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Ian Richardson
Born · April 7, 1934
Died · February 9, 2007 (72 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Bio
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
Francis Urquhart (voice)
0.0
2022
Hogfather
Death
6.8
2007
Becoming Jane
Richter Langlois
7.3
2007
Hogfather
Death · (2 episodes)
7.5
2006
Twice Upon a Time
Lord Evelyn Gaylord
5.9
2006
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
Marcus
7.3
2006
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
Marcus Foster
8.0
2005
Joyeux Noel
The Bishop
7.4
2005
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
Judge
5.7
2005
Bleak House
Chancellor · (5 episodes)
8.2
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
Conway Jefferson · (1 episode)
7.6
2004
Nero
Septimus
6.0
2004
Imperium: Nero
Settimio · (2 episodes)
6.0
2004
Dæmos Rising
Narrator
5.7
2004
Strange
(6 episodes)
6.0
2003
The Life of Shakespeare
self
0.0
2002
Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Joseph Bell · (4 episodes)
7.8
2001
From Hell
Sir Charles Warren
6.7
2001
3-D Halloween
Narrator
4.0
2000
102 Dalmatians
Mr. Torte
5.5
2000
Gormenghast
Lord Groan · (4 episodes)
7.0
2000
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Joseph Bell
8.0
2000
The Magician's House
Stephen Tyler · (12 episodes)
5.5
1999
The King and I
The Kralahome (voice)
5.4
1999
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Wasp
5.1
1998
A Knight in Camelot
Merlin
5.4
1998
Dark City
Mr. Book
7.3
1998
The Fifth Province
Dr. Drudy
6.0
1997
Incognito
Turley (prosecutor)
5.8
1997
The Canterville Ghost
Simon de Canterville
0.0
1997
A Royal Scandal
Narrator
7.0
1997
B.A.P.S
Manley
5.3
1997
The Woman In White
Mr. Fairlie
6.7
1997
The Treasure Seekers
Haig
5.3
1996
Catherine the Great
Vorontzov
5.7
1996
The Final Cut
Francis Urquhart · (4 episodes)
7.6
1995
Savage Play
Count
0.0
1995
A Change of Place
Henri Chambertin
5.2
1994
Words Upon the Window Pane
Dr. Trench
0.0
1994
To Play the King
Francis Urquhart · (4 episodes)
8.0
1993
Dirty Weekend
Nimrod
5.5
1993
Remember
Philip Rawlings
0.0
1993
M. Butterfly
Ambassador Toulon
6.6
1993
Foreign Affairs
Edwin
7.0
1993
Highlander: The Series
Max Leiner · (1 episode)
7.4
1992
An Ungentlemanly Act
His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
5.5
1992
Year of the Comet
Sir Mason Harwood
5.6
1992
The Gravy Train Goes East
Michael Spearpoint · (4 episodes)
7.0
1991
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Polonius
6.9
1991
House of Cards
Francis Urquhart · (4 episodes)
8.1
1990
The Gravy Train
Michael Spearpoint · (4 episodes)
8.0
1990
King of the Wind
Bey of Tunis
6.4
1990
Chillers
Lee Mandeville · (1 episode)
6.2
1990
The Phantom of the Opera
Cholet · (2 episodes)
7.2
1990
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Ludwig Beck
6.0
1990
The Winslow Boy
Sir Robert Morton, KC
0.0
1989
Twist of Fate
SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg · (2 episodes)
6.0
1989
Burning Secret
Edmund's Father
6.1
1988
Troubles
Edward Spencer · (2 episodes)
10.0
1988
Cry Freedom
State Prosecutor
7.0
1987
Porterhouse Blue
(4 episodes)
7.1
1987
The Devil's Disciple
General Burgoyne
6.0
1987
The Fourth Protocol
Sir Nigel Irvine
6.3
1987
Blunt
Anthony Blunt
4.8
1987
Whoops Apocalypse
Rear Admiral Bendish
5.7
1986
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
Nehru · (6 episodes)
5.0
1986
Star Quality
Ray Malcolm
5.0
1985
Brazil
Mr. Warrenn
7.7
1985
Monsignor Quixote
Bishop of Motopo
8.5
1985
Mistral's Daughter
Adrien Avigdor · (8 episodes)
6.3
1984
Slimming Down
Mr. Shrigley
0.0
1984
Six Centuries of Verse
Himself - Reader · (10 episodes)
6.0
1984
The Master of Ballantrae
Mr. MacKellar
6.0
1984
The Sign of Four
Sherlock Holmes
6.8
1983
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
6.6
1983
Number 10
(1 episode)
5.0
1983
Salad Days
Uncle Zed
0.0
1983
Passing Through
Richard
0.0
1982
The Woman in White
(1 episode)
7.5
1982
The Woman in White
Frederick Fairlie · (5 episodes)
7.5
1982
A Cotswold Death
Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
7.0
1982
Private Schulz
Major Neuheim · (6 episodes)
5.8
1981
Gauguin the Savage
Degas
0.0
1980
Charlie Muffin
Cuthbertson
5.5
1979
Churchill and the Generals
Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
0.0
1979
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Bill Haydon · (7 episodes)
7.6
1979
Ike
FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
6.2
1979
Sorry...
Michael - 'Private View'
0.0
1978
Danton's Death
Robespierre
0.0
1978
Gawain and the Green Knight
Narrator (voice)
4.6
1973
Man of La Mancha
The Padre
6.6
1972
The Darwin Adventure
Capt. Fitzroy
0.0
1972
Great Performances
Bishop of Motopo · (1 episode)
5.4
1971
Play for Today
Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith · (1 episode)
6.1
1970
Civilisation
Hamlet · (1 episode)
8.1
1969
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Oberon
5.4
1968
All's Well That Ends Well
Bertram
0.0
1968
Marat/Sade
Jean-Paul Marat
6.1
1967
BBC Play of the Month
Robespierre · (1 episode)
5.0
1965
As You Like It
Le Beau
0.0
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.6
1962
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mr. MacKellar · (1 episode)
8.7
1951