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.
Awards & recognition
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Actor in a Musical
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Musical · 1976 · nominated
Filmography40 titles
Civilisation
Bleak House
House of Cards
Agatha Christie's Marple
To Play the King
Brazil
A Royal Scandal
The Final Cut
Hogfather
Joyeux Noel
Highlander: The Series
Becoming Jane
Dark City
Porterhouse Blue
Gormenghast
King of the Wind
Cry Freedom
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
From Hell
Chillers
The Woman In White
M. Butterfly
The Sign of Four
Man of La Mancha
The Hound of the Baskervilles
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Great Performances
Marat/Sade
Nero
Mistral's Daughter
Twice Upon a Time
Incognito
Year of the Comet
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
102 Dalmatians
The King and I
B*A*P*S
Blunt
Gawain and the Green Knight