Ian Richardson
"An iconic presence in cinema, defining characters with depth and intensity."
Age
92 years
Origin
UK
Active
1951 — Present
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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History of the Legend
Witness the defining moments that shaped a legacy.
Brazil
Starring as Mr. Warrenn
Low-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. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.
Highest Rated Masterpieces
House of Cards
as Francis Urquhart
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Conway Jefferson
Brazil
as Mr. Warrenn
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
as Bill Haydon
Highlander: The Series
as Max Leiner
Joyeux Noel
as The Bishop
Dark City
as Mr. Book
Becoming Jane
as Richter Langlois
Cry Freedom
as State Prosecutor
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
as Polonius
Media Proof
Filmography Engine
106 Credits found
Hogfather
Death
2007
Becoming Jane
Richter Langlois
2007
Hogfather
Death
2006
Twice Upon a Time
Lord Evelyn Gaylord
2006
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
Marcus
2006
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
Marcus Foster
2005
Joyeux Noel
The Bishop
2005
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
Judge
2005
Bleak House
Chancellor
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
Conway Jefferson
2004
Nero
Septimus
2004
Imperium: Nero
Settimio
2004
Dæmos Rising
Narrator
2004
Strange
Canon Adolphus Black
2003
Brook by Brook
Self
2002
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Joseph Bell
2001
From Hell
Sir Charles Warren
2001
3-D Halloween
Narrator
2000
102 Dalmatians
Mr. Torte
2000
Gormenghast
Lord Groan
2000
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Joseph Bell
2000
The Magician's House
Stephen Tyler
1999
The King and I
The Kralahome (voice)
1999
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Wasp
1998
A Knight in Camelot
Merlin
1998
Dark City
Mr. Book
1998
The Woman In White
Mr. Fairlie
1997
The Woman In White
Mr. Fairlie
1997
The Fifth Province
Dr. Drudy
1997
Incognito
Turley (prosecutor)
1997
The Canterville Ghost
Simon de Canterville
1997
A Royal Scandal
Narrator
1997
B.A.P.S
Manley
1997
The Treasure Seekers
Haig
1996
Catherine the Great
Vorontzov
1996
The Final Cut
Francis Urquhart
1995
Savage Play
Count
1995
A Change of Place
Henri Chambertin
1994
Words Upon the Window Pane
Dr. Trench
1994
To Play the King
Francis Urquhart
1993
Dirty Weekend
Nimrod
1993
Remember
Philip Rawlings
1993
M. Butterfly
Ambassador Toulon
1993
Foreign Affairs
Edwin
1993
Highlander: The Series
Max Leiner
1992
An Ungentlemanly Act
His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
1992
Year of the Comet
Sir Mason Harwood
1992
The Gravy Train Goes East
Michael Spearpoint
1991
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Polonius
1991
House of Cards
Francis Urquhart
1990
The Gravy Train
Michael Spearpoint
1990
King of the Wind
Bey of Tunis
1990
The Phantom of the Opera
Alain Choleti
1990
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Ludwig Beck
1990
Chillers
Lee Mandeville
1990
Twist of Fate
SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg
1989
Burning Secret
Edmund's Father
1988
Troubles
Edward Spencer
1988
Cry Freedom
State Prosecutor
1987
Porterhouse Blue
Sir Godber Evans
1987