Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Acting
Born 1934-04-07 Died 2007-02-09 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 114 credits BAFTA Awards 1 Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical 1

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Award

BAFTA Awards 1 won

Tony Awards 1 nominated

  • 1976 Best Actor in a Musical Nominated

Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1 won

  • — Commander of the Order of the British Empire Won

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical 1 won

  • — Outstanding Actor in a Musical Won

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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.
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Filmography — top 60 of 114
Acting 59 credits
Play for Today
Play for Today
1970 · Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
Great Performances
Great Performances
1971 · Bishop of Motopo
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · ★ 7.8 · Conway Jefferson
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
Highlander: The Series
Highlander: The Series
1992 · ★ 7.4 · Max Leiner
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Maximilien Robespierre
Playhouse
Playhouse
1974 · Richard
Screen Two
Screen Two
1985 · Anthony Blunt
Dark City
Dark City
1998 · ★ 7.3 · Mr. Book
From Hell
From Hell
2001 · ★ 6.7 · Sir Charles Warren
Brazil
Brazil
1985 · ★ 7.7 · Mr. Warrenn
102 Dalmatians
102 Dalmatians
2000 · ★ 5.5 · Mr. Torte
Festival
Festival
1963 · Antipholus of Ephesus
NET Playhouse
NET Playhouse
1966 · Antipholus of Ephesus
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979 · ★ 7.6 · Bill Haydon
House of Cards
House of Cards
1990 · ★ 8.0 · Francis Urquhart
Bleak House
Bleak House
2005 · ★ 8.1 · Chancellor
Mistral's Daughter
Mistral's Daughter
1984 · Adrien Avigdor
Becoming Jane
Becoming Jane
2007 · ★ 7.3 · Richter Langlois
Chillers
Chillers
1990 · Lee Mandeville
Private Schulz
Private Schulz
1981 · Major Neuheim, Gerald Melfort, Stanley Kemp
Joyeux Noel
Joyeux Noel
2005 · ★ 7.4 · The Bishop
Brass
Brass
1983 · Marshall Snelgrove, QC
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001 · Dr. Joseph Bell
The Final Cut
The Final Cut
1995 · Francis Urquhart
Hogfather
Hogfather
2006 · Death
Gormenghast
Gormenghast
2000 · Lord Groan
Cry Freedom
Cry Freedom
1987 · ★ 7.0 · State Prosecutor
Ike
Ike
1979 · FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
The Magician's House
The Magician's House
1999 · Stephen Tyler
Ike
Ike
1979 · FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1991 · ★ 6.9 · Polonius
M. Butterfly
M. Butterfly
1993 · ★ 6.6 · Ambassador Toulon
Number 10
Number 10
1983 · James Ramsay MacDonald
The Fourth Protocol
The Fourth Protocol
1987 · ★ 6.3 · Sir Nigel Irvine
Civilisation
Civilisation
1969 · Hamlet
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
1990 · Alain Choleti
The King and I
The King and I
1999 · ★ 5.4 · The Kralahome (voice)
To Play the King
To Play the King
1993 · ★ 7.8 · Francis Urquhart
Hogfather
Hogfather
2007 · ★ 6.8 · Death
Twist of Fate
Twist of Fate
1989 · SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005 · Judge
Theatre Night
Theatre Night
1985 · General Burgoyne
Strange
Strange
2003 · Canon Adolphus Black
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Mr. MacKellar
Troubles
Troubles
1988 · Edward Spencer
Imperium: Nero
Imperium: Nero
2004 · Settimio
Six Centuries of Verse
Six Centuries of Verse
1984 · Self - Reader
B.A.P.S
B.A.P.S
1997 · ★ 5.4 · Manley
The Gravy Train Goes East
The Gravy Train Goes East
1991 · Michael Spearpoint
Burning Secret
Burning Secret
1988 · Edmund's Father
Man of La Mancha
Man of La Mancha
1972 · ★ 6.6 · The Padre
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1998 · ★ 5.2 · Wasp
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 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
1967 · Jean-Paul Marat
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1983 · Sherlock Holmes
A Knight in Camelot
A Knight in Camelot
1998 · ★ 5.5 · Merlin
The Woman In White
The Woman In White
1997 · Mr. Fairlie
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
1986 · Nehru
Incognito
Incognito
1997 · ★ 5.8 · Turley (prosecutor)
Other credits 1 credit
Theatre 625
Theatre 625
1964
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