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