Ian Richardson

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.

Known For

Brazil

as Mr. Warrenn

Dark City

as Mr. Book

From Hell

as Sir Charles Warren

102 Dalmatians

as Mr. Torte

Becoming Jane

as Richter Langlois

Joyeux Noel

as The Bishop

Highlander: The Series

as Max Leiner

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

as Polonius

M. Butterfly

as Ambassador Toulon

Cry Freedom

as State Prosecutor