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Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Actor

Born April 7, 1934 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Died February 9, 2007

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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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Dr Bell and Mr Doyle: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2000) trailer

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes trail

The Magician's House BBC Ident 2000

B*A*P*S Trailer

House of Cards the Final Cut trailer

House of Cards - To Play The King

To Play the King trail

House Of Cards Trailer (1990)

Monsignor Quixote ad in Britain

Sherlock Holmes - Intro to "The Sign of Four" (1983)

The Woman in White BBC Pt1

Private Schulz trailer

Danton's Death - Saint-Just speech

Kenneth Clark's Civilisation

Marat Sade Trailer

Filmography

Actor

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Type

Year

TV's Nastiest Villains Documentary2014Francis Urquhart

14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Poster

14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards TV Special2008Self - In Memoriam

Becoming Jane Poster

Becoming Jane Feature Film2007Judge Langlois

Becoming Jane: Hair, Make-Up & Costume Design Featurette Documentary2007Judge Langlois

The Best of Masterpiece Theatre Documentary2007Self

Hogfather Poster

Hogfather TV Movie2006Death

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering Poster

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering TV Movie2006Marcus

The Whole Hog: Making Terry Pratchett's 'Hogfather' Poster

The Whole Hog: Making Terry Pratchett's 'Hogfather' Documentary2006Self

Twice Upon a Time Poster

Twice Upon a Time Feature Film2006Lord Evelyn Gaylord

Bleak House Poster

Bleak House Mini-Series2005Chancellor

Drama Connections TV Series2005Self

Joyeux Noel Poster

Joyeux Noel Feature Film2005L'évêque Anglais

Sunday Morning Poster

Sunday Morning TV Series2005Self

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby Poster

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby Feature Film2005Judge

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt Poster

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt TV Movie2005Marcus Foster

Agatha Christie's Marple Poster

Agatha Christie's Marple TV Series2004Conway Jefferson

Dæmos Rising Poster

Dæmos Rising Video2004Narrator

Happy Birthday BBC Two Poster

Happy Birthday BBC Two Documentary2004Self

Nero TV Movie2004Septimus

JLB: The Man Who Saw the Future Poster

JLB: The Man Who Saw the Future TV Movie2002Narrator

Strange Mini-Series2002Canon Adolphus Black

From Hell Poster

From Hell Feature Film2001Sir Charles Warren

102 Dalmatians Poster

102 Dalmatians Feature Film2000Mr. Torte

3-D Halloween Poster

3-D Halloween Documentary2000Narrator

Gormenghast Poster

Gormenghast Mini-Series2000Lord Groan

Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes Poster

Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes Mini-Series2000Dr. Joseph Bell

The Magician's House II TV Series2000Stephen Tyler

Loose Women Poster

Loose Women TV Series1999Self

The King and I Poster

The King and I Feature Film1999The Kralahome

The Magician's House Poster

The Magician's House TV Series1999Stephen Tyler

Alice Through the Looking Glass Poster

Alice Through the Looking Glass TV Movie1998Wasp

Dark City Poster

Dark City Feature Film1998Mr Book

A Royal Scandal Poster

A Royal Scandal TV Movie1997Narrator

B*A*P*S Feature Film1997Manley

Incognito Poster

Incognito Feature Film1997Turley

The Canterville Ghost Poster

The Canterville Ghost TV Movie1997Simon de Canterville

The Fifth Province Poster

The Fifth Province Feature Film1997Dr. Drudy

The Woman in White Poster

The Woman in White TV Movie1997Mr. Fairlie

The Wonderful World of Disney Poster

The Wonderful World of Disney TV Series1997Merlin

The Great War: 1914-1918 Poster

The Great War: 1914-1918 Mini-Series1996David Lloyd George

The Treasure Seekers Poster

The Treasure Seekers TV Movie1996Haig

Catherine the Great Poster

Catherine the Great TV Movie1995Vorontzov

Savage Play Poster

Savage Play Feature Film1995Count

The Final Cut Poster

The Final Cut Mini-Series1995Francis Urquhart

A Change of Place Poster

A Change of Place TV Movie1994Henri Chambertin

Words Upon the Window Pane Poster

Words Upon the Window Pane Feature Film1994Dr. Trench

Dirty Weekend Poster

Dirty Weekend Feature Film1993Nimrod

Foreign Affairs Poster

Foreign Affairs TV Movie1993Edwin

M. Butterfly Poster

M. Butterfly Feature Film1993Ambassador Toulon

Remember Poster

Remember TV Movie1993Philip Rawlings

To Play the King Poster

To Play the King Mini-Series1993Francis Urquhart

An Ungentlemanly Act Poster

An Ungentlemanly Act TV Movie1992Governor Rex Hunt

Highlander Poster

Highlander TV Series1992Max Leiner

Year of the Comet Poster

Year of the Comet Feature Film1992Sir Mason Harwood

The Gravy Train Goes East Poster

The Gravy Train Goes East Mini-Series1991Michael Spearpoint

Chillers Poster

Chillers TV Series1990Lee Mandeville

House of Cards Poster

House of Cards Mini-Series1990Francis Urquhart

King of the Wind Poster

King of the Wind Feature Film1990Bey of Tunis

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Poster

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Feature Film1990Polonius

The Gravy Train Poster

The Gravy Train Mini-Series1990Spearpoint

The Phantom of the Opera Poster

The Phantom of the Opera Mini-Series1990Alain Choleti

The Plot to Kill Hitler Poster

The Plot to Kill Hitler TV Movie1990Gen. Beck

Twist of Fate Poster

Twist of Fate Mini-Series1989SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Doctor Schlossberg

Burning Secret Poster

Burning Secret Feature Film1988Edmund's father

Troubles Poster

Troubles Mini-Series1988Edward Spencer

Cry Freedom Poster

Cry Freedom Feature Film1987State prosecutor

Porterhouse Blue Poster

Porterhouse Blue Mini-Series1987Sir Godber Evans

The Fourth Protocol Poster

The Fourth Protocol Feature Film1987Sir Nigel Irvine

Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy Poster

Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy Mini-Series1986Nehru

Whoops Apocalypse Poster

Whoops Apocalypse Feature Film1986RAdm. Bendish

Brazil Feature Film1985Mr. Warrenn

Mozart - His Life with Music TV Series1985Mozart's father

Screen Two Poster

Screen Two TV Series1985Anthony Blunt

Star Quality Poster

Star Quality TV Movie1985Ray Malcolm

Theatre Night Poster

Theatre Night TV Series1985General Burgoyne

Mistral's Daughter Poster

Mistral's Daughter Mini-Series1984Adrien Avigdor

Six Centuries of Verse Poster

Six Centuries of Verse TV Series1984Self - Reader

The Master of Ballantrae Poster

The Master of Ballantrae TV Movie1984Mr. MacKellar

Brass TV Series1983Marshall Snelgrove QC

Kisch Kisch TV Movie1983David

Number 10 Poster

Number 10 Mini-Series1983James Ramsay MacDonald

Salad Days Poster

Salad Days TV Movie1983Uncle Zed

The British Academy Awards TV Special1983Self - Presenter

The Hound of the Baskervilles Poster

The Hound of the Baskervilles TV Movie1983Sherlock Holmes

The Sign of Four Poster

The Sign of Four TV Movie1983Sherlock Holmes

Beauty and the Beast TV Movie1982Father

Russian Night... 1941 TV Movie1982Tveritinov

The Woman in White Poster

The Woman in White Mini-Series1982Frederick Fairlie

Grey Poupon: Pardon Me Video1981

Private Schulz Poster

Private Schulz TV Series1981Major Neuheim

Gauguin the Savage Poster

Gauguin the Savage TV Movie1980Degas

Ike: The War Years Poster

Ike: The War Years TV Movie1980Field Marshall Sir Bernard Montgomery

A Deadly Game Poster

A Deadly Game TV Movie1979Cuthbertson

Churchill and the Generals Poster

Churchill and the Generals TV Movie1979Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery

Ike: The War Years Poster

Ike: The War Years Mini-Series1979Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Poster

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Mini-Series1979Bill Haydon

Much Ado About Nothing Poster

Much Ado About Nothing TV Movie1978Don John

The 30th Annual Tony Awards TV Special1976Self - Nominee

The Annual Theatre World Awards TV Special1976Self - Presenter

BBC2 Playhouse Poster

BBC2 Playhouse TV Series1974Richard

Bicentennial Minutes Poster

Bicentennial Minutes TV Series1974Self - Narrator

Gawain and the Green Knight Poster

Gawain and the Green Knight Feature Film1973Narrator

Playing the Environment Game Short Film1973Narrator

Man of La Mancha Poster

Man of La Mancha Feature Film1972The Padre

The Darwin Adventure Poster

The Darwin Adventure Feature Film1972Capt. Fitzroy

Eyeless in Gaza TV Series1971Anthony Beavis

Great Performances Poster

Great Performances TV Series1971Bishop of Motopo

Shakespeare's Island Documentary1971Self

Play for Today Poster

Play for Today TV Series1970Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

Canterbury Tales Poster

Canterbury Tales TV Series1969Palamon

Civilisation Poster

Civilisation Mini-Series1969Hamlet

Plays of Today TV Series1969The Son

A Midsummer Night's Dream Poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream Feature Film1968Oberon

All's Well That Ends Well TV Movie1968Bertram, the Countess's son

Marat/Sade Poster

Marat/Sade Feature Film1967Jean-Paul Marat

The Impresarios TV Series1967Self

The Revenue Men Poster

The Revenue Men TV Series1967Second Constable

BBC Play of the Month Poster

BBC Play of the Month TV Series1965Robespierre

Horizon TV Series1964Michael Faraday

As You Like It Poster

As You Like It TV Movie1963Le Beau

Festival Poster

Festival TV Series1963Antipholus of Ephesus

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962Self

The Mike Douglas Show Poster

The Mike Douglas Show TV Series1961Self - Actor

Camera Three Poster

Camera Three TV Series1956Bolingbroke

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