Ian Richardson

Acting

April 7, 1934 – February 9, 2007 (died at 72)

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Male

70 Movies

43 TV Shows

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.

From Hell

2001 6.7

as Sir Charles Warren

Age 66 (now 72)

Dark City

1998 7.3

as Mr. Book

Age 63 (now 72)

Brazil

1985 7.7

as Mr. Warrenn

Age 50 (now 72)

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991 6.9

as Polonius

Age 56 (now 72)

Becoming Jane

2007 7.3

as Richter Langlois

Age 72

102 Dalmatians

2000 5.5

as Mr. Torte

Age 66 (now 72)

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1983 6.5

as Sherlock Holmes

Age 49 (now 72)

The King and I

1999 5.4

as The Kralahome (voice)

Age 64 (now 72)

M. Butterfly

1993 6.6

as Ambassador Toulon

Age 59 (now 72)

Joyeux Noel

2005 7.4

as The Bishop

Age 71 (now 72)

Incognito

1997 5.8

as Turley (prosecutor)

Age 63 (now 72)

Man of La Mancha

1972 6.6

as The Padre

Age 38 (now 72)

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

1967 6.1

as Jean-Paul Marat

Age 32 (now 72)

The Sign of Four

1983 6.6

as Sherlock Holmes

Age 49 (now 72)

B.A.P.S

1997 5.3

as Manley

Age 62 (now 72)

The Fourth Protocol

1987 6.3

as Sir Nigel Irvine

Age 52 (now 72)

Memorial Memorial

2022

as Francis Urquhart (voice)

Age 88 (now 72)

Hogfather

2007 6.8

as Death

Age 73 (now 72)

Becoming Jane

2007 7.3

as Richter Langlois

Age 72

Twice Upon a Time

2006 5.9

as Lord Evelyn Gaylord

Age 72

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

2006 7.3

as Marcus

Age 72

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

2005 8.7

as Marcus Foster

Age 71 (now 72)

Joyeux Noel

2005 7.4

as The Bishop

Age 71 (now 72)

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

2005 5.6

as Judge

Age 71 (now 72)

Nero

2004 6.0

as Septimus

Age 70 (now 72)

Dæmos Rising

2004 6.5

as Narrator

Age 69 (now 72)

The Life of Shakespeare

2002

as self

Age 67 (now 72)

Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem

2001

as Dr. Joseph Bell

Age 67 (now 72)

From Hell

2001 6.7

as Sir Charles Warren

Age 66 (now 72)

3-D Halloween

2000 5.5

as Narrator

Age 66 (now 72)

102 Dalmatians

2000 5.5

as Mr. Torte

Age 66 (now 72)

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2000 8.0

as Dr. Joseph Bell

Age 65 (now 72)

The King and I

1999 5.4

as The Kralahome (voice)

Age 64 (now 72)

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1998 5.2

as Wasp

Age 64 (now 72)

A Knight in Camelot

1998 5.5

as Merlin

Age 64 (now 72)

Dark City

1998 7.3

as Mr. Book

Age 63 (now 72)

The Woman In White

1997 6.6

as Mr. Fairlie

Age 63 (now 72)

The Fifth Province

1997 6.0

as Dr. Drudy

Age 63 (now 72)

Incognito

1997 5.8

as Turley (prosecutor)

Age 63 (now 72)

The Canterville Ghost

1997

as Simon de Canterville

Age 63 (now 72)

A Royal Scandal

1997 7.6

as Narrator

Age 63 (now 72)

B.A.P.S

1997 5.3

as Manley

Age 62 (now 72)

The Treasure Seekers

1996 5.6

as Haig

Age 62 (now 72)

Catherine the Great

1996 5.6

as Vorontzov

Age 62 (now 72)

Savage Play

1995 8.0

as Count

Age 60 (now 72)

A Change of Place

1994 5.2

as Henri Chambertin

Age 60 (now 72)

Words Upon the Window Pane

1994 9.0

as Dr. Trench

Age 60 (now 72)

Dirty Weekend

1993 5.0

as Nimrod

Age 59 (now 72)

Remember

1993 9.0

as Philip Rawlings

Age 59 (now 72)

M. Butterfly

1993 6.6

as Ambassador Toulon

Age 59 (now 72)

Foreign Affairs

1993 7.0

as Edwin

Age 58 (now 72)

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992 5.8

as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt

Age 58 (now 72)

Year of the Comet

1992 5.8

as Sir Mason Harwood

Age 58 (now 72)

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991 6.9

as Polonius

Age 56 (now 72)

King of the Wind

1990 7.0

as Bey of Tunis

Age 56 (now 72)

The Plot to Kill Hitler

1990 6.2

as Ludwig Beck

Age 55 (now 72)

The Winslow Boy

1989 8.0

as Sir Robert Morton, KC

Age 55 (now 72)

Burning Secret

1988 6.0

as Edmund's Father

Age 54 (now 72)

Cry Freedom

1987 7.0

as State Prosecutor

Age 53 (now 72)

The Devil's Disciple

1987 8.0

as General Burgoyne

Age 53 (now 72)

The Fourth Protocol

1987 6.3

as Sir Nigel Irvine

Age 52 (now 72)

Blunt

1987 5.0

as Anthony Blunt

Age 52 (now 72)

Whoops Apocalypse

1986 5.7

as Rear Admiral Bendish

Age 52 (now 72)

Star Quality

1985 6.7

as Ray Malcolm

Age 51 (now 72)

Brazil

1985 7.7

as Mr. Warrenn

Age 50 (now 72)

Monsignor Quixote

1985 8.8

as Bishop of Motopo

Age 50 (now 72)

Slimming Down

1984

as Mr. Shrigley

Age 50 (now 72)

The Master of Ballantrae

1984 6.3

as Mr. MacKellar

Age 49 (now 72)

The Sign of Four

1983 6.6

as Sherlock Holmes

Age 49 (now 72)

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1983 6.5

as Sherlock Holmes

Age 49 (now 72)

Salad Days

1983

as Uncle Zed

Age 48 (now 72)

Passing Through

1982

as Richard

Age 48 (now 72)

A Cotswold Death

1982 7.0

as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

Age 47 (now 72)

Gauguin the Savage

1980

as Degas

Age 46 (now 72)

Charlie Muffin

1979 6.4

as Cuthbertson

Age 45 (now 72)

Churchill and the Generals

1979 9.0

as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery

Age 45 (now 72)

Ike

1979 6.8

as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery

Age 45 (now 72)

Sorry...

1978 8.0

as Michael - 'Private View'

Age 44 (now 72)

Danton's Death

1978 9.0

as Robespierre

Age 44 (now 72)

Gawain and the Green Knight

1973 5.0

as Narrator (voice)

Age 39 (now 72)

Man of La Mancha

1972 6.6

as The Padre

Age 38 (now 72)

The Darwin Adventure

1972 7.0

as Capt. Fitzroy

Age 38 (now 72)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968 6.3

as Oberon

Age 34 (now 72)

All's Well That Ends Well

1968 10.0

as Bertram

Age 33 (now 72)

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

1967 6.1

as Jean-Paul Marat

Age 32 (now 72)

As You Like It

1963 7.0

as Le Beau

Age 28 (now 72)