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Ian Richardson

Acting
Known For

72 Years Old

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.

Born

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK on 7th April 1934

Died

9th February 2007

All Credits

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The Merv Griffin Show
Self
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Great Performances
Bishop of Motopo
Playhouse Image
Playhouse
Richard
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BBC Play of the Month
Maximilien Robespierre
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Highlander: The Series
Max Leiner
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Play for Today
Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
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Agatha Christie's Marple
Conway Jefferson
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Six Centuries of Verse
Self - Reader
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mr. MacKellar
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Bill Haydon
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Chillers
Lee Mandeville
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House of Cards
Francis Urquhart
Bleak House Image
Bleak House
Chancellor
Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes Image
Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Joseph Bell
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Mistral's Daughter
Adrien Avigdor
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The Phantom of the Opera
Cholet
Civilisation Image
Civilisation
Hamlet
The Final Cut Image
The Final Cut
Francis Urquhart
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Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
Nehru
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The Magician's House
Stephen Tyler
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Festival
Antipholus of Ephesus
Dark City Image
Dark City
Mr. Book
Brazil Image
Brazil
Mr. Warrenn
Hogfather Image
Hogfather
Death
Strange Image
Strange
Canon Adolphus Black
The Gravy Train Image
The Gravy Train
Michael Spearpoint
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102 Dalmatians
Mr. Torte
Number 10 Image
Number 10
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Imperium: Nero
Settimio
From Hell Image
From Hell
Sir Charles Warren
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Gormenghast
Lord Groan
Becoming Jane Image
Becoming Jane
Richter Langlois
Joyeux Noel Image
Joyeux Noel
The Bishop
The Woman in White Image
The Woman in White
Frederick Fairlie
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The Woman in White
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Porterhouse Blue
Troubles Image
Troubles
Edward Spencer
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Twist of Fate
SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg
The King and I Image
The King and I
The Kralahome (voice)
Cry Freedom Image
Cry Freedom
State Prosecutor
To Play the King Image
To Play the King
Francis Urquhart
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Image
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Polonius
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M. Butterfly
Ambassador Toulon
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
The Fourth Protocol Image
The Fourth Protocol
Sir Nigel Irvine
An Ungentlemanly Act Image
An Ungentlemanly Act
His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
Private Schulz Image
Private Schulz
Major Neuheim
Hogfather Image
Hogfather
Death
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B.A.P.S
Manley
Nero Image
Nero
Septimus
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Man of La Mancha
The Padre
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Incognito
Turley (prosecutor)
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Catherine the Great
Vorontzov
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The Woman In White
Mr. Fairlie
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Marat/Sade
Jean-Paul Marat
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A Knight in Camelot
Merlin
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Alice Through the Looking Glass
Wasp
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Whoops Apocalypse
Rear Admiral Bendish
Twice Upon a Time Image
Twice Upon a Time
Lord Evelyn Gaylord
Burning Secret Image
Burning Secret
Edmund's Father
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The Gravy Train Goes East
Michael Spearpoint
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Year of the Comet
Sir Mason Harwood
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The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
Judge
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The Treasure Seekers
Haig
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Charlie Muffin
Cuthbertson
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The Plot to Kill Hitler
Ludwig Beck
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The Sign of Four
Sherlock Holmes
Ike Image
Ike
FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
A Change of Place Image
A Change of Place
Henri Chambertin
A Midsummer Night's Dream Image
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Oberon
Words Upon the Window Pane Image
Words Upon the Window Pane
Dr. Trench
Dirty Weekend Image
Dirty Weekend
Nimrod
Danton's Death Image
Danton's Death
Robespierre
A Royal Scandal Image
A Royal Scandal
Narrator
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King of the Wind
Bey of Tunis
Monsignor Quixote Image
Monsignor Quixote
Bishop of Motopo
Foreign Affairs Image
Foreign Affairs
Edwin
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Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Joseph Bell
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The Canterville Ghost
Simon de Canterville
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The Devil's Disciple
General Burgoyne
Gawain and the Green Knight Image
Gawain and the Green Knight
Narrator (voice)
Churchill and the Generals Image
Churchill and the Generals
Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
Remember Image
Remember
Philip Rawlings
The Master of Ballantrae Image
The Master of Ballantrae
Mr. MacKellar
A Cotswold Death Image
A Cotswold Death
Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
Gauguin the Savage Image
Gauguin the Savage
Degas
Salad Days Image
Salad Days
Uncle Zed
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt Image
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
Marcus Foster
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Star Quality
Ray Malcolm
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Savage Play
Count
The Darwin Adventure Image
The Darwin Adventure
Capt. Fitzroy
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering Image
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
Marcus
Dæmos Rising Image
Dæmos Rising
Narrator
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As You Like It
Le Beau
Blunt Image
Blunt
Anthony Blunt
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The Winslow Boy
Sir Robert Morton, KC
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Sorry...
Michael - 'Private View'
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All's Well That Ends Well
Bertram
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The Fifth Province
Dr. Drudy
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Slimming Down
Mr. Shrigley
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3-D Halloween
Narrator
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Memorial Memorial
Francis Urquhart (voice)
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The Life of Shakespeare
self
Passing Through Image
Passing Through
Richard