Ian Richardson
Acting
Born April 7, 1934 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died February 9, 2007
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
Filmography
Becoming Jane
2007 · Richter Langlois
Hogfather
2007 · Death
Twice Upon a Time
2006 · Lord Evelyn Gaylord
Joyeux Noel
2005 · The Bishop
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005 · Judge
Nero
2004 · Septimus
From Hell
2001 · Sir Charles Warren
102 Dalmatians
2000 · Mr. Torte
The King and I
1999 · The Kralahome (voice)
Dark City
1998 · Mr. Book
A Knight in Camelot
1998 · Merlin
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1998 · Wasp
Incognito
1997 · Turley (prosecutor)
B.A.P.S
1997 · Manley
The Woman In White
1997 · Mr. Fairlie
Catherine the Great
1996 · Vorontzov
A Change of Place
1994 · Henri Chambertin
M. Butterfly
1993 · Ambassador Toulon
Dirty Weekend
1993 · Nimrod
An Ungentlemanly Act
1992 · His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
Year of the Comet
1992 · Sir Mason Harwood
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1991 · Polonius
The Plot to Kill Hitler
1990 · Ludwig Beck
Burning Secret
1988 · Edmund's Father
The Fourth Protocol
1987 · Sir Nigel Irvine
Cry Freedom
1987 · State Prosecutor
Whoops Apocalypse
1986 · Rear Admiral Bendish
Brazil
1985 · Mr. Warrenn
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1983 · Sherlock Holmes
The Sign of Four
1983 · Sherlock Holmes
Man of La Mancha
1972 · The Padre
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1968 · Oberon
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
1967 · Jean-Paul Marat