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Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 07, 1934
Died Feb 09, 2007 (72)
Birthplace Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Jun 16, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Becoming Jane

Becoming Jane

2007

as Richter Langlois

Hogfather

Hogfather

2007

as Death

Nero

Nero

2004

as Septimus

Dæmos Rising

Dæmos Rising

2004

as Narrator

From Hell

From Hell

2001

as Sir Charles Warren

3-D Halloween

3-D Halloween

2000

as Narrator

102 Dalmatians

102 Dalmatians

2000

as Mr. Torte

The King and I

The King and I

1999

as The Kralahome (voice)

Dark City

Dark City

1998

as Mr. Book

A Knight in Camelot

A Knight in Camelot

1998

as Merlin

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

1997

as Simon de Canterville

Incognito

Incognito

1997

as Turley (prosecutor)

A Royal Scandal

A Royal Scandal

1997

as Narrator

B.A.P.S

B.A.P.S

1997

as Manley

The Woman In White

The Woman In White

1997

as Mr. Fairlie

Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great

1996

as Vorontzov

The Treasure Seekers

The Treasure Seekers

1996

as Haig

Words Upon the Window Pane

Words Upon the Window Pane

1994

as Dr. Trench

A Change of Place

A Change of Place

1994

as Henri Chambertin

Remember

Remember

1993

as Philip Rawlings

M. Butterfly

M. Butterfly

1993

as Ambassador Toulon

Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

1993

as Edwin

Dirty Weekend

Dirty Weekend

1993

as Nimrod

An Ungentlemanly Act

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992

as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt

Year of the Comet

Year of the Comet

1992

as Sir Mason Harwood

The Plot to Kill Hitler

The Plot to Kill Hitler

1990

as Ludwig Beck

King of the Wind

King of the Wind

1990

as Bey of Tunis

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

1989

as Sir Robert Morton, KC

Burning Secret

Burning Secret

1988

as Edmund's Father

Blunt

Blunt

1987

as Anthony Blunt

The Fourth Protocol

The Fourth Protocol

1987

as Sir Nigel Irvine

Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

1987

as State Prosecutor

Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse

1986

as Rear Admiral Bendish

Monsignor Quixote

Monsignor Quixote

1985

as Bishop of Motopo

Brazil

Brazil

1985

as Mr. Warrenn

The Master of Ballantrae

The Master of Ballantrae

1984

as Mr. MacKellar

The Sign of Four

The Sign of Four

1983

as Sherlock Holmes

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1983

as Sherlock Holmes

Salad Days

Salad Days

1983

as Uncle Zed

A Cotswold Death

A Cotswold Death

1982

as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

Gauguin the Savage

Gauguin the Savage

1980

as Degas

Charlie Muffin

Charlie Muffin

1979

as Cuthbertson

Churchill and the Generals

Churchill and the Generals

1979

as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery

Ike

Ike

1979

as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery

Danton's Death

Danton's Death

1978

as Robespierre

Sorry...

Sorry...

1978

as Michael - 'Private View'

Gawain and the Green Knight

Gawain and the Green Knight

1973

as Narrator (voice)

The Darwin Adventure

The Darwin Adventure

1972

as Capt. Fitzroy

Man of La Mancha

Man of La Mancha

1972

as The Padre

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968

as Oberon

All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well

1968

as Bertram

Marat/Sade

Marat/Sade

1967

as Jean-Paul Marat

As You Like It

As You Like It

1963

as Le Beau

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Television Credits

The Magician's House

as Stephen Tyler

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Oct 31, 1999

Mistral's Daughter

as Adrien Avigdor

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Sep 24, 1984

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

as Bill Haydon

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 10, 1979

Private Schulz

as Major Neuheim

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 06, 1981

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

as Nehru

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 26, 1986

Bleak House

as Chancellor

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Oct 27, 2005

The Woman in White

as Frederick Fairlie

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Apr 14, 1982

Gormenghast

as Lord Groan

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 17, 2000

House of Cards

as Francis Urquhart

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 18, 1990

The Gravy Train

as Michael Spearpoint

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 27, 1990

Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes

as Dr. Joseph Bell

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 04, 2001

The Final Cut

as Francis Urquhart

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 05, 1995

The Gravy Train Goes East

as Michael Spearpoint

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 28, 1991

To Play the King

as Francis Urquhart

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 21, 1993

The Phantom of the Opera

as Cholet

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 18, 1990

Imperium: Nero

as Settimio

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 23, 2004

Troubles

as Edward Spencer

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 01, 1988

Hogfather

as Death

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 17, 2006

Twist of Fate

as SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 08, 1989

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mr. MacKellar

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

BBC Play of the Month

as Robespierre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 1965

Civilisation

as Hamlet

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 23, 1969

Chillers

as Lee Mandeville

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 1990

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Conway Jefferson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 12, 2004

Highlander: The Series

as Max Leiner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1992

Play for Today

as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

Great Performances

as Bishop of Motopo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Six Centuries of Verse

as Himself - Reader

Episodes: 10

First Aired: May 02, 1984

Strange

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 31, 2003

Porterhouse Blue

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 03, 1987

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Woman in White

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 1982

Number 10

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 13, 1983

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