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Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Born: 1934-04-07 • 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.

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Filmography
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Memorial Memorial
2022 • Francis Urquhart (voice)
Hogfather poster
Hogfather
2007 • Death
Becoming Jane poster
Becoming Jane
2007 • Richter Langlois
Twice Upon a Time poster
Twice Upon a Time
2006 • Lord Evelyn Gaylord
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering poster
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
2006 • Marcus
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt poster
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
2005 • Marcus Foster
Joyeux Noel poster
Joyeux Noel
2005 • The Bishop
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby poster
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005 • Judge
Nero poster
Nero
2004 • Septimus
Dæmos Rising poster
Dæmos Rising
2004 • Narrator
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The Life of Shakespeare
2002 • self
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Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem
2001 • Dr. Joseph Bell
From Hell poster
From Hell
2001 • Sir Charles Warren
3-D Halloween poster
3-D Halloween
2000 • Narrator
102 Dalmatians poster
102 Dalmatians
2000 • Mr. Torte
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes poster
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2000 • Dr. Joseph Bell
The King and I poster
The King and I
1999 • The Kralahome (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Glass poster
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1998 • Wasp
A Knight in Camelot poster
A Knight in Camelot
1998 • Merlin
Dark City poster
Dark City
1998 • Mr. Book
The Fifth Province poster
The Fifth Province
1997 • Dr. Drudy
Incognito poster
Incognito
1997 • Turley (prosecutor)
The Canterville Ghost poster
The Canterville Ghost
1997 • Simon de Canterville
A Royal Scandal poster
A Royal Scandal
1997 • Narrator
B.A.P.S poster
B.A.P.S
1997 • Manley
The Woman In White poster
The Woman In White
1997 • Mr. Fairlie
The Treasure Seekers poster
The Treasure Seekers
1996 • Haig
Catherine the Great poster
Catherine the Great
1996 • Vorontzov
Savage Play poster
Savage Play
1995 • Count
A Change of Place poster
A Change of Place
1994 • Henri Chambertin
Words Upon the Window Pane poster
Words Upon the Window Pane
1994 • Dr. Trench
Dirty Weekend poster
Dirty Weekend
1993 • Nimrod
Remember poster
Remember
1993 • Philip Rawlings
M. Butterfly poster
M. Butterfly
1993 • Ambassador Toulon
Foreign Affairs poster
Foreign Affairs
1993 • Edwin
An Ungentlemanly Act poster
An Ungentlemanly Act
1992 • His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
Year of the Comet poster
Year of the Comet
1992 • Sir Mason Harwood
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead poster
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1991 • Polonius
King of the Wind poster
King of the Wind
1990 • Bey of Tunis
The Plot to Kill Hitler poster
The Plot to Kill Hitler
1990 • Ludwig Beck
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The Winslow Boy
1989 • Sir Robert Morton, KC
Burning Secret poster
Burning Secret
1988 • Edmund's Father
Cry Freedom poster
Cry Freedom
1987 • State Prosecutor
The Devil's Disciple poster
The Devil's Disciple
1987 • General Burgoyne
The Fourth Protocol poster
The Fourth Protocol
1987 • Sir Nigel Irvine
Blunt poster
Blunt
1987 • Anthony Blunt
Whoops Apocalypse poster
Whoops Apocalypse
1986 • Rear Admiral Bendish
Star Quality poster
Star Quality
1985 • Ray Malcolm
Brazil poster
Brazil
1985 • Mr. Warrenn
Monsignor Quixote poster
Monsignor Quixote
1985 • Bishop of Motopo
Slimming Down poster
Slimming Down
1984 • Mr. Shrigley
The Master of Ballantrae poster
The Master of Ballantrae
1984 • Mr. MacKellar
The Sign of Four poster
The Sign of Four
1983 • Sherlock Holmes
The Hound of the Baskervilles poster
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1983 • Sherlock Holmes
Salad Days poster
Salad Days
1983 • Uncle Zed
Passing Through poster
Passing Through
1982 • Richard
A Cotswold Death poster
A Cotswold Death
1982 • Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
Gauguin the Savage poster
Gauguin the Savage
1980 • Degas
Charlie Muffin poster
Charlie Muffin
1979 • Cuthbertson
Churchill and the Generals poster
Churchill and the Generals
1979 • Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
Ike poster
Ike
1979 • FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
Sorry... poster
Sorry...
1978 • Michael - 'Private View'
Danton's Death poster
Danton's Death
1978 • Robespierre
Gawain and the Green Knight poster
Gawain and the Green Knight
1973 • Narrator (voice)
Man of La Mancha poster
Man of La Mancha
1972 • The Padre
The Darwin Adventure poster
The Darwin Adventure
1972 • Capt. Fitzroy
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1968 • Oberon
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All's Well That Ends Well
1968 • Bertram
Marat/Sade poster
Marat/Sade
1967 • Jean-Paul Marat
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As You Like It
1963 • Le Beau