Image: Wikimedia CommonsIan Richardson
Scottish actor (1934–2007)
Ian Richardson was a Scottish actor and a founding member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is best known for playing the scheming politician Francis Urquhart in the BBC's House of Cards trilogy, which won him the BAFTA TV Award for best actor in 1991. He also played Sherlock Holmes twice on television and was made a CBE in 1989.
Ian Richardson appears in 4 films and 1 TV series in The Rerun, from 1985 to 2007. Most of that work is in drama, biography and sci-fi. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Terry Gilliam (2).
Known for
- House of Cards (1990), Francis Urquhart. His Machiavellian chief whip, who spoke directly to camera, won him a BAFTA TV Award.
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), Bill Haydon. He played the charming traitor in the BBC adaptation of John le Carre’s novel.
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983), Sherlock Holmes. He played Holmes in this and in The Sign of Four the same year.
- Brazil (1985), Mr. Warrenn. He appeared in Terry Gilliam’s dystopian film.
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Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Ian Richardson been in?
- Ian Richardson appears in Becoming Jane (2007), Dark City (1998), House of Cards (1990), Cry Freedom (1987) and Brazil (1985) on The Remote.
- When was Ian Richardson born?
- Ian Richardson was born on 7 April 1934.
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