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Ian Richardson
Acting

Ian Richardson

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

7 Apr 1934

Age

92 Years

Born In

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Total Projects

111

Years Active

71 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.9 ★

Overview

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.

Filmography

CineRaya

movie

Memorial Memorial

2022

Memorial Memorial

as Francis Urquhart (voice)

Hogfather

movie

Hogfather

2007

Hogfather

as Death

Becoming Jane

movie

Becoming Jane

2007

Becoming Jane

as Richter Langlois

Hogfather

tv

Hogfather

2006

Hogfather

as Death

Twice Upon a Time

movie

Twice Upon a Time

2006

Twice Upon a Time

as Lord Evelyn Gaylord

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

movie

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

2006

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

as Marcus

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

movie

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

2005

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

as Marcus Foster

Joyeux Noel

movie

Joyeux Noel

2005

Joyeux Noel

as The Bishop

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

movie

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

2005

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

as Judge

Bleak House

tv

Bleak House

2005

Bleak House

as Chancellor

Agatha Christie's Marple

tv

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Conway Jefferson

Nero

movie

Nero

2004

Nero

as Septimus

Imperium: Nero

tv

Imperium: Nero

2004

Imperium: Nero

as Settimio

Dæmos Rising

movie

Dæmos Rising

2004

Dæmos Rising

as Narrator

Strange

tv

Strange

2003

Strange

as Canon Adolphus Black

CineRaya

movie

The Life of Shakespeare

2002

The Life of Shakespeare

as self

CineRaya

movie

Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem

2001

Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem

as Dr. Joseph Bell

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

tv

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2001

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

as Dr. Joseph Bell

From Hell

movie

From Hell

2001

From Hell

as Sir Charles Warren

3-D Halloween

movie

3-D Halloween

2000

3-D Halloween

as Narrator

102 Dalmatians

movie

102 Dalmatians

2000

102 Dalmatians

as Mr. Torte

Gormenghast

tv

Gormenghast

2000

Gormenghast

as Lord Groan

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

movie

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2000

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

as Dr. Joseph Bell

The Magician's House

tv

The Magician's House

1999

The Magician's House

as Stephen Tyler

The King and I

movie

The King and I

1999

The King and I

as The Kralahome (voice)

Alice Through the Looking Glass

movie

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1998

Alice Through the Looking Glass

as Wasp

A Knight in Camelot

movie

A Knight in Camelot

1998

A Knight in Camelot

as Merlin

Dark City

movie

Dark City

1998

Dark City

as Mr. Book

The Fifth Province

movie

The Fifth Province

1997

The Fifth Province

as Dr. Drudy

Incognito

movie

Incognito

1997

Incognito

as Turley (prosecutor)

The Canterville Ghost

movie

The Canterville Ghost

1997

The Canterville Ghost

as Simon de Canterville

A Royal Scandal

movie

A Royal Scandal

1997

A Royal Scandal

as Narrator

B.A.P.S

movie

B.A.P.S

1997

B.A.P.S

as Manley

The Woman In White

movie

The Woman In White

1997

The Woman In White

as Mr. Fairlie

The Treasure Seekers

movie

The Treasure Seekers

1996

The Treasure Seekers

as Haig

Catherine the Great

movie

Catherine the Great

1996

Catherine the Great

as Vorontzov

The Final Cut

tv

The Final Cut

1995

The Final Cut

as Francis Urquhart

Savage Play

movie

Savage Play

1995

Savage Play

as Count

A Change of Place

movie

A Change of Place

1994

A Change of Place

as Henri Chambertin

Words Upon the Window Pane

movie

Words Upon the Window Pane

1994

Words Upon the Window Pane

as Dr. Trench

To Play the King

tv

To Play the King

1993

To Play the King

as Francis Urquhart

Dirty Weekend

movie

Dirty Weekend

1993

Dirty Weekend

as Nimrod

Remember

movie

Remember

1993

Remember

as Philip Rawlings

M. Butterfly

movie

M. Butterfly

1993

M. Butterfly

as Ambassador Toulon

Foreign Affairs

movie

Foreign Affairs

1993

Foreign Affairs

as Edwin

Highlander: The Series

tv

Highlander: The Series

1992

Highlander: The Series

as Max Leiner

An Ungentlemanly Act

movie

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992

An Ungentlemanly Act

as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt

Year of the Comet

movie

Year of the Comet

1992

Year of the Comet

as Sir Mason Harwood

The Gravy Train Goes East

tv

The Gravy Train Goes East

1991

The Gravy Train Goes East

as Michael Spearpoint

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

movie

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

as Polonius

House of Cards

tv

House of Cards

1990

House of Cards

as Francis Urquhart

The Gravy Train

tv

The Gravy Train

1990

The Gravy Train

as Michael Spearpoint

King of the Wind

movie

King of the Wind

1990

King of the Wind

as Bey of Tunis

The Phantom of the Opera

tv

The Phantom of the Opera

1990

The Phantom of the Opera

as Alain Choleti

The Plot to Kill Hitler

movie

The Plot to Kill Hitler

1990

The Plot to Kill Hitler

as Ludwig Beck

Chillers

tv

Chillers

1990

Chillers

as Lee Mandeville

CineRaya

movie

The Winslow Boy

1989

The Winslow Boy

as Sir Robert Morton, KC

Twist of Fate

tv

Twist of Fate

1989

Twist of Fate

as SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg

Burning Secret

movie

Burning Secret

1988

Burning Secret

as Edmund's Father

Troubles

tv

Troubles

1988

Troubles

as Edward Spencer

Cry Freedom

movie

Cry Freedom

1987

Cry Freedom

as State Prosecutor

Porterhouse Blue

tv

Porterhouse Blue

1987

Porterhouse Blue

as Sir Godber Evans

The Devil's Disciple

movie

The Devil's Disciple

1987

The Devil's Disciple

as General Burgoyne

The Fourth Protocol

movie

The Fourth Protocol

1987

The Fourth Protocol

as Sir Nigel Irvine

Blunt

movie

Blunt

1987

Blunt

as Anthony Blunt

Whoops Apocalypse

movie

Whoops Apocalypse

1986

Whoops Apocalypse

as Rear Admiral Bendish

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

tv

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

1986

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

as Nehru

Star Quality

movie

Star Quality

1985

Star Quality

as Ray Malcolm

Theatre Night

tv

Theatre Night

1985

Theatre Night

as General Burgoyne

Brazil

movie

Brazil

1985

Brazil

as Mr. Warrenn

Monsignor Quixote

movie

Monsignor Quixote

1985

Monsignor Quixote

as Bishop of Motopo

Mistral's Daughter

tv

Mistral's Daughter

1984

Mistral's Daughter

as Adrien Avigdor

Slimming Down

movie

Slimming Down

1984

Slimming Down

as Mr. Shrigley

Six Centuries of Verse

tv

Six Centuries of Verse

1984

Six Centuries of Verse

as Self - Reader

The Master of Ballantrae

movie

The Master of Ballantrae

1984

The Master of Ballantrae

as Mr. MacKellar

The Sign of Four

movie

The Sign of Four

1983

The Sign of Four

as Sherlock Holmes

The Hound of the Baskervilles

movie

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1983

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Sherlock Holmes

Brass

tv

Brass

1983

Brass

as Marshall Snelgrove, QC

Number 10

tv

Number 10

1983

Number 10

as James Ramsay MacDonald

Salad Days

movie

Salad Days

1983

Salad Days

as Uncle Zed

Passing Through

movie

Passing Through

1982

Passing Through

as Richard

The Woman in White

tv

The Woman in White

1982

The Woman in White

The Woman in White

tv

The Woman in White

1982

The Woman in White

as Frederick Fairlie

A Cotswold Death

movie

A Cotswold Death

1982

A Cotswold Death

as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

Private Schulz

tv

Private Schulz

1981

Private Schulz

as Major Neuheim

Private Schulz

tv

Private Schulz

1981

Private Schulz

as Gerald Melfort

Private Schulz

tv

Private Schulz

1981

Private Schulz

as Stanley Kemp

Gauguin the Savage

movie

Gauguin the Savage

1980

Gauguin the Savage

as Degas

Charlie Muffin

movie

Charlie Muffin

1979

Charlie Muffin

as Cuthbertson

Churchill and the Generals

movie

Churchill and the Generals

1979

Churchill and the Generals

as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

tv

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

1979

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

as Bill Haydon

Ike

movie

Ike

1979

Ike

as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery

Ike

tv

Ike

1979

Ike

as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery

Sorry...

movie

Sorry...

1978

Sorry...

as Michael - 'Private View'

Danton's Death

movie

Danton's Death

1978

Danton's Death

as Robespierre

Playhouse

tv

Playhouse

1974

Playhouse

as Richard

Gawain and the Green Knight

movie

Gawain and the Green Knight

1973

Gawain and the Green Knight

as Narrator (voice)

Man of La Mancha

movie

Man of La Mancha

1972

Man of La Mancha

as The Padre

The Darwin Adventure

movie

The Darwin Adventure

1972

The Darwin Adventure

as Capt. Fitzroy

Great Performances

tv

Great Performances

1971

Great Performances

as Bishop of Motopo

Play for Today

tv

Play for Today

1970

Play for Today

as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

Civilisation

tv

Civilisation

1969

Civilisation

as Hamlet

A Midsummer Night's Dream

movie

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Oberon

CineRaya

movie

All's Well That Ends Well

1968

All's Well That Ends Well

as Bertram

Marat/Sade

movie

Marat/Sade

1967

Marat/Sade

as Jean-Paul Marat

BBC Play of the Month

tv

BBC Play of the Month

1965

BBC Play of the Month

as Maximilien Robespierre

Theatre 625

tv

Theatre 625

1964

Theatre 625

CineRaya

tv

Festival

1963

Festival

as Antipholus of Ephesus

CineRaya

movie

As You Like It

1963

As You Like It

as Le Beau

The Merv Griffin Show

tv

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

tv

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mr. MacKellar

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