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Ian Richardson

Actor

Ian Richardson

Born April 7, 1934 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UKDied February 9, 200767 films

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.

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Brazil posterFirst watchBrazil19857.7as Mr. WarrennLow-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel.View film

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Filmography

67 films as actor
  1. 2007HogfatherDeath
  2. 2007Becoming JaneRichter Langlois
  3. 2006Twice Upon a TimeLord Evelyn Gaylord
  4. 2006The Booze Cruise III: The ScatteringMarcus
  5. 2005The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure HuntMarcus Foster
  6. 2005Joyeux NoelThe Bishop
  7. 2005The Adventures of Greyfriars BobbyJudge
  8. 2004NeroSeptimus
  9. 2004Dæmos RisingNarrator
  10. 2001Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight StratagemDr. Joseph Bell
  11. 2001From HellSir Charles Warren
  12. 2000102 DalmatiansMr. Torte
  13. 2000Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock HolmesDr. Joseph Bell
  14. 1999The King and IThe Kralahome (voice)
  15. 1998Alice Through the Looking GlassWasp
  16. 1998A Knight in CamelotMerlin
  17. 1998Dark CityMr. Book
  18. 1997The Woman In WhiteMr. Fairlie
  19. 1997The Fifth ProvinceDr. Drudy
  20. 1997IncognitoTurley (prosecutor)
  21. 1997The Canterville GhostSimon de Canterville
  22. 1997A Royal ScandalNarrator
  23. 1997B.A.P.SManley
  24. 1996The Treasure SeekersHaig
  25. 1996Catherine the GreatVorontzov
  26. 1995Savage PlayCount
  27. 1994A Change of PlaceHenri Chambertin
  28. 1994Words Upon the Window PaneDr. Trench
  29. 1993Dirty WeekendNimrod
  30. 1993RememberPhilip Rawlings
  31. 1993M. ButterflyAmbassador Toulon
  32. 1993Foreign AffairsEdwin
  33. 1992An Ungentlemanly ActHis Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
  34. 1992Year of the CometSir Mason Harwood
  35. 1991Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadPolonius
  36. 1990King of the WindBey of Tunis
  37. 1990The Plot to Kill HitlerLudwig Beck
  38. 1989The Winslow BoySir Robert Morton, KC
  39. 1988Burning SecretEdmund's Father
  40. 1987Cry FreedomState Prosecutor
  41. 1987The Devil's DiscipleGeneral Burgoyne
  42. 1987The Fourth ProtocolSir Nigel Irvine
  43. 1987BluntAnthony Blunt
  44. 1986Whoops ApocalypseRear Admiral Bendish
  45. 1985Star QualityRay Malcolm
  46. 1985BrazilMr. Warrenn
  47. 1985Monsignor QuixoteBishop of Motopo
  48. 1984Slimming DownMr. Shrigley
  49. 1984The Master of BallantraeMr. MacKellar
  50. 1983The Sign of FourSherlock Holmes
  51. 1983The Hound of the BaskervillesSherlock Holmes
  52. 1983Salad DaysUncle Zed
  53. 1982Passing ThroughRichard
  54. 1982A Cotswold DeathInspector Anthony Arrowsmith
  55. 1980Gauguin the SavageDegas
  56. 1979Charlie MuffinCuthbertson
  57. 1979Churchill and the GeneralsGen. Bernard L. Montgomery
  58. 1979IkeFM Sir Bernard Montgomery
  59. 1978Sorry...Michael - 'Private View'
  60. 1978Danton's DeathRobespierre
  61. 1973Gawain and the Green KnightNarrator (voice)
  62. 1972Man of La ManchaThe Padre
  63. 1972The Darwin AdventureCapt. Fitzroy
  64. 1968A Midsummer Night's DreamOberon
  65. 1968All's Well That Ends WellBertram
  66. 1967The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de SadeJean-Paul Marat
  67. 1963As You Like ItLe Beau