Ian Richardson

Acting · Born 1934-04-07 in 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.

Filmography

• Brazil as Mr. Warrenn
• Dark City as Mr. Book
• Becoming Jane as Richter Langlois
• Joyeux Noel as The Bishop
• Cry Freedom as State Prosecutor
• M. Butterfly as Ambassador Toulon
• From Hell as Sir Charles Warren
• Whoops Apocalypse as Rear Admiral Bendish
• The Fourth Protocol as Sir Nigel Irvine
• Twice Upon a Time as Lord Evelyn Gaylord

TV

• House of Cards as Francis Urquhart
• Agatha Christie's Marple as Conway Jefferson
• Bleak House as Chancellor
• The Merv Griffin Show as Self
• Strange as Canon Adolphus Black
• The Magician's House as Stephen Tyler
• Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mr. MacKellar
• Gormenghast as Lord Groan
• Private Schulz as Major Neuheim
• The Woman in White