Highest rated as cast or director
House of Cards
1990 · 1 Season
To Play the King
1993 · 1 Season
The Final Cut
1995 · 1 Season
The Phantom of the Opera
1990 · 1 Season
Dark City
1998
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.
Acted in 99
2000s
- 2007
- 2006
Twice Upon a Time
Lord Evelyn Gaylord
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
Marcus
- 2005
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
Marcus Foster
- 2004
Imperium: Nero
Settimio · 2 episodes
- 2003
Strange
Canon Adolphus Black · 6 episodes
- 2001
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Joseph Bell · 4 episodes
- 2000
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Joseph Bell
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
A Knight in Camelot
Merlin
- 1997
The Woman In White
Mr. Fairlie
The Woman In White
Mr. Fairlie · 2 episodes
The Fifth Province
Dr. Drudy
The Canterville Ghost
Simon de Canterville
B.A.P.S
Manley
- 1996
The Treasure Seekers
Haig
Catherine the Great
Vorontzov
- 1995
Savage Play
Count
- 1994
A Change of Place
Henri Chambertin
Words Upon the Window Pane
Dr. Trench
- 1993
Remember
Philip Rawlings
M. Butterfly
Ambassador Toulon
Foreign Affairs
Edwin
- 1992
An Ungentlemanly Act
His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
- 1991
The Gravy Train Goes East
Michael Spearpoint · 4 episodes
- 1990
The Gravy Train
Michael Spearpoint · 4 episodes
King of the Wind
Bey of Tunis
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Ludwig Beck
1980s
- 1989
Twist of Fate
SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg · 2 episodes
- 1988
Troubles
Edward Spencer · 2 episodes
- 1987
Porterhouse Blue
Sir Godber Evans · 4 episodes
The Devil's Disciple
General Burgoyne
Blunt
Anthony Blunt
- 1986
Whoops Apocalypse
Rear Admiral Bendish
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
Nehru · 6 episodes
- 1985
Star Quality
Ray Malcolm
Monsignor Quixote
Bishop of Motopo
- 1984
Mistral's Daughter
Adrien Avigdor · 8 episodes
Slimming Down
Mr. Shrigley
The Master of Ballantrae
Mr. MacKellar
- 1983
Brass
Marshall Snelgrove, QC · 2 episodes
Number 10
James Ramsay MacDonald · 1 episode
Salad Days
Uncle Zed
- 1982
Passing Through
Richard
The Woman in White
Frederick Fairlie · 1 episode
A Cotswold Death
Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
- 1981
- 1980
Gauguin the Savage
Degas
1970s
- 1979
Charlie Muffin
Cuthbertson
Churchill and the Generals
Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
Ike
FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
Ike
FM Sir Bernard Montgomery · 3 episodes
- 1978
Sorry...
Michael - 'Private View'
Danton's Death
Robespierre
- 1974
- 1972
The Darwin Adventure
Capt. Fitzroy
- 1971
Eyeless in Gaza
Anthony Beavis · 5 episodes
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Civilisation
Hamlet · 1 episode
- 1968
- 1967
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
Jean-Paul Marat
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
1950s
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mr. MacKellar · 1 episode
Appearances7
2000s
- 2004
Dæmos Rising
Narrator
- 2002
Brook by Brook
Self
- 2000
3-D Halloween
Narrator
1990s
- 1997
A Royal Scandal
Narrator
1980s
- 1984
Six Centuries of Verse
Self - Reader · 10 episodes
1970s
- 1973
Gawain and the Green Knight
Narrator (voice)
1960s
- 1962
