Acting
Ian Richardson
EN, FR cinema · 72 credits
Born
7 April 1934
Died
9 February 2007 (aged 72)
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.
Known for
Filmography
Memorial Memorial
2022
Memorial Memorial
as Francis Urquhart (voice)
Becoming Jane
as Richter Langlois
Hogfather
as Death
Twice Upon a Time
as Lord Evelyn Gaylord
Joyeux Noel
as The Bishop
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
as Marcus Foster
Dæmos Rising
as Narrator
Nero
as Septimus
Brook by Brook
as Self
From Hell
as Sir Charles Warren
Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem
2001
Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem
as Dr. Joseph Bell
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Joseph Bell
3-D Halloween
as Narrator
102 Dalmatians
as Mr. Torte
The King and I
as The Kralahome (voice)
Dark City
as Mr. Book
A Knight in Camelot
as Merlin
Incognito
as Turley (prosecutor)
B.A.P.S
as Manley
The Canterville Ghost
as Simon de Canterville
A Royal Scandal
as Narrator
The Woman In White
as Mr. Fairlie
The Fifth Province
as Dr. Drudy
Catherine the Great
as Vorontzov
Savage Play
as Count
A Change of Place
as Henri Chambertin
Words Upon the Window Pane
as Dr. Trench
M. Butterfly
as Ambassador Toulon
Dirty Weekend
as Nimrod
Remember
as Philip Rawlings
Foreign Affairs
as Edwin
An Ungentlemanly Act
as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
Year of the Comet
as Sir Mason Harwood
King of the Wind
as Bey of Tunis
The Plot to Kill Hitler
as Ludwig Beck
The Winslow Boy
1989
The Winslow Boy
as Sir Robert Morton, KC
Burning Secret
as Edmund's Father
The Fourth Protocol
as Sir Nigel Irvine
Cry Freedom
as State Prosecutor
Blunt
as Anthony Blunt
The Devil's Disciple
as General Burgoyne
Whoops Apocalypse
as Rear Admiral Bendish
Brazil
as Mr. Warrenn
Monsignor Quixote
as Bishop of Motopo
Star Quality
as Ray Malcolm
The Master of Ballantrae
as Mr. MacKellar
Slimming Down
as Mr. Shrigley
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
The Sign of Four
as Sherlock Holmes
Salad Days
as Uncle Zed
A Cotswold Death
as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
Passing Through
as Richard
Charlie Muffin
as Cuthbertson
Ike
as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
Churchill and the Generals
as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
Danton's Death
as Robespierre
Sorry...
as Michael - 'Private View'
Gawain and the Green Knight
as Narrator (voice)
Man of La Mancha
as The Padre
The Darwin Adventure
as Capt. Fitzroy
