Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

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.

KNOWN FOR
CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

Bleak House

Bleak House

8.2
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

5.75
Strange

Strange

6.5
The Magician's House

The Magician's House

5.5
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.571
Gormenghast

Gormenghast

7
Private Schulz

Private Schulz

5.8
The Woman in White

The Woman in White

7.5
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

5
House of Cards

House of Cards

8.1
The Gravy Train

The Gravy Train

8
Number 10

Number 10

5
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

7.565
Porterhouse Blue

Porterhouse Blue

7.1
Civilisation

Civilisation

8.1
Mistral's Daughter

Mistral's Daughter

6.3
Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes

Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes

7.8
Six Centuries of Verse

Six Centuries of Verse

6
Chillers

Chillers

6.2
Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

7.694
The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

7.2
Imperium: Nero

Imperium: Nero

6
The Final Cut

The Final Cut

7.6
The Gravy Train Goes East

The Gravy Train Goes East

7
The Woman in White

The Woman in White

7.5
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

5
To Play the King

To Play the King

8
Troubles

Troubles

10
Hogfather

Hogfather

7.639
Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series

7.407
Play for Today

Play for Today

6.333
Great Performances

Great Performances

5.3
Twist of Fate

Twist of Fate

5.75

Movies

Brazil

Brazil

7.7
M. Butterfly

M. Butterfly

6.62
From Hell

From Hell

6.698
Dark City

Dark City

7.329
Becoming Jane

Becoming Jane

7.3
Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse

5.6
The Fourth Protocol

The Fourth Protocol

6.3
Twice Upon a Time

Twice Upon a Time

5.9
Hogfather

Hogfather

6.8
Joyeux Noel

Joyeux Noel

7.388
A Knight in Camelot

A Knight in Camelot

5.448
An Ungentlemanly Act

An Ungentlemanly Act

5.5
Incognito

Incognito

5.8
The King and I

The King and I

5.4
B.A.P.S

B.A.P.S

5.196
Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great

5.7
The Treasure Seekers

The Treasure Seekers

5.3
Dirty Weekend

Dirty Weekend

4.967
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

6.513
A Change of Place

A Change of Place

5.2
Charlie Muffin

Charlie Muffin

5.5
The Master of Ballantrae

The Master of Ballantrae

6
King of the Wind

King of the Wind

6.4
Monsignor Quixote

Monsignor Quixote

8.5
The Sign of Four

The Sign of Four

6.382
Burning Secret

Burning Secret

6.1
Memorial Memorial

Memorial Memorial

0
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

6
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

8
The Plot to Kill Hitler

The Plot to Kill Hitler

6.042
Remember

Remember

0
The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

0
Year of the Comet

Year of the Comet

5.632
Man of La Mancha

Man of La Mancha

6.615
Dæmos Rising

Dæmos Rising

5.7
Ike

Ike

6.2
Gauguin the Savage

Gauguin the Savage

0
Danton's Death

Danton's Death

0
A Royal Scandal

A Royal Scandal

7
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

8
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

7.3
Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

7.005
The Darwin Adventure

The Darwin Adventure

0
All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well

0
As You Like It

As You Like It

0
The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

0
3-D Halloween

3-D Halloween

4
Star Quality

Star Quality

5
Nero

Nero

6
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

6.914
Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

5.1
Blunt

Blunt

4.8
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

5.438
Churchill and the Generals

Churchill and the Generals

0
Gawain and the Green Knight

Gawain and the Green Knight

4.6
Sorry...

Sorry...

0
Words Upon the Window Pane

Words Upon the Window Pane

0
The Woman In White

The Woman In White

6.7
The Devil's Disciple

The Devil's Disciple

6
Marat/Sade

Marat/Sade

6.2
102 Dalmatians

102 Dalmatians

5.504
A Cotswold Death

A Cotswold Death

7
The Fifth Province

The Fifth Province

6
The Life of Shakespeare

The Life of Shakespeare

0
Salad Days

Salad Days

0
Savage Play

Savage Play

0
Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

7
Slimming Down

Slimming Down

0
Passing Through

Passing Through

0