyfriars BobbyFilm
Judge
★ 5.7
2005
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure HuntFilm
Marcus Foster
★ 8.7
2004
Agatha Christie's MarpleTV
Conway Jefferson • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
2004
NeroFilm
Septimus
★ 6.0
2004
Imperium: NeroTV
Settimio • 2 episodes
★ 6.2
2004
Dæmos RisingFilm
Narrator
★ 6.5
2003
StrangeTV
Canon Adolphus Black • 6 episodes
★ 7.8
2002
Brook by BrookFilm
Self
★ 8.0
2002
The Life of ShakespeareFilm
self
2001
From HellFilm
Sir Charles Warren
★ 6.7
2001
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock HolmesTV
Dr. Joseph Bell • 4 episodes
★ 7.9
2001
Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight StratagemFilm
Dr. Joseph Bell
2000
102 DalmatiansFilm
Mr. Torte
★ 5.5
2000
GormenghastTV
Lord Groan • 2 episodes
★ 6.9
2000
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock HolmesFilm
Dr. Joseph Bell
★ 8.0
2000
3-D HalloweenFilm
Narrator
★ 5.5
2000
One Foot in Arthur's SeatFilm
Self
1999
The King and IFilm
The Kralahome (voice)
★ 5.4
1999
The Magician's HouseTV
Stephen Tyler • 12 episodes
★ 6.0
1998
Dark CityFilm
Mr. Book
★ 7.3
1998
A Knight in CamelotFilm
Merlin
★ 5.5
1998
Alice Through the Looking GlassFilm
Wasp
★ 5.2
1997
B.A.P.SFilm
Manley
★ 5.4
1997
IncognitoFilm
Turley (prosecutor)
★ 5.8
1997
The Woman In WhiteFilm
Mr. Fairlie
★ 6.6
1997
A Royal ScandalFilm
Narrator
★ 7.6
1997
The Fifth ProvinceFilm
Dr. Drudy
★ 6.0
1997
The Woman In WhiteTV
Mr. Fairlie • 2 episodes
1997
The Canterville GhostFilm
Simon de Canterville
1996
Catherine the GreatFilm
Vorontzov
★ 5.6
1996
The Treasure SeekersFilm
Haig
★ 5.6
1995
The Final CutTV
Francis Urquhart • 4 episodes
★ 7.7
1995
Savage PlayFilm
Count
★ 8.0
1994
A Change of PlaceFilm
Henri Chambertin
★ 5.2
1994
Words Upon the Window PaneFilm
Dr. Trench
★ 9.0
1993
M. ButterflyFilm
Ambassador Toulon
★ 6.6
1993
To Play the KingTV
Francis Urquhart • 4 episodes
★ 7.9
1993
Dirty WeekendFilm
Nimrod
★ 5.0
1993
Foreign AffairsFilm
Edwin
★ 7.0
1993
RememberFilm
Philip Rawlings
★ 9.0
1992
Highlander: The SeriesTV
Max Leiner • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1992
Year of the CometFilm
Sir Mason Harwood
★ 5.7
1992
An Ungentlemanly ActFilm
His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
★ 5.8
1991
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadFilm
Polonius
★ 6.9
1991
The Gravy Train Goes EastTV
Michael Spearpoint • 4 episodes
★ 8.0
1990
House of CardsTV
Francis Urquhart • 4 episodes
★ 8.1
1990
The Phantom of the OperaTV
Alain Choleti • 2 episodes
★ 7.6
1990
The Plot to Kill HitlerFilm
Ludwig Beck
★ 6.2
1990
ChillersTV
Lee Mandeville • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1990
King of the WindFilm
Bey of Tunis
★ 7.0
1990
The Gravy TrainTV
Michael Spearpoint • 4 episodes
★ 8.0
1989
Twist of FateTV
SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg • 2 episodes
★ 6.0
1989
The Winslow BoyFilm
Sir Robert Morton, KC
★ 8.0
1988
Burning SecretFilm
Edmund's Father
★ 5.9
1988
TroublesTV
Edward Spencer • 2 episodes
★ 9.0
1987
Cry FreedomFilm
State Prosecutor
★ 7.0
1987
The Fourth ProtocolFilm
Sir Nigel Irvine
★ 6.3
1987
Porterhouse BlueTV
Sir Godber Evans • 4 episodes
★ 7.2
1987
BluntFilm
Anthony Blunt
★ 5.0
1987
The Devil's DiscipleFilm
General Burgoyne
★ 8.0
1986
Whoops ApocalypseFilm
Rear Admiral Bendish
★ 5.6
1986
Lord Mountbatten: The Last ViceroyTV
Nehru • 6 episodes
★ 7.5
1985
BrazilFilm
Mr. Warrenn
★ 7.7
1985
Screen TwoTV
Anthony Blunt • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1985
Monsignor QuixoteFilm
Bishop of Motopo
★ 8.8
1985
Star QualityFilm
Ray Malcolm
★ 6.7
1985
Theatre NightTV
General Burgoyne • 1 episodes
1984
Mistral's DaughterTV
Adrien Avigdor • 8 episodes
★ 6.0
1984
Six Centuries of VerseTV
Self - Reader • 10 episodes
★ 8.0
1984
The Master of BallantraeFilm
Mr. MacKellar
★ 6.2
1984
Slimming DownFilm
Mr. Shrigley
1983
The Hound of the BaskervillesFilm
Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.5
1983
The Sign of FourFilm
Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.5
1983
BrassTV
Marshall Snelgrove, QC • 2 episodes
★ 6.1
1983
Number 10TV
James Ramsay MacDonald • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1983
Salad DaysFilm
Uncle Zed
1982
The Woman in WhiteTV
★ 8.2
1982
The Woman in WhiteTV
Frederick Fairlie • 5 episodes
★ 8.2
1982
A Cotswold DeathFilm
Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
★ 7.0
1982
Passing ThroughFilm
Richard
1981
Private SchulzTV
Major Neuheim • 4 episodes
★ 5.3
1981
Private SchulzTV
Gerald Melfort • 1 episodes
★ 5.3
1981
Private SchulzTV
Stanley Kemp • 1 episodes
★ 5.3
1980
Gauguin the SavageFilm
Degas
1979
Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyTV
Bill Haydon • 5 episodes
★ 7.6
1979
IkeTV
FM Sir Bernard Montgomery • 3 episodes
★ 7.3
1979
Charlie MuffinFilm
Cuthbertson
★ 6.4
1979
IkeFilm
FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
★ 6.8
1979
Churchill and the GeneralsFilm
Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
★ 9.0
1978
Danton's DeathFilm
Robespierre
★ 9.0
1978
Sorry...Film
Michael - 'Private View'
★ 8.0
1974
PlayhouseTV
Richard • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1973
Gawain and the Green KnightFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 5.0
1972
Man of La ManchaFilm
The Padre
★ 6.6
1972
The Darwin AdventureFilm
Capt. Fitzroy
★ 7.0
1971
Great PerformancesTV
Bishop of Motopo • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
1971
Eyeless in GazaTV
Anthony Beavis • 5 episodes
★ 8.0
1970
Play for TodayTV
Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1969
CivilisationTV
Hamlet • 1 episodes
★ 8.2
1969
Plays of TodayTV
The Son • 1 episodes
1968
A Midsummer Night's DreamFilm
Oberon
★ 6.6
1968
All's Well That Ends WellFilm
Bertram
★ 10.0
1967
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 SadeFilm
Jean-Paul Marat
★ 6.2
1966
NET PlayhouseTV
Antipholus of Ephesus • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1965
BBC Play of the MonthTV
Maximilien Robespierre • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1964
Theatre 625TV
★ 7.2
1963
FestivalTV
Antipholus of Ephesus • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1963
As You Like ItFilm
Le Beau
★ 7.0
1962
The Merv Griffin ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Mr. MacKellar • 1 episodes
★ 8.8