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Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Birthday: 1934-04-07 | Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Memorial Memorial

as    Francis Urquhart (voice)

2007
Becoming Jane

as    Richter Langlois

2005
2004
Dæmos Rising

as    Narrator

2004
Nero

as    Septimus

2001
From Hell

as    Sir Charles Warren

2000
Gormenghast

as    Lord Groan

2000
Gormenghast

as    Lord Groan

2000
102 Dalmatians

as    Mr. Torte

1999
The Magician's House

as    Stephen Tyler

1999
The King and I

as    The Kralahome (voice)

1998
A Knight in Camelot

as    Merlin

1998
Dark City

as    Mr. Book

1998
Incognito

as    Turley (prosecutor)

1997
B.A.P.S

as    Manley

1997
The Woman In White

as    Mr. Fairlie

1996
The Treasure Seekers

as    Haig

1996
Catherine the Great

as    Vorontzov

1995
The Final Cut

as    Francis Urquhart

1993
To Play the King

as    Francis Urquhart

1992
An Ungentlemanly Act

as    His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt

1992
Year of the Comet

as    Sir Mason Harwood

1991
1990
The Phantom of the Opera

as    Cholet

1990
The Phantom of the Opera

as    Cholet

1990
House of Cards

as    Francis Urquhart

1990
The Plot to Kill Hitler

as    Ludwig Beck