Ian Richardson
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.
Personal Details
Movies (37)
Memorial Memorial
as Francis Urquhart (voice)
2022
Hogfather
as Death
2007
Becoming Jane
as Richter Langlois
2007
Twice Upon a Time
as Lord Evelyn Gaylord
2006
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
as Marcus
2006
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
as Marcus Foster
2005
Joyeux Noel
as The Bishop
2005
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
as Judge
2005
Nero
as Septimus
2004
Dæmos Rising
as Narrator
2004
The Life of Shakespeare
as self
2002
From Hell
as Sir Charles Warren
2001
3-D Halloween
as Narrator
2000
102 Dalmatians
as Mr. Torte
2000
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Joseph Bell
2000
The King and I
as The Kralahome (voice)
1999
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Wasp
1998
A Knight in Camelot
as Merlin
1998
Dark City
as Mr. Book
1998
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
1997
The Treasure Seekers
as Haig
1996
Catherine the Great
as Vorontzov
1996
Savage Play
as Count
1995
A Change of Place
as Henri Chambertin
1994
Words Upon the Window Pane
as Dr. Trench
1994
Dirty Weekend
as Nimrod
1993
Remember
as Philip Rawlings
1993
M. Butterfly
as Ambassador Toulon
1993
Foreign Affairs
as Edwin
1993
An Ungentlemanly Act
as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
1992
Year of the Comet
as Sir Mason Harwood
1992
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
as Polonius
1991
TV Shows (13)
Hogfather
as Death
2006
Bleak House
as Chancellor
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Conway Jefferson
2004
Imperium: Nero
as Settimio
2004
Strange
as Canon Adolphus Black
2003
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Joseph Bell
2001
Gormenghast
as Lord Groan
2000
The Magician's House
as Stephen Tyler
1999
The Final Cut
as Francis Urquhart
1995
To Play the King
as Francis Urquhart
1993
Highlander: The Series
as Max Leiner
1992
Chillers
as Lee Mandeville
1992
The Gravy Train Goes East
as Michael Spearpoint
1991