Ian Richardson
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
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Great Performances
1971
Play for Today
1970
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Highlander: The Series
1992
Screen Two
1985
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
Theatre 625
1964
Playhouse
1974
Private Schulz
1981
Private Schulz
1981
Private Schulz
1981
Filmography
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1962
Great Performances
as Bishop of Motopo · 1971
Play for Today
as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith · 1970
BBC Play of the Month
as Maximilien Robespierre · 1965
Highlander: The Series
as Max Leiner · 1992
Screen Two
as Anthony Blunt · 1985
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Conway Jefferson · 2004
Theatre 625
· 1964
Playhouse
as Richard · 1974
Private Schulz
as Major Neuheim · 1981
Private Schulz
as Gerald Melfort · 1981
Private Schulz
as Stanley Kemp · 1981
Dark City
as Mr. Book · 1998
102 Dalmatians
as Mr. Torte · 2000
Theatre Night
as General Burgoyne · 1985
To Play the King
as Francis Urquhart · 1993
NET Playhouse
as Antipholus of Ephesus · 1966
Festival
as Antipholus of Ephesus · 1963
Brazil
as Mr. Warrenn · 1985
Bleak House
as Chancellor · 2005
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Joseph Bell · 2001
Brass
as Marshall Snelgrove, QC · 1983
Mistral's Daughter
as Adrien Avigdor · 1984
House of Cards
as Francis Urquhart · 1990
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
as Bill Haydon · 1979
The Final Cut
as Francis Urquhart · 1995
Becoming Jane
as Richter Langlois · 2007
Gormenghast
as Lord Groan · 2000
From Hell
as Sir Charles Warren · 2001
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mr. MacKellar · 1951
Strange
as Canon Adolphus Black · 2003
Joyeux Noel
as The Bishop · 2005
Chillers
as Lee Mandeville · 1990
Ike
as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery · 1979
The Magician's House
as Stephen Tyler · 1999
The Fourth Protocol
as Sir Nigel Irvine · 1987
Cry Freedom
as State Prosecutor · 1987
The King and I
as The Kralahome (voice) · 1999
The Phantom of the Opera
as Alain Choleti · 1990
Six Centuries of Verse
as Self - Reader · 1984
Hogfather
as Death · 2006
Twist of Fate
as SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg · 1989
Porterhouse Blue
as Sir Godber Evans · 1987
Number 10
as James Ramsay MacDonald · 1983
Civilisation
as Hamlet · 1969
M. Butterfly
as Ambassador Toulon · 1993
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
as Polonius · 1991
Imperium: Nero
as Settimio · 2004
Troubles
as Edward Spencer · 1988
Hogfather
as Death · 2007
Man of La Mancha
as The Padre · 1972
The Gravy Train Goes East
as Michael Spearpoint · 1991
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
as Nehru · 1986
Plays of Today
as The Son · 1969
B.A.P.S
as Manley · 1997
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Wasp · 1998
The Woman In White
as Mr. Fairlie · 1997
A Knight in Camelot
as Merlin · 1998
The Woman in White
· 1982
The Woman in White
as Frederick Fairlie · 1982
The Woman In White
as Mr. Fairlie · 1997
Incognito
as Turley (prosecutor) · 1997
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Oberon · 1968
Year of the Comet
as Sir Mason Harwood · 1992
Burning Secret
as Edmund's Father · 1988
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes · 1983
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
as Jean-Paul Marat · 1967
The Gravy Train
as Michael Spearpoint · 1990
Ike
as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery · 1979
The Sign of Four
as Sherlock Holmes · 1983
The Treasure Seekers
as Haig · 1996
Catherine the Great
as Vorontzov · 1996
The Plot to Kill Hitler
as Ludwig Beck · 1990
Monsignor Quixote
as Bishop of Motopo · 1985
King of the Wind
as Bey of Tunis · 1990
Whoops Apocalypse
as Rear Admiral Bendish · 1986
A Royal Scandal
as Narrator · 1997
The Fifth Province
as Dr. Drudy · 1997
A Change of Place
as Henri Chambertin · 1994
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
as Judge · 2005
Words Upon the Window Pane
as Dr. Trench · 1994
The Winslow Boy
as Sir Robert Morton, KC · 1989
Eyeless in Gaza
as Anthony Beavis · 1971
Nero
as Septimus · 2004
An Ungentlemanly Act
as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt · 1992
The Devil's Disciple
as General Burgoyne · 1987
Passing Through
as Richard · 1982
Foreign Affairs
as Edwin · 1993
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Joseph Bell · 2000
Memorial Memorial
as Francis Urquhart (voice) · 2022
Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem
as Dr. Joseph Bell · 2001
Churchill and the Generals
as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery · 1979
The Master of Ballantrae
as Mr. MacKellar · 1984
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
as Marcus Foster · 2005
Danton's Death
as Robespierre · 1978
Twice Upon a Time
as Lord Evelyn Gaylord · 2006
The Canterville Ghost
as Simon de Canterville · 1997
3-D Halloween
as Narrator · 2000
Gawain and the Green Knight
as Narrator (voice) · 1973
As You Like It
as Le Beau · 1963
Gauguin the Savage
as Degas · 1980
Sorry...
as Michael - 'Private View' · 1978
All's Well That Ends Well
as Bertram · 1968
Dirty Weekend
as Nimrod · 1993
The Life of Shakespeare
as self · 2002
Charlie Muffin
as Cuthbertson · 1979
Brook by Brook
as Self · 2002
The Darwin Adventure
as Capt. Fitzroy · 1972
Remember
as Philip Rawlings · 1993
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
as Marcus · 2006
Star Quality
as Ray Malcolm · 1985
Salad Days
as Uncle Zed · 1983
Savage Play
as Count · 1995
One Foot in Arthur's Seat
as Self · 2000
Slimming Down
as Mr. Shrigley · 1984
Dæmos Rising
as Narrator · 2004
Blunt
as Anthony Blunt · 1987
A Cotswold Death
as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith · 1982