Ian Richardson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

105

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-04-07

Day of death

2007-02-09 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Ian Richardson

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.

Known For

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • Highlander: The Series

    Highlander: The Series

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Festival

    Festival

  • 102 Dalmatians

    102 Dalmatians

  • Dark City

    Dark City

  • Bleak House

    Bleak House

  • Gawain and the Green Knight

    Gawain and the Green Knight

  • The Treasure Seekers

    The Treasure Seekers

  • Dæmos Rising

    Dæmos Rising

  • From Hell

    From Hell

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles

    The Hound of the Baskervilles

  • King of the Wind

    King of the Wind

  • The Plot to Kill Hitler

    The Plot to Kill Hitler

  • Words Upon the Window Pane

    Words Upon the Window Pane

  • Joyeux Noel

    Joyeux Noel

  • Brazil

    Brazil

  • Marat/Sade

    Marat/Sade

  • Nero

    Nero

  • Cry Freedom

    Cry Freedom

  • The Darwin Adventure

    The Darwin Adventure

  • A Knight in Camelot

    A Knight in Camelot

  • Mistral's Daughter

    Mistral's Daughter

  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

  • The Woman In White

    The Woman In White

  • 3-D Halloween

    3-D Halloween

  • The Sign of Four

    The Sign of Four

  • Becoming Jane

    Becoming Jane

  • The Fourth Protocol

    The Fourth Protocol

  • Man of La Mancha

    Man of La Mancha

  • Gauguin the Savage

    Gauguin the Savage

  • Whoops Apocalypse

    Whoops Apocalypse

  • Ike

    Ike

  • House of Cards

    House of Cards

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass

    Alice Through the Looking Glass

  • The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

    The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

  • Gormenghast

    Gormenghast

  • The Canterville Ghost

    The Canterville Ghost

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Star Quality

    Star Quality

  • Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes

    Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes

  • Year of the Comet

    Year of the Comet

  • Remember

    Remember

  • A Royal Scandal

    A Royal Scandal

  • To Play the King

    To Play the King

  • Hogfather

    Hogfather

  • A Cotswold Death

    A Cotswold Death

  • Imperium: Nero

    Imperium: Nero

  • Incognito

    Incognito

  • The Magician's House

    The Magician's House

  • B.A.P.S

    B.A.P.S

  • Twice Upon a Time

    Twice Upon a Time

  • Savage Play

    Savage Play

  • A Change of Place

    A Change of Place

  • Hogfather

    Hogfather

  • Strange

    Strange

  • Chillers

    Chillers

  • Twist of Fate

    Twist of Fate

  • Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

    Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

  • The Phantom of the Opera

    The Phantom of the Opera

  • The Final Cut

    The Final Cut

  • Six Centuries of Verse

    Six Centuries of Verse

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • Salad Days

    Salad Days

  • The Master of Ballantrae

    The Master of Ballantrae

  • Civilisation

    Civilisation

  • The King and I

    The King and I

  • M. Butterfly

    M. Butterfly

  • Dirty Weekend

    Dirty Weekend

  • The Gravy Train Goes East

    The Gravy Train Goes East

  • The Woman in White

    The Woman in White

  • The Woman in White

    The Woman in White

  • Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

    Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

  • Porterhouse Blue

    Porterhouse Blue

  • Slimming Down

    Slimming Down

  • Private Schulz

    Private Schulz

  • Number 10

    Number 10

  • Catherine the Great

    Catherine the Great

  • Charlie Muffin

    Charlie Muffin

  • The Gravy Train

    The Gravy Train

  • Blunt

    Blunt

  • Foreign Affairs

    Foreign Affairs

  • Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

    Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

  • The Devil's Disciple

    The Devil's Disciple

  • Troubles

    Troubles

  • All's Well That Ends Well

    All's Well That Ends Well

  • Danton's Death

    Danton's Death

  • Monsignor Quixote

    Monsignor Quixote

  • As You Like It

    As You Like It

  • Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem

    Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem

  • The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

    The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

  • Passing Through

    Passing Through

  • The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

    The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

  • Memorial Memorial

    Memorial Memorial

  • An Ungentlemanly Act

    An Ungentlemanly Act

  • Burning Secret

    Burning Secret

  • Sorry...

    Sorry...

  • The Winslow Boy

    The Winslow Boy

  • The Life of Shakespeare

    The Life of Shakespeare

  • Churchill and the Generals

    Churchill and the Generals

  • The Fifth Province

    The Fifth Province