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