Acting credits
100
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Ian Richardson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 64Series: 36
TMDB ID: 385
IMDb ID: nm0007183
Known for: Acting
Born: April 7, 1934
Died: February 9, 2007
Age: 72
Place of birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2007
Years active: 57
Average TMDB rating: 6.71
Wikidata: Q363691
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Ian Richardson.
6.8
Hogfather
as Death
2007 Movie
7.3
Becoming Jane
as Richter Langlois
2007 Movie
5.9
Twice Upon a Time
as Lord Evelyn Gaylord
2006 Movie
7.3
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
as Marcus
2006 Movie
8.0
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
as Marcus Foster
2005 Movie
7.4
Joyeux Noel
as The Bishop
2005 Movie
5.4
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
as Judge
2005 Movie
6.0
Nero
as Septimus
2004 Movie
5.7
Dæmos Rising
as Narrator
2004 Movie
6.7
From Hell
as Sir Charles Warren
2001 Movie
4.0
3-D Halloween
as Narrator
2000 Movie
5.5
102 Dalmatians
as Mr. Torte
2000 Movie
8.0
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Joseph Bell
2000 Movie
5.4
The King and I
as The Kralahome (voice)
1999 Movie
5.1
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Wasp
1998 Movie
5.5
A Knight in Camelot
as Merlin
1998 Movie
7.3
Dark City
as Mr. Book
1998 Movie
6.0
The Fifth Province
as Dr. Drudy
1997 Movie
5.8
Incognito
as Turley (prosecutor)
1997 Movie
The Canterville Ghost
as Simon de Canterville
1997 Movie
7.0
A Royal Scandal
as Narrator
1997 Movie
5.2
B.A.P.S
as Manley
1997 Movie
6.6
The Woman In White
as Mr. Fairlie
1997 Movie
5.3
The Treasure Seekers
as Haig
1996 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Ian Richardson.
7.7
Hogfather
as Death • 2 eps
2006 Series
8.1
Bleak House
as Chancellor • 5 eps
2005 Series
7.8
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Conway Jefferson • 1 eps
2004 Series
6.3
Imperium: Nero
as Settimio • 2 eps
2004 Series
7.0
Strange
as Canon Adolphus Black • 6 eps
2003 Series
8.0
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Joseph Bell • 4 eps
2001 Series
6.9
Gormenghast
as Lord Groan • 4 eps
2000 Series
5.5
The Magician's House
as Stephen Tyler • 12 eps
1999 Series
7.6
The Final Cut
as Francis Urquhart • 4 eps
1995 Series
7.8
To Play the King
as Francis Urquhart • 4 eps
1993 Series
7.4
Highlander: The Series
as Max Leiner • 1 eps
1992 Series
7.0
The Gravy Train Goes East
as Michael Spearpoint • 4 eps
1991 Series
8.1
House of Cards
as Francis Urquhart • 4 eps
1990 Series
8.0
The Gravy Train
as Michael Spearpoint • 4 eps
1990 Series
7.3
The Phantom of the Opera
as Cholet • 2 eps
1990 Series
6.2
Chillers
as Lee Mandeville • 1 eps
1990 Series
5.8
Twist of Fate
as SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg • 2 eps
1989 Series
10.0
Troubles
as Edward Spencer • 2 eps
1988 Series
7.2
Porterhouse Blue
as Sir Godber Evans • 4 eps
1987 Series
5.0
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
as Nehru • 6 eps
1986 Series
5.8
Mistral's Daughter
as Adrien Avigdor • 8 eps
1984 Series
6.0
Six Centuries of Verse
as Self - Reader • 10 eps
1984 Series
5.8
Brass
as Marshall Snelgrove, QC • 2 eps
1983 Series
5.0
Number 10
as James Ramsay MacDonald • 1 eps
1983 Series