Ian Richardson

Actor

Born: April 7, 1934
Died: February 9, 2007 (age 72)
From: 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.

Filmography (71)

Memorial Memorial
Memorial Memorial (2022)
Francis Urquhart (voice)
Hogfather (2007)
Death
Becoming Jane (2007)
Richter Langlois
Twice Upon a Time (2006)
Lord Evelyn Gaylord
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering (2006)
Marcus
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt (2005)
Marcus Foster
Joyeux Noel (2005)
The Bishop
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (2005)
Judge
Nero (2004)
Septimus
Dæmos Rising (2004)
Narrator
The Life of Shakespeare
The Life of Shakespeare (2002)
self
Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem
Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem (2001)
Dr. Joseph Bell
From Hell (2001)
Sir Charles Warren
3-D Halloween (2000)
Narrator
102 Dalmatians (2000)
Mr. Torte
One Foot in Arthur's Seat
One Foot in Arthur's Seat (2000)
Self
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2000)
Dr. Joseph Bell
The King and I (1999)
The Kralahome (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998)
Wasp
A Knight in Camelot (1998)
Merlin
Dark City (1998)
Mr. Book
The Woman In White (1997)
Mr. Fairlie
The Fifth Province (1997)
Dr. Drudy
Incognito (1997)
Turley (prosecutor)
The Canterville Ghost (1997)
Simon de Canterville
A Royal Scandal (1997)
Narrator
B.A.P.S (1997)
Manley
The Treasure Seekers (1996)
Haig
Catherine the Great (1996)
Vorontzov
Savage Play (1995)
Count