Ian Richardson
Acting
Born: 1934-04-07 in 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.
Known For
Play for Today
Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
Great Performances
Bishop of Motopo
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Agatha Christie's Marple
Conway Jefferson
Highlander: The Series
Max Leiner
BBC Play of the Month
Maximilien Robespierre
Screen Two
Anthony Blunt
Playhouse
Richard
Theatre 625
Dark City
Mr. Book
NET Playhouse
Antipholus of Ephesus
Brazil
Mr. Warrenn
102 Dalmatians
Mr. Torte
House of Cards
Francis Urquhart
From Hell
Sir Charles Warren
Becoming Jane
Richter Langlois
Bleak House
Chancellor
Chillers
Lee Mandeville
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Bill Haydon
Private Schulz
Major Neuheim
Private Schulz
Gerald Melfort
Private Schulz
Stanley Kemp
Joyeux Noel
The Bishop
Ike
FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
Hogfather
Death
Cry Freedom
State Prosecutor
The Fourth Protocol
Sir Nigel Irvine
Brass
Marshall Snelgrove, QC
Civilisation
Hamlet
Gormenghast
Lord Groan
Hogfather
Death
Mistral's Daughter
Adrien Avigdor
The Magician's House
Stephen Tyler
M. Butterfly
Ambassador Toulon
The Final Cut
Francis Urquhart
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Joseph Bell
Number 10
James Ramsay MacDonald
To Play the King
Francis Urquhart