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Ian Richardson

Acting

April 7, 1934

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

72 movies

5.9 avg

2

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.

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

Brazil

Brazil

as Mr. Warrenn

Joyeux Noel

Joyeux Noel

as The Bishop

Dark City

Dark City

as Mr. Book

Filmography

2020s

1 film

Memorial Memorial

as Francis Urquhart (voice)

2000s

17 films

Hogfather

Hogfather

as Death

Becoming Jane

Becoming Jane

as Richter Langlois

Twice Upon a Time

Twice Upon a Time

Becoming Jane

7.3

Becoming Jane

as Richter Langlois

Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

as State Prosecutor

as Lord Evelyn Gaylord

2006

5.9

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

as Marcus

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

as Marcus Foster

Joyeux Noel

Joyeux Noel

as The Bishop

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

as Judge

Nero

Nero

as Septimus

Dæmos Rising

Dæmos Rising

as Narrator

Brook by Brook

Brook by Brook

as Self

The Life of Shakespeare

as self

Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem

as Dr. Joseph Bell

From Hell

From Hell

as Sir Charles Warren

3-D Halloween

3-D Halloween

as Narrator

102 Dalmatians

102 Dalmatians

as Mr. Torte

One Foot in Arthur's Seat

as Self

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

as Dr. Joseph Bell

1990s

24 films

The King and I

The King and I

as The Kralahome (voice)

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

as Wasp

A Knight in Camelot

A Knight in Camelot

as Merlin

Dark City

Dark City

as Mr. Book

The Woman In White

The Woman In White

as Mr. Fairlie

The Fifth Province

The Fifth Province

as Dr. Drudy

Incognito

Incognito

as Turley (prosecutor)

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

as Simon de Canterville

A Royal Scandal

A Royal Scandal

as Narrator

B.A.P.S

B.A.P.S

as Manley

The Treasure Seekers

The Treasure Seekers

as Haig

Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great

as Vorontzov

Savage Play

Savage Play

as Count

A Change of Place

A Change of Place

as Henri Chambertin

Words Upon the Window Pane

Words Upon the Window Pane

as Dr. Trench

Dirty Weekend

Dirty Weekend

as Nimrod

Remember

Remember

as Philip Rawlings

M. Butterfly

M. Butterfly

as Ambassador Toulon

Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

as Edwin

An Ungentlemanly Act

An Ungentlemanly Act

as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt

Year of the Comet

Year of the Comet

as Sir Mason Harwood

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

as Polonius

King of the Wind

King of the Wind

as Bey of Tunis

The Plot to Kill Hitler

The Plot to Kill Hitler

as Ludwig Beck

1980s

18 films

The Winslow Boy

as Sir Robert Morton, KC

Burning Secret

Burning Secret

as Edmund's Father

Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

as State Prosecutor

The Devil's Disciple

The Devil's Disciple

as General Burgoyne

The Fourth Protocol

The Fourth Protocol

as Sir Nigel Irvine

Blunt

Blunt

as Anthony Blunt

Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse

as Rear Admiral Bendish

Star Quality

as Ray Malcolm

Brazil

Brazil

as Mr. Warrenn

Monsignor Quixote

Monsignor Quixote

as Bishop of Motopo

Slimming Down

Slimming Down

as Mr. Shrigley

The Master of Ballantrae

The Master of Ballantrae

as Mr. MacKellar

The Sign of Four

The Sign of Four

as Sherlock Holmes

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Sherlock Holmes

Salad Days

Salad Days

as Uncle Zed

Passing Through

Passing Through

as Richard

A Cotswold Death

A Cotswold Death

as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

Gauguin the Savage

Gauguin the Savage

as Degas

1970s

8 films

Charlie Muffin

Charlie Muffin

as Cuthbertson

Churchill and the Generals

Churchill and the Generals

as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery

Ike

Ike

as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery

Sorry...

Sorry...

as Michael - 'Private View'

Danton's Death

Danton's Death

as Robespierre

Gawain and the Green Knight

Gawain and the Green Knight

as Narrator (voice)

Man of La Mancha

Man of La Mancha

as The Padre

The Darwin Adventure

The Darwin Adventure

as Capt. Fitzroy

1960s

4 films

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Oberon

All's Well That Ends Well

as Bertram

The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade

The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade

as Jean-Paul Marat

As You Like It

as Le Beau

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