Person
Ian Richardson
Acting · 1934–2007 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Biography
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
Agatha Christie's Marple
Conway Jefferson
Screen Two
Anthony Blunt
Great Performances
Bishop of Motopo
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
BBC Play of the Month
Maximilien Robespierre
Play for Today
Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
Theatre 625
1964
Highlander: The Series
Max Leiner
Playhouse
Richard
NET Playhouse
Antipholus of Ephesus
Filmography
- 2022Memorial MemorialFrancis Urquhart (voice)
- 2007HogfatherDeath
- 2007Becoming JaneRichter Langlois
- 2006HogfatherDeath
- 2006Twice Upon a TimeLord Evelyn Gaylord
- 2006The Booze Cruise III: The ScatteringMarcus
- 2005The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure HuntMarcus Foster
- 2005Joyeux NoelThe Bishop
- 2005The Adventures of Greyfriars BobbyJudge
- 2005Bleak HouseChancellor
- 2004Agatha Christie's MarpleConway Jefferson
- 2004NeroSeptimus
- 2004Imperium: NeroSettimio
- 2004Dæmos RisingNarrator
- 2003StrangeCanon Adolphus Black
- 2002The Life of Shakespeareself
- 2001Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight StratagemDr. Joseph Bell
- 2001Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock HolmesDr. Joseph Bell
- 2001From HellSir Charles Warren
- 20003-D HalloweenNarrator
- 2000102 DalmatiansMr. Torte
- 2000One Foot in Arthur's SeatSelf
- 2000GormenghastLord Groan
- 2000Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock HolmesDr. Joseph Bell
- 1999The Magician's HouseStephen Tyler
- 1999The King and IThe Kralahome (voice)
- 1998Alice Through the Looking GlassWasp
- 1998A Knight in CamelotMerlin
- 1998Dark CityMr. Book
- 1997The Woman In WhiteMr. Fairlie
- 1997The Woman In WhiteMr. Fairlie
- 1997The Fifth ProvinceDr. Drudy
- 1997IncognitoTurley (prosecutor)
- 1997The Canterville GhostSimon de Canterville
- 1997A Royal ScandalNarrator
- 1997B.A.P.SManley
- 1996The Treasure SeekersHaig
- 1996Catherine the GreatVorontzov
- 1995The Final CutFrancis Urquhart
- 1995Savage PlayCount
- 1994A Change of PlaceHenri Chambertin
- 1994Words Upon the Window PaneDr. Trench
- 1993To Play the KingFrancis Urquhart
- 1993Dirty WeekendNimrod
- 1993RememberPhilip Rawlings
- 1993M. ButterflyAmbassador Toulon
- 1993Foreign AffairsEdwin
- 1992Highlander: The SeriesMax Leiner
- 1992An Ungentlemanly ActHis Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
- 1992Year of the CometSir Mason Harwood
- 1991The Gravy Train Goes EastMichael Spearpoint
- 1991Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadPolonius
- 1990House of CardsFrancis Urquhart
- 1990The Gravy TrainMichael Spearpoint
- 1990King of the WindBey of Tunis
- 1990The Phantom of the OperaAlain Choleti
- 1990The Plot to Kill HitlerLudwig Beck
- 1990ChillersLee Mandeville
- 1989The Winslow BoySir Robert Morton, KC
- 1989Twist of FateSS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg
- 1988Burning SecretEdmund's Father
- 1988TroublesEdward Spencer
- 1987Cry FreedomState Prosecutor
- 1987Porterhouse BlueSir Godber Evans
- 1987The Devil's DiscipleGeneral Burgoyne
- 1987The Fourth ProtocolSir Nigel Irvine
- 1987BluntAnthony Blunt
- 1986Whoops ApocalypseRear Admiral Bendish
- 1986Lord Mountbatten: The Last ViceroyNehru
- 1985Star QualityRay Malcolm
- 1985Theatre NightGeneral Burgoyne
- 1985BrazilMr. Warrenn
- 1985Screen TwoAnthony Blunt
- 1985Monsignor QuixoteBishop of Motopo
- 1984Mistral's DaughterAdrien Avigdor
- 1984Slimming DownMr. Shrigley
- 1984Six Centuries of VerseSelf - Reader
- 1984The Master of BallantraeMr. MacKellar
- 1983The Sign of FourSherlock Holmes
- 1983The Hound of the BaskervillesSherlock Holmes
- 1983BrassMarshall Snelgrove, QC
- 1983Number 10James Ramsay MacDonald
- 1983Salad DaysUncle Zed
- 1982Passing ThroughRichard
- 1982The Woman in White
- 1982A Cotswold DeathInspector Anthony Arrowsmith
- 1981Private SchulzMajor Neuheim
- 1980Gauguin the SavageDegas
- 1979Charlie MuffinCuthbertson
- 1979Churchill and the GeneralsGen. Bernard L. Montgomery
- 1979Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyBill Haydon
- 1979IkeFM Sir Bernard Montgomery
- 1979IkeFM Sir Bernard Montgomery
- 1978Sorry...Michael - 'Private View'
- 1978Danton's DeathRobespierre
- 1974PlayhouseRichard
- 1973Gawain and the Green KnightNarrator (voice)
- 1972Man of La ManchaThe Padre
- 1972The Darwin AdventureCapt. Fitzroy
- 1971Eyeless in GazaAnthony Beavis
- 1971Great PerformancesBishop of Motopo
- 1970Play for TodayInspector Anthony Arrowsmith
- 1969Plays of TodayThe Son
- 1969CivilisationHamlet
- 1968A Midsummer Night's DreamOberon
- 1968All's Well That Ends WellBertram
- 1967The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de SadeJean-Paul Marat
- 1966NET PlayhouseAntipholus of Ephesus
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthMaximilien Robespierre
- 1964Theatre 625
- 1963FestivalAntipholus of Ephesus
- 1963As You Like ItLe Beau
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameMr. MacKellar
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