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Ian Richardson

Actor | * 04/07/1934 († 72, 02/09/2007) | Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
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Ian William Richardson (7 April 1934 – 9 February 2007) was a British actor from Edinburgh, Scotland. He portrayed the Machiavellian Tory politician Francis Urquhart in the BBC's House of Cards (1990–1995) television trilogy, as well as the British spy Bill Haydon in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979). Other notable screen work included a portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in two films (The Sign of Four and The Hound of the Baskervilles), as well as significant roles in Brazil, M. Butterfly, and Dark City. Richardson was also a leading stage actor, well known for his Shakespearean works as well as his portrayal of Jean-Paul Marat in the Broadway production of Marat/Sade. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | TV Movies

Known for these Movies & Shows

A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans. ...

Dark City

R

1998 | 3.7/5 | 1h 40min
Mystery, Science Fiction
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Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets in this Hughes brothers adaption of a graphic novel that posits the Rippe ...

From Hell

R

2001 | 3.3/5 | 2h 2min
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wr ...

Brazil

R

1985 | 3.8/5 | 2h 23min
Comedy, Science Fiction
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Frustrated at a new moderate Conservative government and deprived of a promotion to a senior position, chief whip Francis Urquhart prepares a meticulous plot to bring down the Prime Minister then to t ...

House of Cards

Certification unknown

1990 | 4.1/5 | 55min per episode
War & Politics, Comedy, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Ian Richardson

Commander of The Order of The British Empire Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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Movies with Ian Richardson as Actor(62)

as Dr. Drudy2023 The Fifth Province
as Death2007 Hogfather
as Richter Langlois2007 Becoming Jane
as Lord Evelyn Gaylord2006 Twice Upon a Time
as Marcus2006 The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
as Judge2005 The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
as Marcus Foster2005 The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
as The Bishop2005 Joyeux Noel
as Septimus2004 Nero
as Narrator2004 Dæmos Rising
as Sir Charles Warren2001 From Hell
as Dr. Joseph Bell2000 The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
as Narrator2000 3-D Halloween
as Mr. Torte2000 102 Dalmatians
as The Kralahome (voice)1999 The King and I
as Merlin1998 A Knight in Camelot
as Wasp1998 Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Mr. Book1998 Dark City
as Mr. Fairlie1997 The Woman In White
as Simon de Canterville1997 The Canterville Ghost
as Turley (prosecutor)1997 Incognito
as Narrator1997 A Royal Scandal
as Manley1997 B.A.P.S.
as Haig1996 The Treasure Seekers
as Vorontzov1996 Catherine the Great
as Henri Chambertin1994 A Change of Place
as Dr. Trench1994 Words Upon the Window Pane
as Nimrod1993 Dirty Weekend
as Ambassador Toulon1993 M. Butterfly
as Philip Rawlings1993 Remember
as Edwin1993 Foreign Affairs
as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt1992 An Ungentlemanly Act
as Sir Mason Harwood1992 Year of the Comet
as Polonius1991 Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
as Ludwig Beck1990 The Plot to Kill Hitler
as Bey of Tunis1990 King of the Wind
as Sir Robert Morton, KC1989 The Winslow Boy
as Edmund's Father1988 Burning Secret
as Anthony Blunt1987 Blunt
as Bishop of Motopo1987 Monsignor Quixote
as State Prosecutor1987 Cry Freedom
as Sir Nigel Irvine1987 The Fourth Protocol
as Rear Admiral Bendish1986 Whoops Apocalypse
as Mr. Warrenn1985 Brazil
as Mr. MacKellar1984 The Master of Ballantrae
as Sherlock Holmes1983 The Sign of Four
as Uncle Zed1983 Salad Days
as Sherlock Holmes1983 The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith1982 A Cotswold Death
as Degas1980 Gauguin the Savage
as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery1979 Churchill and the Generals
as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery1979 Ike
as Cuthbertson1979 Charlie Muffin
as Robespierre1978 Danton's Death
as Michael - 'Private View'1978 Sorry...
as Narrator (voice)1973 Gawain and the Green Knight
as The Padre1972 Man of La Mancha
as Capt. Fitzroy1972 The Darwin Adventure
as Oberon1968 A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Bertram1968 All's Well That Ends Well
as Jean-Paul Marat1967 Marat/Sade
as Le Beau1963 As You Like It

TV Shows/Series with Ian Richardson as Actor(28)

as Conway Jefferson2004 Agatha Christie's Marple
2003 Strange
as Lord Groan2000 Gormenghast
as Stephen Tyler1999 The Magician's House
as Francis Urquhart1995 The Final Cut
as Francis Urquhart1993 To Play the King
as Max Leiner1992 Highlander: The Series
as Michael Spearpoint1991 The Gravy Train Goes East
as Lee Mandeville1990 Chillers
as Michael Spearpoint1990 The Gravy Train
as Cholet1990 The Phantom of the Opera
as Francis Urquhart1990 House of Cards
as Edward Spencer1988 Troubles
1987 Porterhouse Blue
as Nehru1986 Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
as Himself - Reader1984 Six Centuries of Verse
as Adrien Avigdor1984 Mistral's Daughter
1983 Number 10
1982 The Woman in White
as Frederick Fairlie1982 The Woman in White
as Major Neuheim1981 Private Schulz
1979 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
as Bill Haydon1979 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
as Bishop of Motopo1971 Great Performances
1970 Play for Today
as Robespierre1965 Play of the Month
as himself1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as Mr. MacKellar1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Full Name: Ian Richardson
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 04/07 1934 (April) in Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Friday, 02/09 2007 (February) in London (aged: 72)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, George Heriot's School, Tynecastle High School
Other names for Ian Richardson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ian William Richardson"
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George Rose (9x, Actor)
Lee Remick (7x, Actress)
Denholm Elliott (7x, Actor)
Andrew Davies (7x, Crew)
Blythe Danner (7x, Actress)
Virginia McKenna (7x, Actress)
Glenn Close (6x, Actress)
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