Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

102

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-04-07

Day of Death

2007-02-09 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

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

Brazil

Brazil

Dark City

Dark City

Becoming Jane

Becoming Jane

Joyeux Noel

Joyeux Noel

Monsignor Quixote

Monsignor Quixote

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

Acting

Brazil

1985

Brazil

as

Mr. Warrenn

M. Butterfly

1993

M. Butterfly

as

Ambassador Toulon

From Hell

2001

From Hell

as

Sir Charles Warren

Dark City

1998

Dark City

as

Mr. Book

Becoming Jane

2007

Becoming Jane

as

Richter Langlois

Whoops Apocalypse

1986

Whoops Apocalypse

as

Rear Admiral Bendish

The Fourth Protocol

1987

The Fourth Protocol

as

Sir Nigel Irvine

Twice Upon a Time

2006

Twice Upon a Time

as

Lord Evelyn Gaylord

Hogfather

2007

Hogfather

as

Death

Joyeux Noel

2005

Joyeux Noel

as

The Bishop

A Knight in Camelot

1998

A Knight in Camelot

as

Merlin

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992

An Ungentlemanly Act

as

His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt

Incognito

1997

Incognito

as

Turley (prosecutor)

The King and I

1999

The King and I

as

The Kralahome (voice)

B.A.P.S

1997

B.A.P.S

as

Manley

Catherine the Great

1996

Catherine the Great

as

Vorontzov

The Treasure Seekers

1996

The Treasure Seekers

as

Haig

Dirty Weekend

1993

Dirty Weekend

as

Nimrod

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1983

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as

Sherlock Holmes

A Change of Place

1994

A Change of Place

as

Henri Chambertin

Charlie Muffin

1979

Charlie Muffin

as

Cuthbertson

The Master of Ballantrae

1984

The Master of Ballantrae

as

Mr. MacKellar

King of the Wind

1990

King of the Wind

as

Bey of Tunis

Monsignor Quixote

1985

Monsignor Quixote

as

Bishop of Motopo

The Sign of Four

1983

The Sign of Four

as

Sherlock Holmes

Burning Secret

1988

Burning Secret

as

Edmund's Father

Memorial Memorial

2022

Memorial Memorial

as

Francis Urquhart (voice)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as

Oberon

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2000

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

as

Dr. Joseph Bell

The Plot to Kill Hitler

1990

The Plot to Kill Hitler

as

Ludwig Beck

Remember

1993

Remember

as

Philip Rawlings

The Canterville Ghost

1997

The Canterville Ghost

as

Simon de Canterville

Year of the Comet

1992

Year of the Comet

as

Sir Mason Harwood

Man of La Mancha

1972

Man of La Mancha

as

The Padre

Dæmos Rising

2004

Dæmos Rising

as

Narrator

Ike

1979

Ike

as

FM Sir Bernard Montgomery

Gauguin the Savage

1980

Gauguin the Savage

as

Degas

Danton's Death

1978

Danton's Death

as

Robespierre

A Royal Scandal

1997

A Royal Scandal

as

Narrator

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

2005

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

as

Marcus Foster

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

2006

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

as

Marcus

Cry Freedom

1987

Cry Freedom

as

State Prosecutor

The Darwin Adventure

1972

The Darwin Adventure

as

Capt. Fitzroy

All's Well That Ends Well

1968

All's Well That Ends Well

as

Bertram

As You Like It

1963

As You Like It

as

Le Beau

The Winslow Boy

1989

The Winslow Boy

as

Sir Robert Morton, KC

3-D Halloween

2000

3-D Halloween

as

Narrator

1985

Star Quality

as

Ray Malcolm

Nero

2004

Nero

as

Septimus

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

as

Polonius

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1998

Alice Through the Looking Glass

as

Wasp

Blunt

1987

Blunt

as

Anthony Blunt

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

2005

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

as

Judge

Churchill and the Generals

1979

Churchill and the Generals

as

Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery

Gawain and the Green Knight

1973

Gawain and the Green Knight

as

Narrator (voice)

Sorry...

1978

Sorry...

as

Michael - 'Private View'

Words Upon the Window Pane

1994

Words Upon the Window Pane

as

Dr. Trench

The Woman In White

1997

The Woman In White

as

Mr. Fairlie

The Devil's Disciple

1987

The Devil's Disciple

as

General Burgoyne

Marat/Sade

1967

Marat/Sade

as

Jean-Paul Marat

102 Dalmatians

2000

102 Dalmatians

as

Mr. Torte

A Cotswold Death

1982

A Cotswold Death

as

Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

The Fifth Province

1997

The Fifth Province

as

Dr. Drudy

The Life of Shakespeare

2002

The Life of Shakespeare

as

self

Salad Days

1983

Salad Days

as

Uncle Zed

Savage Play

1995

Savage Play

as

Count

Foreign Affairs

1993

Foreign Affairs

as

Edwin

Slimming Down

1984

Slimming Down

as

Mr. Shrigley

Passing Through

1982

Passing Through

as

Richard

Bleak House

Bleak House

as

Chancellor

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

Strange

Strange

as

Canon Adolphus Black

The Magician's House

The Magician's House

as

Stephen Tyler

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Mr. MacKellar

Gormenghast

Gormenghast

as

Lord Groan

Private Schulz

Private Schulz

as

Major Neuheim

The Woman in White

The Woman in White

as

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Robespierre

House of Cards

House of Cards

as

Francis Urquhart

The Gravy Train

The Gravy Train

as

Michael Spearpoint

Number 10

Number 10

as

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

as

Bill Haydon

Porterhouse Blue

Porterhouse Blue

as

Civilisation

Civilisation

as

Hamlet

Mistral's Daughter

Mistral's Daughter

as

Adrien Avigdor

Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes

Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes

as

Dr. Joseph Bell

Six Centuries of Verse

Six Centuries of Verse

as

Himself - Reader

Chillers

Chillers

as

Lee Mandeville

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

as

Conway Jefferson

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

as

Cholet

Imperium: Nero

Imperium: Nero

as

Settimio

The Final Cut

The Final Cut

as

Francis Urquhart

The Gravy Train Goes East

The Gravy Train Goes East

as

Michael Spearpoint

The Woman in White

The Woman in White

as

Frederick Fairlie

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

as

Nehru

To Play the King

To Play the King

as

Francis Urquhart

Troubles

Troubles

as

Edward Spencer

Hogfather

Hogfather

as

Death

Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series

as

Max Leiner

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Bishop of Motopo

Twist of Fate

Twist of Fate

as

SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg

Production

Crew

Directing