
Ian Richardson
Acting
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.
TV Shows(38)

Hogfather
Death
2006

Bleak House
Chancellor
2005

Agatha Christie's Marple
Conway Jefferson
2004

Imperium: Nero
Settimio
2004

Strange
Canon Adolphus Black
2003

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Joseph Bell
2001

Gormenghast
Lord Groan
2000

The Magician's House
Stephen Tyler
1999

The Final Cut
Francis Urquhart
1995

To Play the King
Francis Urquhart
1993

Highlander: The Series
Max Leiner
1992

The Gravy Train Goes East
Michael Spearpoint
1991

House of Cards
Francis Urquhart
1990

The Gravy Train
Michael Spearpoint
1990

The Phantom of the Opera
Alain Choleti
1990

Chillers
Lee Mandeville
1990

Twist of Fate
SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg
1989

Troubles
Edward Spencer
1988

Porterhouse Blue
Sir Godber Evans
1987

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
Nehru
1986

Theatre Night
General Burgoyne
1985

Mistral's Daughter
Adrien Avigdor
1984

Six Centuries of Verse
Self - Reader
1984

Brass
Marshall Snelgrove, QC
1983

Number 10
James Ramsay MacDonald
1983

The Woman in White
1982

Private Schulz
Major Neuheim
1981

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Bill Haydon
1979

Ike
FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
1979

Playhouse
Richard
1974

Great Performances
Bishop of Motopo
1971

Play for Today
Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
1970

Civilisation
Hamlet
1969

BBC Play of the Month
Maximilien Robespierre
1965

Theatre 625
1964
Festival
Antipholus of Ephesus
1963

The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mr. MacKellar
1951
Movies(70)
Memorial Memorial
Francis Urquhart (voice)
2022

Hogfather
Death
2007

Becoming Jane
Richter Langlois
2007

Twice Upon a Time
Lord Evelyn Gaylord
2006

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
Marcus
2006

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
Marcus Foster
2005

Joyeux Noel
The Bishop
2005

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
Judge
2005

Nero
Septimus
2004

Dæmos Rising
Narrator
2004
The Life of Shakespeare
self
2002
Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem
Dr. Joseph Bell
2001

From Hell
Sir Charles Warren
2001

3-D Halloween
Narrator
2000

102 Dalmatians
Mr. Torte
2000

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Joseph Bell
2000

The King and I
The Kralahome (voice)
1999

Alice Through the Looking Glass
Wasp
1998

A Knight in Camelot
Merlin
1998

Dark City
Mr. Book
1998

The Fifth Province
Dr. Drudy
1997

Incognito
Turley (prosecutor)
1997

The Canterville Ghost
Simon de Canterville
1997

A Royal Scandal
Narrator
1997

B.A.P.S
Manley
1997

The Woman In White
Mr. Fairlie
1997

The Treasure Seekers
Haig
1996

Catherine the Great
Vorontzov
1996

Savage Play
Count
1995

A Change of Place
Henri Chambertin
1994

Words Upon the Window Pane
Dr. Trench
1994

Dirty Weekend
Nimrod
1993

Remember
Philip Rawlings
1993

M. Butterfly
Ambassador Toulon
1993

Foreign Affairs
Edwin
1993

An Ungentlemanly Act
His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
1992

Year of the Comet
Sir Mason Harwood
1992

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Polonius
1991

King of the Wind
Bey of Tunis
1990

The Plot to Kill Hitler
Ludwig Beck
1990
The Winslow Boy
Sir Robert Morton, KC
1989

Burning Secret
Edmund's Father
1988

Cry Freedom
State Prosecutor
1987

The Devil's Disciple
General Burgoyne
1987

The Fourth Protocol
Sir Nigel Irvine
1987

Blunt
Anthony Blunt
1987

Whoops Apocalypse
Rear Admiral Bendish
1986

Star Quality
Ray Malcolm
1985

Brazil
Mr. Warrenn
1985

Monsignor Quixote
Bishop of Motopo
1985

Slimming Down
Mr. Shrigley
1984

The Master of Ballantrae
Mr. MacKellar
1984

The Sign of Four
Sherlock Holmes
1983

The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
1983

Salad Days
Uncle Zed
1983

Passing Through
Richard
1982

A Cotswold Death
Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
1982

Gauguin the Savage
Degas
1980

Charlie Muffin
Cuthbertson
1979

Churchill and the Generals
Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
1979

Ike
FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
1979

Sorry...
Michael - 'Private View'
1978

Danton's Death
Robespierre
1978

Gawain and the Green Knight
Narrator (voice)
1973

Man of La Mancha
The Padre
1972

The Darwin Adventure
Capt. Fitzroy
1972

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Oberon
1968
All's Well That Ends Well
Bertram
1968

Marat/Sade
Jean-Paul Marat
1967
As You Like It
Le Beau
1963