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.
Known For
Brazil
Mr. Warrenn
Dark City
Mr. Book
From Hell
Sir Charles Warren
102 Dalmatians
Mr. Torte
Becoming Jane
Richter Langlois
Joyeux Noel
The Bishop
Highlander: The Series
Max Leiner
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Polonius
M. Butterfly
Ambassador Toulon
Cry Freedom
State Prosecutor
The Fourth Protocol
Sir Nigel Irvine
Hogfather
Death
House of Cards
Francis Urquhart
Agatha Christie's Marple
Conway Jefferson
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Bill Haydon
The King and I
The Kralahome (voice)
A Knight in Camelot
Merlin
B.A.P.S
Manley
Man of La Mancha
The Padre
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Wasp
Incognito
Turley (prosecutor)
Bleak House
Chancellor
To Play the King
Francis Urquhart
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
The Phantom of the Opera
Alain Choleti
The Final Cut
Francis Urquhart
Year of the Comet
Sir Mason Harwood
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
Jean-Paul Marat
Gormenghast
Lord Groan
Catherine the Great
Vorontzov
The Woman In White
Mr. Fairlie
The Sign of Four
Sherlock Holmes
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Ludwig Beck
Great Performances
Bishop of Motopo
Civilisation
Hamlet
Hogfather
Death
Whoops Apocalypse
Rear Admiral Bendish
Dirty Weekend
Nimrod
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
Judge
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Joseph Bell