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Ian Richardson
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Ian Richardson, born Ian William Richardson in Edinburgh on 7 April 1934, was a British stage, film and television actor. He was educated at George Heriot's School and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, began his career in 1954, and served in the British Army. His child was Miles Richardson.
Richardson was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He died of a myocardial infarction in London on 9 February 2007, and was buried at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
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Film & TV
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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
- Memorial Memorial — Francis Urquhart (voice)2022
- Becoming Jane — Richter Langlois2007
- Hogfather — Death2007
- Twice Upon a Time — Lord Evelyn Gaylord2006
- The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering — Marcus2006
- Hogfather — Death2006
- Joyeux Noel — The Bishop2005
- The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt — Marcus Foster2005
- The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby — Judge2005
- Bleak House — Chancellor2005
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Key facts
- Born
- Ian William Richardson , ( 1934-04-07 ) 7 April 1934, Edinburgh , Scotland
- Died
- 9 February 2007 (2007-02-09) (aged 72), London , England
- Education
- Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1954–2007
- Spouse
- Maroussia Frank ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1961 )
- Children
- 2, including Miles Richardson
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ian
- Family name
- Richardson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Edinburgh
- Place of death
- London
- Child
- Miles Richardson
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Military branch
- British Army
- Image
- Ian Richardson.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1934-04-07
- date of death
- 2007-02-09
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
- Commons category
- Ian Richardson
- place of burial
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- birth name
- Ian William Richardson
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Encyclopedic overview
Ian William Richardson CBE (7 April 1934 – 9 February 2007) was a Scottish actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Conservative politician Francis Urquhart in the BBC's House of Cards (1990–1995) television trilogy, as well as the pivotal spy Bill Haydon in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979). His other notable screen work included a portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in two films (The Sign of Four and The Hound of the Baskervilles), as well as significant roles in Brazil, M. Butterfly, and Dark City.
Richardson was also a leading stage actor, well known for his Shakespearean works as well as his portrayal of Jean-Paul Marat in the Broadway production of Marat/Sade.
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