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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-04-07 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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.

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Known For

Acting

2022

Memorial Memorial as Francis Urquhart (voice)

2007

Becoming Jane as Richter Langlois
Hogfather as Death

2006

Twice Upon a Time as Lord Evelyn Gaylord
Hogfather as Death

2005

Joyeux Noel as The Bishop
Bleak House as Chancellor

2004

Dæmos Rising as Narrator
Nero as Septimus
Agatha Christie's Marple as Conway Jefferson
Imperium: Nero as Settimio

2003

Strange as Canon Adolphus Black

2002

2001

From Hell as Sir Charles Warren

2000

3-D Halloween as Narrator
102 Dalmatians as Mr. Torte
Gormenghast as Lord Groan

1999

The King and I as The Kralahome (voice)
The Magician's House as Stephen Tyler

1998

Dark City as Mr. Book

1997

Incognito as Turley (prosecutor)
B.A.P.S as Manley
The Canterville Ghost as Simon de Canterville
A Royal Scandal as Narrator
The Woman In White as Mr. Fairlie
The Fifth Province as Dr. Drudy

1996

Catherine the Great as Vorontzov

1995

Savage Play as Count
The Final Cut as Francis Urquhart

1994

A Change of Place as Henri Chambertin

1993

M. Butterfly as Ambassador Toulon
Dirty Weekend as Nimrod
Remember as Philip Rawlings
To Play the King as Francis Urquhart

1992

An Ungentlemanly Act as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
Year of the Comet as Sir Mason Harwood

1991

The Gravy Train Goes East as Michael Spearpoint

1990

King of the Wind as Bey of Tunis
House of Cards as Francis Urquhart
The Gravy Train as Michael Spearpoint
Chillers as Lee Mandeville

1989

The Winslow Boy as Sir Robert Morton, KC
Twist of Fate as SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg

1988

Burning Secret as Edmund's Father
Troubles as Edward Spencer

1987

The Fourth Protocol as Sir Nigel Irvine
Cry Freedom as State Prosecutor
Blunt as Anthony Blunt
The Devil's Disciple as General Burgoyne

1986

Whoops Apocalypse as Rear Admiral Bendish

1985

Brazil as Mr. Warrenn
Monsignor Quixote as Bishop of Motopo
Star Quality as Ray Malcolm

1984

The Master of Ballantrae as Mr. MacKellar
Slimming Down as Mr. Shrigley
Mistral's Daughter as Adrien Avigdor
Six Centuries of Verse as Himself - Reader

1983

The Sign of Four as Sherlock Holmes
Salad Days as Uncle Zed

1982

A Cotswold Death as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
Passing Through as Richard
The Woman in White as Frederick Fairlie

1981

Private Schulz as Major Neuheim

1980

1979

Charlie Muffin as Cuthbertson
Ike as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
Churchill and the Generals as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery

1978

Danton's Death as Robespierre
Sorry... as Michael - 'Private View'

1973

Gawain and the Green Knight as Narrator (voice)

1972

Man of La Mancha as The Padre
The Darwin Adventure as Capt. Fitzroy

1971

Great Performances as Bishop of Motopo

1970

Play for Today as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

1969

Civilisation as Hamlet

1968

1967

Marat/Sade as Jean-Paul Marat

1965

BBC Play of the Month as Robespierre

1963

As You Like It as Le Beau

1962

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mr. MacKellar