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Ian Richardson

Acting · Born April 7, 1934 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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.

Movies with Ian Richardson

• Dark City (1998) — Mr. Book
• 102 Dalmatians (2000) — Mr. Torte
• Becoming Jane (2007) — Richter Langlois
• Brazil (1985) — Mr. Warrenn
• From Hell (2001) — Sir Charles Warren
• Joyeux Noel (2005) — The Bishop
• Cry Freedom (1987) — State Prosecutor
• The Fourth Protocol (1987) — Sir Nigel Irvine
• Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991) — Polonius
• The King and I (1999) — The Kralahome (voice)
• B.A.P.S (1997) — Manley
• Hogfather (2007) — Death

TV shows with Ian Richardson

• Bleak House (2005) — Chancellor
• The Magician's House (1999) — Stephen Tyler
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) — Bill Haydon
• Strange (2003) — Canon Adolphus Black
• Mistral's Daughter (1984) — Adrien Avigdor
• Six Centuries of Verse (1984) — Self - Reader
• Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy (1986) — Nehru
• The Woman in White (1982) — Frederick Fairlie