Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 7, 1934
Died
February 9, 2007
Age
72
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Popularity
1.7
Ian Richardson
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.
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Known For
6.6
Play for Today
1970 · TV
6.1
Great Performances
1971 · TV
7.4
Highlander: The Series
1992 · TV
7.8
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · TV
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV
7.1
Screen Two
1985 · TV
5.3
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · TV
7.0
Playhouse
1974 · TV
7.3
NET Playhouse
1966 · TV
7.2
Theatre 625
1964 · TV
7.3
Dark City
1998 · Movie
7.7
Brazil
1985 · Movie
Filmography
2022
Memorial Memorial
Movie · Francis Urquhart (voice)
0.0
2007
Hogfather
Movie · Death
6.8
2007
Becoming Jane
Movie · Richter Langlois
7.3
2006
Hogfather
TV · Death
7.6
2006
Twice Upon a Time
Movie · Lord Evelyn Gaylord
5.9
2006
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
Movie · Marcus
7.3
2005
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
Movie · Marcus Foster
8.7
2005
Joyeux Noel
Movie · The Bishop
7.4
2005
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
Movie · Judge
5.7
2005
Bleak House
TV · Chancellor
8.1
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · Conway Jefferson
7.8
2004
Nero
Movie · Septimus
6.0
2004
Imperium: Nero
TV · Settimio
6.2
2004
Dæmos Rising
Movie · Narrator
6.5
2003
Strange
TV · Canon Adolphus Black
7.8
2002
Brook by Brook
Movie · Self
8.0
2002
The Life of Shakespeare
Movie · self
0.0
2001
Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem
Movie · Dr. Joseph Bell
0.0
2001
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
TV · Dr. Joseph Bell
7.9
2001
From Hell
Movie · Sir Charles Warren
6.7
2000
3-D Halloween
Movie · Narrator
5.5
2000
102 Dalmatians
Movie · Mr. Torte
5.5
2000
One Foot in Arthur's Seat
Movie · Self
0.0
2000
Gormenghast
TV · Lord Groan
7.0