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Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Acting
April 7, 1934
— February 9, 2007
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Richardson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Movies

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Popularity

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Known For (30 movies)

From Hell

From Hell

Sir Charles Warren

2001

Dirty Weekend

Dirty Weekend

Nimrod

1993

Salad Days

Salad Days

Uncle Zed

1983

Brazil

Brazil

Mr. Warrenn

1985

Dark City

Dark City

Mr. Book

1998

102 Dalmatians

102 Dalmatians

Mr. Torte

2000

Passing Through

Passing Through

Richard

1982

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Oberon

1968

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

Judge

2005

The Woman In White

The Woman In White

Mr. Fairlie

1997

The Devil's Disciple

The Devil's Disciple

General Burgoyne

1987

Hogfather

Hogfather

Death

2007

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Wasp

1998

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Sherlock Holmes

1983

A Change of Place

A Change of Place

Henri Chambertin

1994

Gauguin the Savage

Gauguin the Savage

Degas

1980

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Polonius

1991

The Treasure Seekers

The Treasure Seekers

Haig

1996

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

Simon de Canterville

1997

Incognito

Incognito

Turley (prosecutor)

1997

Year of the Comet

Year of the Comet

Sir Mason Harwood

1992

Marat/Sade

Marat/Sade

Jean-Paul Marat

1967

Joyeux Noel

Joyeux Noel

The Bishop

2005

A Royal Scandal

A Royal Scandal

Narrator

1997

Charlie Muffin

Charlie Muffin

Cuthbertson

1979

Dæmos Rising

Dæmos Rising

Narrator

2004

A Cotswold Death

A Cotswold Death

Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

1982

Star Quality

Star Quality

Ray Malcolm

1985

Gawain and the Green Knight

Gawain and the Green Knight

Narrator (voice)

1973

Words Upon the Window Pane

Words Upon the Window Pane

Dr. Trench

1994

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