Acting credits
105
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Ian Richardson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 64Series: 41
TMDB ID: 385
IMDb ID: nm0007183
Known for: Acting
Born: April 7, 1934
Died: February 9, 2007
Age: 72
Place of birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2007
Years active: 57
Average TMDB rating: 6.73
Wikidata: Q363691
Biography
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Ian Richardson.
as Death
Hogfather
2007 • Movie
as Richter Langlois
Becoming Jane
2007 • Movie
as Lord Evelyn Gaylord
Twice Upon a Time
2006 • Movie
as Marcus
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
2006 • Movie
as Marcus Foster
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
2005 • Movie
as The Bishop
Joyeux Noel
2005 • Movie
as Judge
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005 • Movie
as Septimus
Nero
2004 • Movie
as Narrator
Dæmos Rising
2004 • Movie
as Sir Charles Warren
From Hell
2001 • Movie
as Narrator
3-D Halloween
2000 • Movie
as Mr. Torte
102 Dalmatians
2000 • Movie
as Dr. Joseph Bell
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2000 • Movie
as The Kralahome (voice)
The King and I
1999 • Movie
as Wasp
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1998 • Movie
as Merlin
A Knight in Camelot
1998 • Movie
as Mr. Book
Dark City
1998 • Movie
as Mr. Fairlie
The Woman In White
1997 • Movie
as Dr. Drudy
The Fifth Province
1997 • Movie
as Turley (prosecutor)
Incognito
1997 • Movie
as Simon de Canterville
The Canterville Ghost
1997 • Movie
as Narrator
A Royal Scandal
1997 • Movie
as Manley
B.A.P.S
1997 • Movie
as Haig
The Treasure Seekers
1996 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Ian Richardson.
as Death • 2 eps
Hogfather
2006 • Series
as Chancellor • 5 eps
Bleak House
2005 • Series
as Conway Jefferson • 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 • Series
as Settimio • 2 eps
Imperium: Nero
2004 • Series
as Canon Adolphus Black • 6 eps
Strange
2003 • Series
as Dr. Joseph Bell • 4 eps
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001 • Series
as Lord Groan • 2 eps
Gormenghast
2000 • Series
as Stephen Tyler • 12 eps
The Magician's House
1999 • Series
as Mr. Fairlie • 2 eps
The Woman In White
1997 • Series
as Francis Urquhart • 4 eps
The Final Cut
1995 • Series
as Francis Urquhart • 4 eps
To Play the King
1993 • Series
as Max Leiner • 1 eps
Highlander: The Series
1992 • Series
as Michael Spearpoint • 4 eps
The Gravy Train Goes East
1991 • Series
as Francis Urquhart • 4 eps
House of Cards
1990 • Series
as Michael Spearpoint • 4 eps
The Gravy Train
1990 • Series
as Alain Choleti • 2 eps
The Phantom of the Opera
1990 • Series
as Lee Mandeville • 1 eps
Chillers
1990 • Series
as SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg • 2 eps
Twist of Fate
1989 • Series
as Edward Spencer • 2 eps
Troubles
1988 • Series
as Sir Godber Evans • 4 eps
Porterhouse Blue
1987 • Series
as Nehru • 6 eps
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
1986 • Series
as General Burgoyne • 1 eps
Theatre Night
1985 • Series
as Anthony Blunt • 1 eps
Screen Two
1985 • Series
as Adrien Avigdor • 8 eps
Mistral's Daughter
1984 • Series