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"Highlander" (1992): Season 6: Episode 3 -- Duncan runs into Alex Raven, a beautiful Immortal set upon fulfilling a vow dating back to World War II...no matter who gets in her way.
From Hell (2001) -- In Victorian Era London, a troubled clairvoyant police detective investigates the murders by Jack The Ripper.
Marat/Sade (1967) -- In an insane Asylum, Marquis de Sade directs the Jean Paul Marat's last days through a theather play. The actors are the patients.
Joyeux Noël (2005) -- On Christmas Eve during world War I, the Germans, French, and Scottish are trying to make peace, so they bury their dead and play football.
Incognito (1997) -- US Home Video Trailer from Warner Bros.

Overview

Date of Birth:
7 April 1934, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK more
Date of Death:
9 February 2007, London, England, UK more
Mini Biography:
When recalling Scots-born actor Ian Richardson, one could be amusingly... more
Trivia:
Claimed in a 2006 interview that his father was the inventor of the Jaffa Cake more
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Awards:
3 wins & 4 nominations more
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(8 articles)
David Fincher aims to develop an American version of the British series of ‘House of Cards’
 (From Reel Loop. 23 October 2009, 9:21 AM, PDT)
David Fincher re-making House Of Cards
 (From TotalFilm. 23 October 2009, 12:35 AM, PDT)

Filmography

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Actor:
  1. Becoming Jane (2007) .... Judge Langlois
  2. Hogfather (2006) (TV) (voice) .... Death / Narrator
    ... aka Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (UK: complete title)
  3. Désaccord parfait (2006) .... Lord Evelyn Gaylord
    ... aka Twice Upon a Time (International: English title)
  4. The Booze Cruise III (2006) (TV) .... Marcus
  5. The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt (2005) (TV) .... Marcus Foster
  6. "Bleak House" .... Chancellor (5 episodes, 2005)
    ... aka Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (USA)
        - Episode #1.15 (2005) TV episode .... Chancellor
        - Episode #1.9 (2005) TV episode .... Chancellor
        - Episode #1.5 (2005) TV episode .... Chancellor
        - Episode #1.3 (2005) TV episode .... Chancellor
        - Episode #1.1 (2005) TV episode .... Chancellor
  7. Joyeux Noël (2005) .... L'évêque
    ... aka Merry Christmas (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Happy Christmas (International: English title)
  8. Greyfriars Bobby (2005) .... Judge
  9. Marple: The Body in the Library (2004) (TV) .... Conway Jefferson
    ... aka Agatha Christie's Marple (UK)
    ... aka Agatha Christie's Marple: The Body in the Library (UK: complete title)
  10. Imperium: Nerone (2004) (TV) .... Septimus
    ... aka Imperium: Nero (UK)
    ... aka Nerón (Spain)
  11. Daemos Rising (2004) (V) .... Narrator
  12. "Strange" .... Canon Adolphus Black (6 episodes, 2003)
        - Asmoth (2003) TV episode .... Canon Adolphus Black
        - Dubik (2003) TV episode .... Canon Adolphus Black
        - Incubus (2003) TV episode .... Canon Adolphus Black
        - Costa Burra (2003) TV episode .... Canon Adolphus Black
        - Kaa-Jinn (2003) TV episode .... Canon Adolphus Black
          (1 more)
  13. Strange (2002) (TV) .... Canon Black
  14. JLB: The Man Who Saw the Future (2002) (TV) .... Narrator
  15. "Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes" .... Dr. Joseph Bell (5 episodes, 2000-2001)
        - The White Knight Stratagem (2001) TV episode .... Dr. Joseph Bell
        - The Kingdom of Bones (2001) TV episode .... Dr. Joseph Bell
        - The Photographer's Chair (2001) TV episode .... Dr. Joseph Bell
        - The Patient's Eyes (2001) TV episode .... Dr. Joseph Bell
        - The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2000) TV episode .... Dr. Joseph Bell
  16. From Hell (2001) .... Sir Charles Warren
  17. 102 Dalmatians (2000) .... Mr. Torte
  18. "Gormenghast" (2000) TV mini-series .... Lord Groan
  19. The Magician's House II (2000) (TV) .... Stephen Tyler / The Magician

  20. "The Magician's House" (1999) TV series .... Stephen Tyler / The Magician
  21. The King and I (1999) (voice) .... The Kralahome
  22. Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998) (TV) .... Wasp
  23. A Knight in Camelot (1998) (TV) .... Merlin
  24. Dark City (1998) .... Mr. Book
    ... aka Dark City (USA: director's cut)
  25. Incognito (1997) .... Turley (prosecutor)
  26. "Highlander" .... Max Leiner (1 episode, 1997)
    ... aka Highlander (France)
    ... aka Highlander: The Series
        - Sins of the Father (1997) TV episode .... Max Leiner
  27. The Fifth Province (1997) .... Dr. Drudy
  28. B*A*P*S (1997) .... Manley
    ... aka B.A.P.S.
  29. The Canterville Ghost (1997) (TV) .... Simon de Canterville
  30. The Woman in White (1997) (TV) .... Mr. Fairlie
  31. A Royal Scandal (1996) (TV) .... Narrator
  32. The Treasure Seekers (1996) (TV) .... Haig
  33. "The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century" .... David Lloyd George / ... (3 episodes, 1996)
    ... aka 1914-1918 (UK)
        - Hatred and Hunger (1996) TV episode (voice) .... General Sir Ian Hamilton / David Lloyd George / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
        - Stalemate (1996) TV episode (voice) .... General Sir Ian Hamilton / David Lloyd George / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
        - War Without End (1996) TV episode (voice) .... General Sir Ian Hamilton / David Lloyd George / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  34. "The Final Cut" .... Francis Urquhart (4 episodes, 1995)
        - Episode #1.4 (1995) TV episode .... Francis Urquhart
        - Episode #1.3 (1995) TV episode .... Francis Urquhart
        - Episode #1.2 (1995) TV episode .... Francis Urquhart
        - Episode #1.1 (1995) TV episode .... Francis Urquhart
  35. Catherine the Great (1995) (TV) .... Vorontzov
    ... aka Katharina die Große (Germany)
  36. Savage Play (1995) .... Count
  37. A Change of Place (1994) (TV) .... Henri Chambertin
    ... aka Das Geheimnis deiner Zärtlichkeit (Germany)
    ... aka La star aux deux visages (Canada: French title)
  38. Words Upon the Window Pane (1994) .... Dr. Trench
  39. "To Play the King" .... Francis Urquhart (4 episodes, 1993)
        - Episode #1.4 (1993) TV episode .... Francis Urquhart
        - Episode #1.3 (1993) TV episode .... Francis Urquhart
        - Episode #1.2 (1993) TV episode .... Francis Urquhart
        - Episode #1.1 (1993) TV episode .... Francis Urquhart
  40. Dirty Weekend (1993) .... Nimrod
  41. Remember (1993) (TV) .... Philip Rawlings
    ... aka Barbara Taylor Bradford's 'Remember' (USA: complete title)
  42. M. Butterfly (1993) .... Ambassador Toulon
  43. Foreign Affairs (1993) (TV) .... Edwin
  44. Year of the Comet (1992) .... Sir Mason Harwood
  45. "Chillers" (1 episode, 1992)
    ... aka Cadavres exquis (France: short title)
    ... aka Les cadavres exquis de Patricia Highsmith (France)
    ... aka Mistress of Suspense (UK)
    ... aka Patricia Highsmith's Tales (International: English title: complete title)
        - Under a Dark Angel's Eye (1992) TV episode
  46. An Ungentlemanly Act (1992) (TV) .... His Excellency, Gov. Rex Hunt
  47. "The Gravy Train Goes East" .... Michael Spearpoint (4 episodes, 1991)
        - Episode #1.4 (1991) TV episode .... Michael Spearpoint
        - Episode #1.3 (1991) TV episode .... Michael Spearpoint
        - Episode #1.2 (1991) TV episode .... Michael Spearpoint
        - Episode #1.1 (1991) TV episode .... Michael Spearpoint
  48. "House of Cards" .... Francis Urquhart (4 episodes, 1990)
        - Episode #1.4 (1990) TV episode .... Francis Urquhart
        - Episode #1.3 (1990) TV episode .... Francis Urquhart
        - Episode #1.2 (1990) TV episode .... Francis Urquhart
        - Episode #1.1 (1990) TV episode .... Francis Urquhart
  49. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) .... Polonius
  50. "The Gravy Train" .... Spearpoint / ... (4 episodes, 1990)
        - Episode #1.4 (1990) TV episode .... Spearpoint
        - Episode #1.3 (1990) TV episode .... Spearpoint
        - Episode #1.2 (1990) TV episode .... Spearpoint
        - Episode #1.1 (1990) TV episode .... Michael Spearpoint
  51. King of the Wind (1990) .... Bey of Tunis
  52. The Phantom of the Opera (1990) (TV) .... Cholet
    ... aka Le fantôme de l'opéra (France)
    ... aka Phantom der Oper (Germany)
  53. The Winslow Boy (1990) (TV) .... Sir Robert Morton
  54. The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990) (TV) .... Gen. Beck

  55. Pursuit (1989) (TV) .... SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Doctor Schlossberg
    ... aka Twist of Fate (USA)
  56. "Under a Dark Angel's Eye" (1989) TV mini-series
  57. Burning Secret (1988) .... Mr. Tuchman
    ... aka Brennendes Geheimnis (West Germany)
  58. Troubles (1988) (TV) .... Edward Spencer
  59. Cry Freedom (1987) .... State Prosecutor
  60. Porterhouse Blue (1987) (TV) .... Sir Godber Evans
  61. The Devil's Disciple (1987) (TV) .... General Burgoyne
  62. The Fourth Protocol (1987) .... Sir Nigel Irvine
  63. "Great Performances" .... Bishop of Motopo (1 episode, 1987)
        - Monsignor Quixote (1987) TV episode .... Bishop of Motopo
  64. Whoops Apocalypse (1986) .... RAdm. Bendish
  65. "Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy" (1986) TV mini-series .... Nehru
    ... aka Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (USA)
  66. Brazil (1985) .... Mr. Warrenn
  67. Blunt (1985) (TV) .... Anthony Blunt
    ... aka Blunt, the Fourth Man
  68. Star Quality (1985) (TV) .... Ray Malcolm
  69. "Six Centuries of Verse" (4 episodes, 1984)
        - Romantics and Realists 1870-1920 (1984) TV episode
        - Victorians 1837-1901 (1984) TV episode
        - Young Romantics 1800-1824 (1984) TV episode
        - Romantic Pioneers 1750-1805 (1984) TV episode
  70. "Mistral's Daughter" (1984) TV mini-series .... Adrien Avigdor
  71. "Brass" .... Marshall Snelgrove QC (2 episodes, 1984)
        - Episode #2.11 (1984) TV episode .... Marshall Snelgrove QC
        - Episode #2.10 (1984) TV episode .... Marshall Snelgrove QC
  72. The Master of Ballantrae (1984) (TV) .... Mr. MacKellar
  73. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) (TV) .... Sherlock Holmes
    ... aka Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles (UK: complete title)
  74. "Number 10" .... James Ramsay MacDonald (1 episode, 1983)
        - Underdog (1983) TV episode .... James Ramsay MacDonald
  75. The Sign of Four (1983) (TV) .... Sherlock Holmes
    ... aka Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Sign of Four (UK: complete title)
  76. "The Woman in White" .... Frederick Fairlie (5 episodes, 1982)
        - Episode #1.5 (1982) TV episode .... Frederick Fairlie
        - Episode #1.4 (1982) TV episode .... Frederick Fairlie
        - Episode #1.3 (1982) TV episode .... Frederick Fairlie
        - Episode #1.2 (1982) TV episode .... Frederick Fairlie
        - Episode #1.1 (1982) TV episode .... Frederick Fairlie
  77. "BBC2 Playhouse" .... Richard (1 episode, 1982)
        - Passing Through (1982) TV episode .... Richard
  78. "Play for Today" .... Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1982)
        - A Cotswold Death (1982) TV episode .... Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
        - Sorry (1978) TV episode .... Michael ('Private View')
  79. "Private Schulz" .... Major Neuheim / ... (6 episodes, 1981)
        - Episode #1.6 (1981) TV episode .... Stan / Waiter
        - Episode #1.5 (1981) TV episode .... Major Neuheim
        - Episode #1.4 (1981) TV episode .... Major Neuheim
        - Episode #1.3 (1981) TV episode .... Melfort
        - Episode #1.2 (1981) TV episode .... Major Neuheim
          (1 more)
  80. Gauguin the Savage (1980) (TV) .... Degas

  81. Charlie Muffin (1979) (TV) .... Cuthbertson
    ... aka A Deadly Game (USA)
  82. "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" .... Bill Haydon (5 episodes, 1979)
        - Flushing Out the Mole (1979) TV episode .... Bill Haydon
        - Tinker Tailor (1979) TV episode .... Bill Haydon
        - How It All Fits Together (1979) TV episode .... Bill Haydon
        - Smiley Tracks the Mole (1979) TV episode .... Bill Haydon
        - Return to the Circus (1979) TV episode .... Bill Haydon
  83. "Ike" (1979) TV mini-series .... Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery
    ... aka Ike: The War Years (USA: new title)
  84. Churchill and the Generals (1979) (TV) .... Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
  85. "BBC Play of the Month" .... Robespierre (1 episode, 1978)
        - Danton's Death (1978) TV episode .... Robespierre
  86. Much Ado About Nothing (1978) (TV) .... Don John
  87. Gawain and the Green Knight (1973) (uncredited) .... Narrator
    ... aka Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
  88. Man of La Mancha (1972) .... The Padre
    ... aka L'uomo della Mancha (Italy)
  89. The Darwin Adventure (1972) .... Capt. Fitzroy
  90. "Eyeless in Gaza" .... Anthony Beavis (3 episodes, 1971)
        - And Calm of Mind, All Passion Spent (1971) TV episode .... Anthony Beavis
        - With Inward Eyes Illuminated (1971) TV episode .... Anthony Beavis
        - O Dark, Dark, Dark, Amid the Blaze of Noon (1971) TV episode .... Anthony Beavis

  91. "Canterbury Tales" (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode #1.1 (1969) TV episode
  92. A Voyage Round My Father (1969) (TV)
    ... aka Plays of Today: A Voyage Around My Father (UK: series title)
  93. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968) .... Oberon
  94. All's Well That Ends Well (1968) (TV) .... Bertram
  95. "The Revenue Men" (1 episode, 1967)
        - A Man Takes a Drink (1967) TV episode
  96. Marat/Sade (1967) .... Jean-Paul Marat
    ... aka The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum at Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade (UK: complete title)
  97. "Festival" .... Antipholus of Ephesus (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Comedy of Errors (1964) TV episode .... Antipholus of Ephesus
  98. As You Like It (1963) (TV) .... Le Beau
Soundtrack:
  1. Wayne's World (1992) ("FEED MY FRANKENSTEIN")

  2. Man of La Mancha (1972) (performer: "I'm Only Thinking Of Him", "The Psalm", "Finale: The Impossible Dream")
    ... aka L'uomo della Mancha (Italy)
Self:
  1. 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself - Memorial Tribute
  2. The Best of Masterpiece Theatre (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  3. The Whole Hog: Making Terry Pratchett's 'Hogfather' (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  4. "Loose Women" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode #9.9 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "Sunday AM" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka The Andrew Marr Show (UK: new title)
        - Episode #1.21 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "Drama Connections" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - House of Cards (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  7. Happy Birthday BBC Two (2004) (TV) .... Himself

  8. "Six Centuries of Verse" .... Himself - Reader (2 episodes, 1984)
        - Milton 1608-1674 (1984) TV episode .... Himself - Reader
        - Chaucer to Ted Hughes (1984) TV episode .... Himself - Reader

  9. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
        - Episode dated 14 June 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself
  10. Playing the Environment Game (1973) .... Narrator

  11. "Civilisation" .... Hamlet (1 episode, 1969)
        - Protest and Communication (1969) TV episode .... Hamlet
Archive Footage:
  1. The 100 Greatest TV Characters (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Francis Urquhart

Additional Details

Other Works:
Created The Role of Jean Paul Marat in the Royal Shakespeare Company's "Marat/Sade". more
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1 Print Biography | 1 Interview | 6 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more
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