Ian Richardson
Born April 7, 1934 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
Dark City
102 Dalmatians
Becoming Jane
Brazil
Cry Freedom
From Hell
Joyeux Noel
The Fourth Protocol
The King and I
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Hogfather
M. Butterfly
B.A.P.S
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
Man of La Mancha
Ike
Alice Through the Looking Glass
A Knight in Camelot
Catherine the Great
Burning Secret
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Year of the Comet
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Woman In White
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
Words Upon the Window Pane
King of the Wind
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Monsignor Quixote
Incognito
Whoops Apocalypse
A Change of Place
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
The Master of Ballantrae
The Devil's Disciple
The Sign of Four
Foreign Affairs
TV Shows
Private Schulz
Highlander: The Series
Screen Two
Theatre 625
Playhouse
Agatha Christie's Marple
NET Playhouse
Chillers
Bleak House
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
House of Cards
Porterhouse Blue
Gormenghast
Ike
Theatre Night
Number 10
The Final Cut
Brass
The Magician's House
Six Centuries of Verse
Strange
To Play the King
Mistral's Daughter
Twist of Fate
Hogfather
Civilisation
The Phantom of the Opera
The Gravy Train Goes East
Troubles
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
Imperium: Nero
The Woman In White
The Woman in White
The Gravy Train
Eyeless in Gaza
More Movies
Nero
Danton's Death
Churchill and the Generals
An Ungentlemanly Act
Gawain and the Green Knight
Passing Through
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
Dirty Weekend
Charlie Muffin
Brook by Brook
Twice Upon a Time
The Treasure Seekers
Sorry...
Star Quality
The Canterville Ghost
Remember
Gauguin the Savage
A Cotswold Death
The Darwin Adventure
A Royal Scandal
The Fifth Province
3-D Halloween
Blunt
Slimming Down
Salad Days
Savage Play
