ACTOR · FROM EDINBURGH, UK
Ian Richardson
1934–2007110 credits since 1951
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ABOUT IAN
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born7 April 1934
Died9 February 2007
BirthplaceEdinburgh, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora48 of 110 titles
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 48
- Average IMDb
- 6.9
- Highest rated
- CivilisationIMDb 8.7
- Working since
- 1951
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Filmography
The 2020s
1 titleMemorial Memorial
Not on Cineoraas Francis Urquhart (voice)
The 2000s
21 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
Movieas Death
Movieas Richter Langlois
Seriesas Death · 2 episodes
Movieas Lord Evelyn Gaylord
as Marcus
as Marcus Foster
Movieas The Bishop
Movieas Judge
The 1990s
34 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average
as Stephen Tyler · 12 episodes
Movieas The Kralahome (voice)
Movieas Wasp
Movieas Merlin
Movieas Mr. Book
Movieas Mr. Fairlie
as Mr. Fairlie · 2 episodes
as Dr. Drudy
The 1980s
29 titles · IMDb 6.8 on averageThe Winslow Boy
Not on Cineoraas Sir Robert Morton, KC
as SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg · 2 episodes
Movieas Edmund's Father
as Edward Spencer · 2 episodes
Movieas State Prosecutor
Seriesas Sir Godber Evans · 4 episodes
as General Burgoyne
Movieas Sir Nigel Irvine
The 1970s
14 titles · IMDb 7.7 on average
as Cuthbertson
as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
Seriesas Bill Haydon · 5 episodes
as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery · 3 episodes
as Michael - 'Private View'
as Robespierre
as Richard · 1 episode
The 1960s
10 titles · IMDb 7.6 on averagePlays of Today
Not on Cineoraas The Son · 1 episode
Seriesas Hamlet · 1 episode
Movieas Oberon
All's Well That Ends Well
Not on Cineoraas Bertram
Movieas Jean-Paul Marat
as Antipholus of Ephesus · 1 episode
as Maximilien Robespierre · 1 episode
1 episode
The 1950s
1 title
as Mr. MacKellar · 1 episode
Often works with
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Ian HolmBrazil, From Hell and 2 more
Andrew DaviesCreator · House of Cards, Bleak House and 2 more
Charles DanceBleak House, The Phantom of the Opera and 1 more
Marc WarrenHogfather, Hogfather and 1 more
David WarnerHogfather, Hogfather and 1 more
Brian BlessedMan of La Mancha, The Hound of the Baskervilles and 1 more
David JasonHogfather, Hogfather and 1 more
Diane Fletcher
