Ian Richardson

Acting

April 7, 1934

Died: February 9, 2007

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.

Ian Richardson

Biography

Known For (Movies)

The Darwin Adventure

Brazil

Ike

Year of the Comet

Dark City

A Change of Place

A Cotswold Death

From Hell

102 Dalmatians

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Becoming Jane

Salad Days

Cry Freedom

Passing Through

Dirty Weekend

Words Upon the Window Pane

Hogfather

Joyeux Noel

Alice Through the Looking Glass

TV Shows

Agatha Christie's Marple

Great Performances

The Merv Griffin Show

Highlander: The Series

Play for Today

BBC Play of the Month

Playhouse

Theatre 625

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Festival

Civilisation

Bleak House

House of Cards

Mistral's Daughter

Chillers

Number 10

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

Strange

Brass

The Final Cut

Photos