Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
7 avril 1934
Died
9 février 2007
Place of birth
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.
Connu(e) pour
7.7
Film
Brazil
Mr. Warrenn
1985
7.3
Film
Dark City
Mr. Book
1998
5.5
Film
102 Dalmatians
Mr. Torte
2000
5.4
Film
The King and I
The Kralahome (voice)
1999
7.3
Series
Ike
FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
1979
7.3
Film
Becoming Jane
Richter Langlois
2007
7.4
Film
Joyeux Noel
The Bishop
2005
7.0
Film
Cry Freedom
State Prosecutor
1987
6.3
Film
The Fourth Protocol
Sir Nigel Irvine
1987
8.1
Series
House of Cards
Francis Urquhart
1990
6.7
Film
From Hell
Sir Charles Warren
2001
7.9
Series
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Joseph Bell
2001
6.0
Film
Burning Secret
Edmund's Father
1988
6.8
Film
Hogfather
Death
2007
7.3
Series
The Phantom of the Opera
Alain Choleti
1990
7.6
Series
Hogfather
Death
2006
6.0
Series
Mistral's Daughter
Adrien Avigdor
1984
7.8
Series
Strange
Canon Adolphus Black
2003
7.8
Series
To Play the King
Francis Urquhart
1993
6.0
Series
The Magician's House
Stephen Tyler
1999–2000
8.3
Series
The Gravy Train
Michael Spearpoint
1990
7.2
Series
Porterhouse Blue
Sir Godber Evans
1987
7.6
Series
The Final Cut
Francis Urquhart
1995
9.0
Series
Troubles
Edward Spencer
1988
7.5
Series
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
Nehru
1986
8.3
Series
The Woman in White
Frederick Fairlie
1982
8.0
Series
The Gravy Train Goes East
Michael Spearpoint
1991
8.0
Series
Eyeless in Gaza
Anthony Beavis
1971
Acting credits 28 titles
Becoming Jane
as Richter Langlois
7.3
2007
Hogfather
as Death
6.8
2007
Hogfather
as Death
7.6
2006
Joyeux Noel
as The Bishop
7.4
2005
Strange
as Canon Adolphus Black
7.8
2003
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Joseph Bell
7.9
2001
From Hell
as Sir Charles Warren
6.7
2001
102 Dalmatians
as Mr. Torte
5.5
2000
The King and I
as The Kralahome (voice)
5.4
1999
The Magician's House
as Stephen Tyler
6.0
1999–2000
Dark City
as Mr. Book
7.3
1998
The Final Cut
as Francis Urquhart
7.6
1995
To Play the King
as Francis Urquhart
7.8
1993
The Gravy Train Goes East
as Michael Spearpoint
8.0
1991
House of Cards
as Francis Urquhart
8.1
1990
The Gravy Train
as Michael Spearpoint
8.3
1990
The Phantom of the Opera
as Alain Choleti
7.3
1990
Troubles
as Edward Spencer
9.0
1988
Burning Secret
as Edmund's Father
6.0
1988
Porterhouse Blue
as Sir Godber Evans
7.2
1987
The Fourth Protocol
as Sir Nigel Irvine
6.3
1987
Cry Freedom
as State Prosecutor
7.0
1987
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
as Nehru
7.5
1986
Brazil
as Mr. Warrenn
7.7
1985
Mistral's Daughter
as Adrien Avigdor
6.0
1984
The Woman in White
as Frederick Fairlie
8.3
1982
Ike
as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
7.3
1979
Eyeless in Gaza
as Anthony Beavis
8.0
1971