Ian Richardson

★ Acting #3,554

1934 - 2007 (age 72) • Acting

Born: 4/7/1934 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Died: 2/9/2007 (age 72)

Known for: Acting

Ian Richardson

★ Acting #3,554

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.

Known For

Brazil

77%

Mr. Warrenn

1985

Dark City

73%

Mr. Book

1998

From Hell

67%

Sir Charles Warren

2001

Highlander: The Series

74%

Max Leiner

1992

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

69%

Polonius

1991

M. Butterfly

66%

Ambassador Toulon

1993

House of Cards

80%

Francis Urquhart

1990

Agatha Christie's Marple

78%

Conway Jefferson

2004

Memorial Memorial

Francis Urquhart (voice)

2022

Hogfather

68%

Death

2007

Becoming Jane

73%

Richter Langlois

2007

Hogfather

76%

Death

2006

Twice Upon a Time

59%

Lord Evelyn Gaylord

2006

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

73%

Marcus

2006

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

87%

Marcus Foster

2005

Joyeux Noel

74%

The Bishop

2005

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

57%

Judge

2005

Bleak House

80%

Chancellor

2005

Agatha Christie's Marple

78%

Conway Jefferson

2004

Nero

60%

Septimus

2004

Imperium: Nero

62%

Settimio

2004

Dæmos Rising

65%

Narrator

2004

Strange

78%

Canon Adolphus Black

2003

Brook by Brook

80%

Self

2002

The Life of Shakespeare

self

2002

Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem

Dr. Joseph Bell

2001

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

79%

Dr. Joseph Bell

2001

From Hell

67%

Sir Charles Warren

2001

3-D Halloween

55%

Narrator

2000

102 Dalmatians

55%

Mr. Torte

2000

One Foot in Arthur's Seat

Self

2000

Gormenghast

70%

Lord Groan

2000

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

80%

Dr. Joseph Bell

2000

The Magician's House

60%

Stephen Tyler

1999

The King and I

54%

The Kralahome (voice)

1999

Alice Through the Looking Glass

52%

Wasp

1998