Born 1934 (age 72) · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Appears in 108 titles

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.

Filmography

Brazil
7.7
Brazil
1985
as Mr. Warrenn
Dark City
7.3
Dark City
1998
as Mr. Book
From Hell
6.7
From Hell
2001
as Sir Charles Warren
102 Dalmatians
5.5
102 Dalmatians
2000
as Mr. Torte
Becoming Jane
7.3
Becoming Jane
2007
as Richter Langlois
Joyeux Noel
7.4
Joyeux Noel
2005
as The Bishop
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
M. Butterfly
6.6
M. Butterfly
1993
as Ambassador Toulon
Cry Freedom
7.0
Cry Freedom
1987
as State Prosecutor
The Fourth Protocol
6.3
The Fourth Protocol
1987
as Sir Nigel Irvine
Hogfather
6.8
Hogfather
2007
as Death
The King and I
5.4
The King and I
1999
as The Kralahome (voice)
A Knight in Camelot
5.5
A Knight in Camelot
1998
as Merlin
B.A.P.S
5.3
B.A.P.S
1997
as Manley
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Man of La Mancha
6.6
Man of La Mancha
1972
as The Padre
Incognito
5.8
Incognito
1997
as Turley (prosecutor)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.5
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1983
as Sherlock Holmes
Marat/Sade
6.1
Marat/Sade
1967
as Jean-Paul Marat
Year of the Comet
5.8
Year of the Comet
1992
as Sir Mason Harwood