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Ian Richardson

Acting

Born: 1934-04-07
Died: 2007-02-09
From: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1

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.

Photos2

Awards & Nominations2 won · 1 nominated

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

1976
🏆 Won

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical

🏆 Won

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Acting103 titles

Remember
9.0
Movie

Remember

1993Drama
Danton's Death
9.0
Movie

Danton's Death

1978Drama
Churchill and the Generals
9.0
Movie

Churchill and the Generals

1979Drama
Words Upon the Window Pane
9.0
Movie

Words Upon the Window Pane

1994Drama
Troubles
9.0
Series

Troubles

1988Drama
Monsignor Quixote
8.8
Movie

Monsignor Quixote

1985Comedy
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 - ...Drama
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
8.7
Movie

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

2005Comedy
The Woman in White
8.3
Series

The Woman in White

1982Drama
The Gravy Train
8.3
Series

The Gravy Train

1990Comedy
Civilisation
8.2
Series

Civilisation

1969Documentary
Bleak House
8.1
Series

Bleak House

2005Drama
House of Cards
8.1
Series

House of Cards

1990Comedy
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
8.0
Movie

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2000Thriller
Sorry...
8.0
Movie

Sorry...

1978Drama
The Devil's Disciple
8.0
Movie

The Devil's Disciple

1987Drama
Savage Play
8.0
Movie

Savage Play

1995Romance
Six Centuries of Verse
8.0
Series

Six Centuries of Verse

1984Drama
The Gravy Train Goes East
8.0
Series

The Gravy Train Goes East

1991Drama
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
7.9
Series

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2001Thriller
Agatha Christie's Marple
7.8
Series

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004-2013Drama
To Play the King
7.8
Series

To Play the King

1993Drama
Brazil
7.7
Movie

Brazil

1985Comedy
A Royal Scandal
7.6
Movie

A Royal Scandal

1997Drama
The Final Cut
7.6
Series

The Final Cut

1995Drama
Hogfather
7.6
Series

Hogfather

2006Comedy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
7.6
Series

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

1979Drama
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
7.5
Series

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

1986Drama
Joyeux Noel
7.4
Movie

Joyeux Noel

2005Drama
Highlander: The Series
7.4
Series

Highlander: The Series

1992-1998Sci-Fi
Dark City
7.3
Movie

Dark City

1998Thriller
Becoming Jane
7.3
Movie

Becoming Jane

2007Romance
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
7.3
Movie

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

2006Drama
Strange
7.3
Series

Strange

2003Drama
The Phantom of the Opera
7.3
Series

The Phantom of the Opera

1990Thriller
Ike
7.3
Series

Ike

1979Drama
NET Playhouse
7.3
Series

NET Playhouse

1966-1972Drama
Porterhouse Blue
7.2
Series

Porterhouse Blue

1987Comedy
Theatre 625
7.2
Series

Theatre 625

1964-1968Drama
Screen Two
7.1
Series

Screen Two

1985-1998Drama
King of the Wind
7.0
Movie

King of the Wind

1990Action
Cry Freedom
7.0
Movie

Cry Freedom

1987Drama
The Darwin Adventure
7.0
Movie

The Darwin Adventure

1972Drama
A Cotswold Death
7.0
Movie

A Cotswold Death

1982Thriller
Foreign Affairs
7.0
Movie

Foreign Affairs

1993Comedy
Playhouse
7.0
Series

Playhouse

1974-1983Drama
Number 10
7.0
Series

Number 10

1983Drama
Gormenghast
7.0
Series

Gormenghast

2000Sci-Fi
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
6.9
Movie

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991Comedy
Hogfather
6.8
Movie

Hogfather

2007Sci-Fi
Ike
6.8
Movie

Ike

1979Drama
From Hell
6.7
Movie

From Hell

2001Horror
Star Quality
6.7
Movie

Star Quality

1985Comedy
Chillers
6.7
Series

Chillers

1990Thriller
M. Butterfly
6.6
Movie

M. Butterfly

1993Romance
The Sign of Four
6.6
Movie

The Sign of Four

1983Action
Man of La Mancha
6.6
Movie

Man of La Mancha

1972Action
The Woman In White
6.6
Movie

The Woman In White

1997Thriller
The Merv Griffin Show
6.6
Series

The Merv Griffin Show

1962-1986Documentary
Play for Today
6.6
Series

Play for Today

1970-1985Drama
The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.5
Movie

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1983Horror
Dæmos Rising
6.5
Movie

Dæmos Rising

2004Action
Charlie Muffin
6.4
Movie

Charlie Muffin

1979Drama
The Fourth Protocol
6.3
Movie

The Fourth Protocol

1987Action
The Master of Ballantrae
6.3
Movie

The Master of Ballantrae

1984Action
A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.3
Movie

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968Comedy
The Plot to Kill Hitler
6.2
Movie

The Plot to Kill Hitler

1990Drama
Imperium: Nero
6.2
Series

Imperium: Nero

2004Drama
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
6.1
Movie

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

1967Drama
Great Performances
6.1
Series

Great Performances

1971 - ...Comedy
Brass
6.1
Series

Brass

1983-1990Comedy
Burning Secret
6.0
Movie

Burning Secret

1988Drama
Nero
6.0
Movie

Nero

2004Action
The Fifth Province
6.0
Movie

The Fifth Province

1997Comedy
Mistral's Daughter
6.0
Series

Mistral's Daughter

1984Drama
Twist of Fate
6.0
Series

Twist of Fate

1989Drama
The Magician's House
6.0
Series

The Magician's House

1999-2000Sci-Fi
Twice Upon a Time
5.9
Movie

Twice Upon a Time

2006Comedy
An Ungentlemanly Act
5.8
Movie

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992Action
Incognito
5.8
Movie

Incognito

1997Thriller
Year of the Comet
5.8
Movie

Year of the Comet

1992Action
Whoops Apocalypse
5.7
Movie

Whoops Apocalypse

1986Comedy
Catherine the Great
5.6
Movie

Catherine the Great

1996Drama
The Treasure Seekers
5.6
Movie

The Treasure Seekers

1996Comedy
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
5.6
Movie

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

2005Drama
A Knight in Camelot
5.5
Movie

A Knight in Camelot

1998Action
3-D Halloween
5.5
Movie

3-D Halloween

2000Drama
102 Dalmatians
5.5
Movie

102 Dalmatians

2000Drama
The King and I
5.4
Cartoon

The King and I

1999Animation
B.A.P.S
5.3
Movie

B.A.P.S

1997Comedy
Private Schulz
5.3
Series

Private Schulz

1981Thriller
BBC Play of the Month
5.3
Series

BBC Play of the Month

1965-1983Drama
A Change of Place
5.2
Movie

A Change of Place

1994Drama
Alice Through the Looking Glass
5.2
Movie

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1998Drama
Dirty Weekend
5.0
Movie

Dirty Weekend

1993Thriller
Blunt
5.0
Movie

Blunt

1987Drama
Gawain and the Green Knight
5.0
Movie

Gawain and the Green Knight

1973Sci-Fi
The Canterville Ghost
0
Movie

The Canterville Ghost

1997Sci-Fi
Gauguin the Savage
0
Movie

Gauguin the Savage

1980Drama
Salad Days
0
Movie

Salad Days

1983Drama
Slimming Down
0
Movie

Slimming Down

1984Comedy
Passing Through
0
Movie

Passing Through

1982Drama
Theatre Night
0
Series

Theatre Night

1985-1990Drama