Ian Richardson
Ian William Richardson CBE was a Scottish actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Conservative politician Francis Urquhart in the BBC's House of Cards (1990–1995) television trilogy, as well as the pivotal spy Bill Haydon in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979). His other notable screen work included a portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in two films, as well as significant roles in Brazil, M. Butterfly, and Dark City.
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🎬 Movies
Hogfather
actor
2007
Becoming Jane
actor
2007
Joyeux Noel
actor
2005
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
actor
2005
Nero
actor
2004
From Hell
actor
2001
102 Dalmatians
actor
2000
The King and I
actor
1999
A Knight in Camelot
actor
1998
Dark City
actor
1998
Incognito
actor
1997
B.A.P.S
actor
1997
The Woman In White
actor
1997
Catherine the Great
actor
1996
Dirty Weekend
actor
1993
M. Butterfly
actor
1993
Foreign Affairs
actor
1993
An Ungentlemanly Act
actor
1992
Year of the Comet
actor
1992
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
actor
1991
The Plot to Kill Hitler
actor
1990
Cry Freedom
actor
1987
The Fourth Protocol
actor
1987
Brazil
actor
1985
The Master of Ballantrae
actor
1984
The Hound of the Baskervilles
actor
1983
Churchill and the Generals
actor
1979
Ike
actor
1979
Man of La Mancha
actor
1972
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
actor
1967
📺 TV Shows
Terry Pratchett's Hogfather
actor
2006
Strange
actor
2003
Gormenghast
actor
2000
Murder Rooms
actor
2000
House of Cards
actor
1990
The Phantom of the Opera
actor
1990
Porterhouse Blue
actor
1987
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
actor
1986
Private Schulz
actor
1981
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
actor
1979
Ike
actor
1979
