Person Details

Birthday: 1934-04-07 22:29:05

Death: 2007-02-09 22:29:05

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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Movie Involvements: 50

TV Involvements: 18


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.

Most Famous Work

Agatha Christie's Marple
Average
8

Agatha Christie's Marple

(2004) Conway Jefferson
Highlander: The Series
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7

Highlander: The Series

(1992) Max Leiner
Play of the Month
Average
5

Play of the Month

(1965) Robespierre
Dark City
Average
7

Dark City

(1998) Mr. Book
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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8

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

(1979) Bill Haydon
From Hell
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7

From Hell

(2001) Sir Charles Warren
Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes
Average
8
Bleak House
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8

Bleak House

(2005) Chancellor

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Francis Urquhart (voice)
2007 Death
Richter Langlois
2006 Lord Evelyn Gaylord
Marcus
2005 Marcus Foster
The Bishop
Judge
Chancellor
2004 Conway Jefferson
Settimio
Septimus
Narrator
2003 N/A
2002 self
2001 Dr. Joseph Bell
Sir Charles Warren
2000 Mr. Torte
Narrator
Lord Groan
Dr. Joseph Bell
1999 Stephen Tyler
The Kralahome (voice)
1998 Wasp
Merlin
Mr. Book
1997 Turley (prosecutor)
Simon de Canterville
Narrator
Manley
Mr. Fairlie
1996 Haig
Vorontzov
1995 Francis Urquhart
Count
1994 Henri Chambertin
Dr. Trench
1993 Francis Urquhart
Nimrod
Philip Rawlings
Ambassador Toulon
Edwin
1992 Max Leiner
His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
Sir Mason Harwood
1991 Michael Spearpoint
Polonius
1990 Francis Urquhart
Michael Spearpoint
Bey of Tunis
Lee Mandeville
Cholet
Ludwig Beck
1989 Sir Robert Morton, KC
1988 Edmund's Father
Edward Spencer
1987 State Prosecutor
N/A
General Burgoyne
Sir Nigel Irvine
Anthony Blunt
1986 Rear Admiral Bendish
Nehru
1985 Ray Malcolm
Mr. Warrenn
Bishop of Motopo
1984 Adrien Avigdor
Himself - Reader
Mr. MacKellar
1983 Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
N/A
Uncle Zed
1982 N/A
Frederick Fairlie
Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
1981 Major Neuheim
1980 Degas
1979 Cuthbertson
Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
Bill Haydon
N/A
FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
1978 Michael - 'Private View'
Robespierre
1973 Narrator (voice)
1972 The Padre
Capt. Fitzroy
1971 Bishop of Motopo
1970 N/A
1969 Hamlet
1968 Oberon
Bertram
1967 Jean-Paul Marat
1965 Robespierre
1963 Le Beau
1962 Self
1951 Mr. MacKellar
Dr. Drudy
Year Character Movie/Tv

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