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
Movies
- Brazil
1985
- M. Butterfly
1993
- From Hell
2001
- Dark City
1998
- Becoming Jane
2007
- Whoops Apocalypse
1986
- The Fourth Protocol
1987
- Désaccord Parfait
2006
- Hogfather
2007
- Joyeux Noël
2005
- A Knight in Camelot
1998
- An Ungentlemanly Act
1992
- Incognito
1997
- The King and I
1999
- B.A.P.S
1997
- Catherine the Great
1996
- The Treasure Seekers
1996
- Dirty Weekend
1993
- The Hound of the Basker...
1983
- A Change of Place
1994
- Charlie Muffin
1979
- The Master of Ballantrae
1984
- King of the Wind
1990
- Monsignor Quixote
1985
- The Sign of Four
1983
- Burning Secret
1988
- Memorial Memorial
2022
- A Midsummer Night's Dre...
1968
- Murder Rooms: The Dark ...
2000
- The Plot to Kill Hitler
1990
- Remember
1993
- The Canterville Ghost
1997
- Year of the Comet
1992
- Man of La Mancha
1972
- Dæmos Rising
2004
- Ike
1979
- Gauguin the Savage
1980
- Danton's Death
1978
- A Royal Scandal
1997
- The Booze Cruise II: Th...
2005
- The Booze Cruise III: T...
2006
- Cry Freedom
1987
- The Darwin Adventure
1972
- All's Well That Ends We...
1968
- As You Like It
1963
- The Winslow Boy
1989
- 3-D Halloween
2000
- Star Quality
1985
- Nerone
2004
- Rosencrantz & Guildenst...
1991
- Alice Through the Looki...
1998
- Blunt
1987
- The Adventures of Greyf...
2005
- Churchill and the Gener...
1979
- Gawain and the Green Kn...
1973
- Sorry...
1978
- Words Upon the Window P...
1994
- The Woman In White
1997
- The Devil's Disciple
1987
- Marat/Sade
1967
- 102 Dalmatians
2000
- A Cotswold Death
1982
- The Fifth Province
1997
- The Life of Shakespeare
2002
- Salad Days
1983
- Savage Play
1995
- Foreign Affairs
1993
- Slimming Down
1984
- Passing Through
1982
- Sherlock Holmes' myster...
TV Shows
- Bleak House
2005
- The Merv Griffin Show
1962
- Strange
2003
- The Magician's House
1999
- Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
- Gormenghast
2000
- Private Schulz
1981
- The Woman in White
1982
- House of Cards
1990
- The Gravy Train
1990
- Tinker Tailor Soldier S...
1979
- Porterhouse Blue
1987
- Civilisation
1969
- Mistral's Daughter
1984
- Murder Rooms: Mysteries...
2001
- Six Centuries of Verse
1984
- Chillers
1990
- Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
- The Phantom of the Opera
1990
- Imperium: Nerone
2004
- The Final Cut
1995
- The Gravy Train Goes Ea...
1991
- The Woman in White
1982
- Lord Mountbatten: The L...
1986
- Troubles
1988
- To Play the King
1993
- Hogfather
2006
- Highlander: The Series
1992
- Play for Today
1970
- Great Performances
1971
- Twist of Fate
1989
- Playhouse
1974
- BBC Play of the Month
1965
- Festival
1963
- Theatre 625
1964
- Number 10
1983
- Brass
1983
- Theatre Night
1985
- Ike
1979