Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Known for: Acting

Born: April 7, 1934

Died: February 9, 2007

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

An Ungentlemanly Act
An Ungentlemanly Act
1992
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1983
The Sign of Four
The Sign of Four
1983
Memorial Memorial
2022
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2000
Danton's Death
Danton's Death
1978
3-D Halloween
3-D Halloween
2000
Blunt
Blunt
1987
A Cotswold Death
A Cotswold Death
1982
The Life of Shakespeare
2002
Savage Play
Savage Play
1995
Slimming Down
Slimming Down
1984
Passing Through
Passing Through
1982
One Foot in Arthur's Seat
2000
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost
1997
Star Quality
Star Quality
1985
Words Upon the Window Pane
Words Upon the Window Pane
1994
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
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
Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem
2001
Incognito
Incognito
1997
The King and I
The King and I
1999
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great
1996
The Master of Ballantrae
The Master of Ballantrae
1984
Monsignor Quixote
Monsignor Quixote
1985
The Plot to Kill Hitler
The Plot to Kill Hitler
1990
The Darwin Adventure
The Darwin Adventure
1972
Sorry...
Sorry...
1978
Twice Upon a Time
Twice Upon a Time
2006
B.A.P.S
B.A.P.S
1997
Burning Secret
Burning Secret
1988
Remember
Remember
1993
Man of La Mancha
Man of La Mancha
1972
A Royal Scandal
A Royal Scandal
1997
The Fifth Province
The Fifth Province
1997
From Hell
From Hell
2001
A Change of Place
A Change of Place
1994
Charlie Muffin
Charlie Muffin
1979
Year of the Comet
Year of the Comet
1992
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
2005
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
2006
The Winslow Boy
1989
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1991
M. Butterfly
M. Butterfly
1993
Dark City
Dark City
1998
Whoops Apocalypse
Whoops Apocalypse
1986
The Treasure Seekers
The Treasure Seekers
1996
Gauguin the Savage
Gauguin the Savage
1980
Nero
Nero
2004
Churchill and the Generals
Churchill and the Generals
1979
Brazil
Brazil
1985
A Knight in Camelot
A Knight in Camelot
1998
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1968
The Woman In White
The Woman In White
1997
The Fourth Protocol
The Fourth Protocol
1987
As You Like It
1963
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
1993
Becoming Jane
Becoming Jane
2007
King of the Wind
King of the Wind
1990
Ike
Ike
1979
102 Dalmatians
102 Dalmatians
2000
Dirty Weekend
Dirty Weekend
1993
Dæmos Rising
Dæmos Rising
2004
All's Well That Ends Well
1968
The Devil's Disciple
The Devil's Disciple
1987
Joyeux Noel
Joyeux Noel
2005
Hogfather
Hogfather
2007
Salad Days
Salad Days
1983
Cry Freedom
Cry Freedom
1987
Gawain and the Green Knight
Gawain and the Green Knight
1973
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1998
Bleak House
Bleak House
2005
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Strange
Strange
2003
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Private Schulz
Private Schulz
1981
The Woman in White
The Woman in White
1982
House of Cards
House of Cards
1990
The Gravy Train
The Gravy Train
1990
Porterhouse Blue
Porterhouse Blue
1987
Civilisation
Civilisation
1969
Mistral's Daughter
Mistral's Daughter
1984
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001
Six Centuries of Verse
Six Centuries of Verse
1984
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
1990
Imperium: Nero
Imperium: Nero
2004
The Final Cut
The Final Cut
1995
The Gravy Train Goes East
The Gravy Train Goes East
1991
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
1986
To Play the King
To Play the King
1993
Troubles
Troubles
1988
Hogfather
Hogfather
2006
Highlander: The Series
Highlander: The Series
1992
Play for Today
Play for Today
1970
Great Performances
Great Performances
1971
Twist of Fate
Twist of Fate
1989
Playhouse
Playhouse
1974
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Festival
1963
Theatre 625
Theatre 625
1964
Brass
Brass
1983
Theatre Night
Theatre Night
1985
Ike
Ike
1979
Chillers
Chillers
1990
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979
Gormenghast
Gormenghast
2000
Screen Two
Screen Two
1985
The Magician's House
The Magician's House
1999
Plays of Today
1969
NET Playhouse
NET Playhouse
1966
Eyeless in Gaza
Eyeless in Gaza
1971
Number 10
Number 10
1983
The Woman In White
The Woman In White
1997