Ian Richardson

April 7, 1934(72 at death)|Died February 9, 2007
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK|Acting

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.

Movies (64)

Hogfather
6.8

Hogfather

2007

Becoming Jane
7.3

Becoming Jane

2007

Twice Upon a Time
5.9

Twice Upon a Time

2006

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
7.3

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

2006

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
8.7

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

2005

Joyeux Noel
7.4

Joyeux Noel

2005

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
5.6

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

2005

Nero
6.0

Nero

2004

Dæmos Rising
6.5

Dæmos Rising

2004

From Hell
6.7

From Hell

2001

3-D Halloween
5.5

3-D Halloween

2000

102 Dalmatians
5.5

102 Dalmatians

2000

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
8.0

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2000

The King and I
5.4

The King and I

1999

Alice Through the Looking Glass
5.2

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1998

A Knight in Camelot
5.5

A Knight in Camelot

1998

Dark City
7.3

Dark City

1998

The Fifth Province
6.0

The Fifth Province

1997

Incognito
5.8

Incognito

1997

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

1997

A Royal Scandal
7.6

A Royal Scandal

1997

B.A.P.S
5.3

B.A.P.S

1997

The Woman In White
6.6

The Woman In White

1997

The Treasure Seekers
5.6

The Treasure Seekers

1996

Catherine the Great
5.6

Catherine the Great

1996

Savage Play
8.0

Savage Play

1995

A Change of Place
5.2

A Change of Place

1994

Words Upon the Window Pane
9.0

Words Upon the Window Pane

1994

Dirty Weekend
5.0

Dirty Weekend

1993

Remember
9.0

Remember

1993

M. Butterfly
6.6

M. Butterfly

1993

Foreign Affairs
7.0

Foreign Affairs

1993

An Ungentlemanly Act
5.8

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992

Year of the Comet
5.8

Year of the Comet

1992

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
6.9

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991

King of the Wind
7.0

King of the Wind

1990

The Plot to Kill Hitler
6.2

The Plot to Kill Hitler

1990

Burning Secret
6.0

Burning Secret

1988

Cry Freedom
7.0

Cry Freedom

1987

The Devil's Disciple
8.0

The Devil's Disciple

1987

The Fourth Protocol
6.3

The Fourth Protocol

1987

Blunt
5.0

Blunt

1987

Whoops Apocalypse
5.7

Whoops Apocalypse

1986

Star Quality
6.7

Star Quality

1985

Brazil
7.7

Brazil

1985

Monsignor Quixote
8.8

Monsignor Quixote

1985

Slimming Down

Slimming Down

1984

The Master of Ballantrae
6.3

The Master of Ballantrae

1984

The Sign of Four
6.6

The Sign of Four

1983

The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.5

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1983

Salad Days

Salad Days

1983

Passing Through

Passing Through

1982

A Cotswold Death
7.0

A Cotswold Death

1982

Gauguin the Savage

Gauguin the Savage

1980

Charlie Muffin
6.4

Charlie Muffin

1979

Churchill and the Generals
9.0

Churchill and the Generals

1979

Ike
6.8

Ike

1979

Sorry...
8.0

Sorry...

1978

Danton's Death
9.0

Danton's Death

1978

Gawain and the Green Knight
5.0

Gawain and the Green Knight

1973

Man of La Mancha
6.6

Man of La Mancha

1972

The Darwin Adventure
7.0

The Darwin Adventure

1972

A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.3

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968

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
6.1

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

1967

TV Shows (40)