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