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Ian Richardson

Cast & creator

Ian Richardson

1934-04-07 (died at 72) Edinburgh, Scotland, UKIMDb

Best known for The Merv Griffin Show, Great Performances, Private Schulz

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.

Movies

72

film credits

Series

46

television credits

Career

118

1951–2022 · acting roles

Credit score

6.9

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Self · 1962

Great Performances

Great Performances

Bishop of Motopo · 1971

Private Schulz

Private Schulz

Major Neuheim · 1981

Private Schulz

Private Schulz

Gerald Melfort · 1981

Private Schulz

Private Schulz

Stanley Kemp · 1981

Across film & television

Filmography (118)

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Showing 118 of 118 credits

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

Great Performances

Great Performances

Bishop of Motopo

Private Schulz

Private Schulz

Major Neuheim

Private Schulz

Private Schulz

Gerald Melfort

Private Schulz

Private Schulz

Stanley Kemp

Play for Today

Play for Today

Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series

Max Leiner

Screen Two

Screen Two

Anthony Blunt

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Maximilien Robespierre

Playhouse

Playhouse

Richard

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

Conway Jefferson

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

NET Playhouse

NET Playhouse

Antipholus of Ephesus

102 Dalmatians

102 Dalmatians

Mr. Torte

To Play the King

To Play the King

Francis Urquhart

Festival

Antipholus of Ephesus

Chillers

Chillers

Lee Mandeville

Dark City

Dark City

Mr. Book

Bleak House

Bleak House

Chancellor

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Bill Haydon

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

General Burgoyne

House of Cards

House of Cards

Francis Urquhart

Brazil

Brazil

Mr. Warrenn

Porterhouse Blue

Porterhouse Blue

Sir Godber Evans

The Magician's House

The Magician's House

Stephen Tyler

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

Dr. Joseph Bell

Brass

Brass

Marshall Snelgrove, QC

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Mr. MacKellar

Mistral's Daughter

Mistral's Daughter

Adrien Avigdor

Becoming Jane

Becoming Jane

Richter Langlois

Gormenghast

Gormenghast

Lord Groan

From Hell

From Hell

Sir Charles Warren

Civilisation

Civilisation

Hamlet

Number 10

Number 10

James Ramsay MacDonald

Ike

Ike

FM Sir Bernard Montgomery

Joyeux Noel

Joyeux Noel

The Bishop

Strange

Strange

Canon Adolphus Black

Six Centuries of Verse

Six Centuries of Verse

Self - Reader

The Final Cut

The Final Cut

Francis Urquhart

Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

State Prosecutor

Hogfather

Hogfather

Death

The Gravy Train Goes East

The Gravy Train Goes East

Michael Spearpoint

Twist of Fate

Twist of Fate

SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg

The Fourth Protocol

The Fourth Protocol

Sir Nigel Irvine

M. Butterfly

M. Butterfly

Ambassador Toulon

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

Alain Choleti

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Polonius

The King and I

The King and I

The Kralahome (voice)

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

Nehru

Plays of Today

The Son

Troubles

Troubles

Edward Spencer

Hogfather

Hogfather

Death

B.A.P.S

B.A.P.S

Manley

The Woman In White

The Woman In White

Mr. Fairlie

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Wasp

Imperium: Nero

Imperium: Nero

Settimio

Ike

Ike

FM Sir Bernard Montgomery

Man of La Mancha

Man of La Mancha

The Padre

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

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

Jean-Paul Marat

The Gravy Train

The Gravy Train

Michael Spearpoint

The Woman in White

The Woman in White

The Woman in White

The Woman in White

Frederick Fairlie

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Sherlock Holmes

Burning Secret

Burning Secret

Edmund's Father

Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great

Vorontzov

A Knight in Camelot

A Knight in Camelot

Merlin

Incognito

Incognito

Turley (prosecutor)

Year of the Comet

Year of the Comet

Sir Mason Harwood

The Woman In White

The Woman In White

Mr. Fairlie

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Oberon

The Plot to Kill Hitler

The Plot to Kill Hitler

Ludwig Beck

Memorial Memorial

Francis Urquhart (voice)

Passing Through

Passing Through

Richard

Monsignor Quixote

Monsignor Quixote

Bishop of Motopo

Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse

Rear Admiral Bendish

King of the Wind

King of the Wind

Bey of Tunis

A Change of Place

A Change of Place

Henri Chambertin

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

Judge

The Master of Ballantrae

The Master of Ballantrae

Mr. MacKellar

The Devil's Disciple

The Devil's Disciple

General Burgoyne

Eyeless in Gaza

Eyeless in Gaza

Anthony Beavis

Gawain and the Green Knight

Gawain and the Green Knight

Narrator (voice)

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

Dr. Joseph Bell

Churchill and the Generals

Churchill and the Generals

Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery

Twice Upon a Time

Twice Upon a Time

Lord Evelyn Gaylord

As You Like It

Le Beau

Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

Edwin

The Sign of Four

The Sign of Four

Sherlock Holmes

Nero

Nero

Septimus

The Treasure Seekers

The Treasure Seekers

Haig

An Ungentlemanly Act

An Ungentlemanly Act

His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

Marcus Foster

Words Upon the Window Pane

Words Upon the Window Pane

Dr. Trench

Gauguin the Savage

Gauguin the Savage

Degas

Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem

Dr. Joseph Bell

Sorry...

Sorry...

Michael - 'Private View'

The Life of Shakespeare

self

Charlie Muffin

Charlie Muffin

Cuthbertson

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

Marcus

Brook by Brook

Brook by Brook

Self

All's Well That Ends Well

Bertram

Remember

Remember

Philip Rawlings

Dirty Weekend

Dirty Weekend

Nimrod

The Winslow Boy

Sir Robert Morton, KC

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

Simon de Canterville

Danton's Death

Danton's Death

Robespierre

One Foot in Arthur's Seat

Self

A Royal Scandal

A Royal Scandal

Narrator

The Darwin Adventure

The Darwin Adventure

Capt. Fitzroy

Star Quality

Ray Malcolm

A Cotswold Death

A Cotswold Death

Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

Salad Days

Salad Days

Uncle Zed

The Fifth Province

The Fifth Province

Dr. Drudy

3-D Halloween

3-D Halloween

Narrator

Blunt

Blunt

Anthony Blunt

Slimming Down

Slimming Down

Mr. Shrigley

Dæmos Rising

Dæmos Rising

Narrator

Savage Play

Savage Play

Count