Ian Richardson
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Play for Today
Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
1970
Series
Great Performances
Bishop of Motopo
1971
Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
Conway Jefferson
2004
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Maximilien Robespierre
1965
Series
Playhouse
Richard
1974
Series
Highlander: The Series
Max Leiner
1992
Series
Screen Two
Anthony Blunt
1985
Series
Theatre 625
1964
Film
Dark City
Mr. Book
1998
Film
Brazil
Mr. Warrenn
1985
Film
From Hell
Sir Charles Warren
2001
Festival
Antipholus of Ephesus
1963
Series
House of Cards
Francis Urquhart
1990
Series
NET Playhouse
Antipholus of Ephesus
1966
Film
102 Dalmatians
Mr. Torte
2000
Series
Mistral's Daughter
Adrien Avigdor
1984
Series
Bleak House
Chancellor
2005
Film
Becoming Jane
Richter Langlois
2007
Series
Chillers
Lee Mandeville
1990
Series
The Magician's House
Stephen Tyler
1999
Series
Private Schulz
Major Neuheim
1981
Series
Private Schulz
Gerald Melfort
1981
Series
Private Schulz
Stanley Kemp
1981
Series
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Bill Haydon
1979
Series
The Final Cut
Francis Urquhart
1995
Series
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Joseph Bell
2001
Film
Joyeux Noel
The Bishop
2005
Series
Ike
FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
1979
Series
Gormenghast
Lord Groan
2000
Film
Ike
FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
1979
Film
Cry Freedom
State Prosecutor
1987
Series
Number 10
James Ramsay MacDonald
1983
Series
The Phantom of the Opera
Alain Choleti
1990
Film
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Polonius
1991
Series
Brass
Marshall Snelgrove, QC
1983
Film
M. Butterfly
Ambassador Toulon
1993
Series
Hogfather
Death
2006
Series
To Play the King
Francis Urquhart
1993
Film
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
Judge
2005
Series
Strange
Canon Adolphus Black
2003
Series
Civilisation
Hamlet
1969
Film
The Fourth Protocol
Sir Nigel Irvine
1987
Film
The King and I
The Kralahome (voice)
1999
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mr. MacKellar
1951
Series
Theatre Night
General Burgoyne
1985
Film
Hogfather
Death
2007
Film
B.A.P.S
Manley
1997
Series
The Gravy Train Goes East
Michael Spearpoint
1991
Series
Twist of Fate
SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg
1989
Series
Six Centuries of Verse
Self - Reader
1984
Film
Incognito
Turley (prosecutor)
1997
Film
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
Jean-Paul Marat
1967
Series
Imperium: Nero
Settimio
2004
Film
Burning Secret
Edmund's Father
1988
Film
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Wasp
1998
Film
Catherine the Great
Vorontzov
1996
Series
The Gravy Train
Michael Spearpoint
1990
Series
Troubles
Edward Spencer
1988
Film
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
1983
Film
A Knight in Camelot
Merlin
1998
Film
Man of La Mancha
The Padre
1972
Film
Twice Upon a Time
Lord Evelyn Gaylord
2006
Film
Monsignor Quixote
Bishop of Motopo
1985
Film
Year of the Comet
Sir Mason Harwood
1992
Film
The Devil's Disciple
General Burgoyne
1987
Series
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
Nehru
1986
Film
Nero
Septimus
2004
Series
The Woman In White
Mr. Fairlie
1997
Film
The Woman In White
Mr. Fairlie
1997
Film
Churchill and the Generals
Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
1979
Series
The Woman in White
1982
Series
The Woman in White
Frederick Fairlie
1982
Film
The Sign of Four
Sherlock Holmes
1983
Film
An Ungentlemanly Act
His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
1992
Film
Whoops Apocalypse
Rear Admiral Bendish
1986
Film
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Ludwig Beck
1990
Film
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Oberon
1968
Film
Foreign Affairs
Edwin
1993
Film
The Treasure Seekers
Haig
1996
Memorial Memorial
Francis Urquhart (voice)
2022
Film
Gawain and the Green Knight
Narrator (voice)
1973
Film
King of the Wind
Bey of Tunis
1990
Film
Dirty Weekend
Nimrod
1993
Series
Porterhouse Blue
Sir Godber Evans
1987
Film
Gauguin the Savage
Degas
1980
Film
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
Marcus
2006
Film
Words Upon the Window Pane
Dr. Trench
1994
Film
The Canterville Ghost
Simon de Canterville
1997
Plays of Today
The Son
1969
Film
The Master of Ballantrae
Mr. MacKellar
1984
Series
Eyeless in Gaza
Anthony Beavis
1971
Film
Charlie Muffin
Cuthbertson
1979
Film
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
Marcus Foster
2005
Film
Sorry...
Michael - 'Private View'
1978
Film
Passing Through
Richard
1982
Film
A Change of Place
Henri Chambertin
1994
Film
A Cotswold Death
Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
1982
Film
3-D Halloween
Narrator
2000
All's Well That Ends Well
Bertram
1968
Film
Remember
Philip Rawlings
1993
The Winslow Boy
Sir Robert Morton, KC
1989
Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem
Dr. Joseph Bell
2001
Film
A Royal Scandal
Narrator
1997
Film
Danton's Death
Robespierre
1978
Film
Blunt
Anthony Blunt
1987
Film
Salad Days
Uncle Zed
1983
Film
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Joseph Bell
2000
Film
Star Quality
Ray Malcolm
1985
The Life of Shakespeare
self
2002
As You Like It
Le Beau
1963
Film
The Darwin Adventure
Capt. Fitzroy
1972
Film
The Fifth Province
Dr. Drudy
1997
One Foot in Arthur's Seat
Self
2000
Film
Savage Play
Count
1995
Film
Dæmos Rising
Narrator
2004
Film
Slimming Down
Mr. Shrigley
1984