Where to watch Ian Richardson in the UK
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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.
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- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- Play for Today (1970) as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Maximilien Robespierre
- Great Performances (1971) as Bishop of Motopo
- Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Conway Jefferson
- Playhouse (1974) as Richard
- Theatre 625 (1964) Cast
- Highlander: The Series (1992) as Max Leiner
- Festival (1963) as Antipholus of Ephesus
- Chillers (1990) as Lee Mandeville
- Bleak House (2005) as Chancellor
- Dark City (1998) as Mr. Book
- Mistral's Daughter (1984) as Adrien Avigdor
- Brazil (1985) as Mr. Warrenn
- Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2001) as Dr. Joseph Bell
- Brass (1983) as Marshall Snelgrove, QC
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) as Bill Haydon
- House of Cards (1990) as Francis Urquhart
- From Hell (2001) as Sir Charles Warren
- Gormenghast (2000) as Lord Groan
- 102 Dalmatians (2000) as Mr. Torte
- To Play the King (1993) as Francis Urquhart
- Ike (1979) as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
- The Phantom of the Opera (1990) as Alain Choleti
- Twist of Fate (1989) as SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg
- Hogfather (2006) as Death
- Becoming Jane (2007) as Richter Langlois
- Theatre Night (1985) as General Burgoyne
- The Magician's House (1999) as Stephen Tyler
- Strange (2003) as Canon Adolphus Black
- The Final Cut (1995) as Francis Urquhart
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Mr. MacKellar
- Imperium: Nero (2004) as Settimio
- Private Schulz (1981) as Major Neuheim
- Troubles (1988) as Edward Spencer
- Number 10 (1983) as James Ramsay MacDonald
- Man of La Mancha (1972) as The Padre
- Six Centuries of Verse (1984) as Self - Reader
- Joyeux Noel (2005) as The Bishop
- B.A.P.S (1997) as Manley
- Cry Freedom (1987) as State Prosecutor
- The Fourth Protocol (1987) as Sir Nigel Irvine
- Civilisation (1969) as Hamlet
- Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy (1986) as Nehru
- Incognito (1997) as Turley (prosecutor)
- Hogfather (2007) as Death
- Porterhouse Blue (1987) as Sir Godber Evans
- M. Butterfly (1993) as Ambassador Toulon
- Catherine the Great (1996) as Vorontzov
- Whoops Apocalypse (1986) as Rear Admiral Bendish
- The Gravy Train Goes East (1991) as Michael Spearpoint
- The Gravy Train (1990) as Michael Spearpoint
- Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991) as Polonius
- Ike (1979) as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
- The King and I (1999) as The Kralahome (voice)
- Foreign Affairs (1993) as Edwin
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998) as Wasp
- Marat/Sade (1967) as Jean-Paul Marat
- The Woman In White (1997) as Mr. Fairlie
- A Knight in Camelot (1998) as Merlin
- A Royal Scandal (1997) as Narrator
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) as Sherlock Holmes
- King of the Wind (1990) as Bey of Tunis
- An Ungentlemanly Act (1992) as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
- The Master of Ballantrae (1984) as Mr. MacKellar
- The Woman in White (1982) Cast
- Twice Upon a Time (2006) as Lord Evelyn Gaylord
- Burning Secret (1988) as Edmund's Father
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968) as Oberon
- The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (2005) as Judge
- Nero (2004) as Septimus
- Gauguin the Savage (1980) as Degas
- Year of the Comet (1992) as Sir Mason Harwood
- Churchill and the Generals (1979) as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
- A Change of Place (1994) as Henri Chambertin
- The Devil's Disciple (1987) as General Burgoyne
- Charlie Muffin (1979) as Cuthbertson
- The Canterville Ghost (1997) as Simon de Canterville
- The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990) as Ludwig Beck
- The Sign of Four (1983) as Sherlock Holmes
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What are Ian Richardson's most popular films?
Most-watched Ian Richardson films currently: Dark City (1998), Brazil (1985), From Hell (2001), 102 Dalmatians (2000), Becoming Jane (2007).
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Selected TV credits: The Merv Griffin Show (1962), Play for Today (1970), BBC Play of the Month (1965), Great Performances (1971), Agatha Christie's Marple (2004).
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