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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.
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Known For
Dark City
(1998)
Mr. Book
Brazil
(1985)
Mr. Warrenn
102 Dalmatians
(2000)
Mr. Torte
Joyeux Noel
(2005)
The Bishop
Becoming Jane
(2007)
Richter Langlois
From Hell
(2001)
Sir Charles Warren
Cry Freedom
(1987)
State Prosecutor
M. Butterfly
(1993)
Ambassador Toulon
The King and I
(1999)
The Kralahome (voice)
The Fourth Protocol
(1987)
Sir Nigel Irvine
Hogfather
(2007)
Death
B.A.P.S
(1997)
Manley
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
(1967)
Jean-Paul Marat
Incognito
(1997)
Turley (prosecutor)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
(1991)
Polonius
A Knight in Camelot
(1998)
Merlin
Full Filmography
Acting
As You Like It
(1963)
Le Beau
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
(1967)
Jean-Paul Marat
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1968)
Oberon
All's Well That Ends Well
(1968)
Bertram
The Darwin Adventure
(1972)
Capt. Fitzroy
Man of La Mancha
(1972)
The Padre
Gawain and the Green Knight
(1973)
Narrator (voice)
Sorry...
(1978)
Michael - 'Private View'
Danton's Death
(1978)
Robespierre
Churchill and the Generals
(1979)
Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
Ike
(1979)
FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
Charlie Muffin
(1979)
Cuthbertson
Gauguin the Savage
(1980)
Degas
A Cotswold Death
(1982)
Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
The Sign of Four
(1983)
Sherlock Holmes
Salad Days
(1983)
Uncle Zed
The Hound of the Baskervilles
(1983)
Sherlock Holmes
The Master of Ballantrae
(1984)
Mr. MacKellar
Monsignor Quixote
(1985)
Bishop of Motopo
Star Quality
(1985)
Ray Malcolm
Brazil
(1985)
Mr. Warrenn
Whoops Apocalypse
(1986)
Rear Admiral Bendish
The Devil's Disciple
(1987)
General Burgoyne
Blunt
(1987)
Anthony Blunt
The Fourth Protocol
(1987)
Sir Nigel Irvine
Cry Freedom
(1987)
State Prosecutor
Burning Secret
(1988)
Edmund's Father
The Winslow Boy
(1989)
Sir Robert Morton, KC
King of the Wind
(1990)
Bey of Tunis
The Plot to Kill Hitler
(1990)
Ludwig Beck
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
(1991)
Polonius
An Ungentlemanly Act
(1992)
His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
Year of the Comet
(1992)
Sir Mason Harwood
Dirty Weekend
(1993)
Nimrod
Foreign Affairs
(1993)
Edwin
M. Butterfly
(1993)
Ambassador Toulon
Remember
(1993)
Philip Rawlings
A Change of Place
(1994)
Henri Chambertin
Words Upon the Window Pane
(1994)
Dr. Trench
Savage Play
(1995)
Count
Catherine the Great
(1996)
Vorontzov
The Treasure Seekers
(1996)
Haig
A Royal Scandal
(1997)
Narrator
The Canterville Ghost
(1997)
Simon de Canterville
Incognito
(1997)
Turley (prosecutor)
B.A.P.S
(1997)
Manley
The Woman In White
(1997)
Mr. Fairlie
A Knight in Camelot
(1998)
Merlin
Dark City
(1998)
Mr. Book
Alice Through the Looking Glass
(1998)
Wasp
The King and I
(1999)
The Kralahome (voice)
102 Dalmatians
(2000)
Mr. Torte
The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
(2000)
Dr. Joseph Bell
3-D Halloween
(2000)
Narrator
From Hell
(2001)
Sir Charles Warren
The Life of Shakespeare
(2002)
self
Dæmos Rising
(2004)
Narrator
Nero
(2004)
Septimus
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
(2005)
Marcus Foster
Joyeux Noel
(2005)
The Bishop
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
(2005)
Judge
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
(2006)
Marcus
Twice Upon a Time
(2006)
Lord Evelyn Gaylord
Hogfather
(2007)
Death
Becoming Jane
(2007)
Richter Langlois
Memorial Memorial
(2022)
Francis Urquhart (voice)