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