IMDb >
Ian Richardson
Quicklinks
Top Links
biographyby votesawardsNewsDeskmessage boardFilmographies
categorizedby typeby yearby ratingsby votesby TV series awards titles for saleby genre by keyword power search credited with tv scheduleBiographical
biography other works publicity contact photo gallery resume NewsDeskmessage boardExternal Links
official sites miscellaneous photographs sound clips video clipsIan Richardson (I) More at IMDbPro »
| Photos (see all 1 | slideshow | add photos) | Videos (see all 49 NEW) |
 |
|
Overview
Mini Biography:
When recalling Scots-born actor Ian Richardson, one could be amusingly... more
Awards:
3 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(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)
US TV Schedule:
| Wed. Nov. 11 | 8:00 AM | FX | Dark City |
Filmography
Actor
View by
NEW
|
Year | Gross (USD) | Rating | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1. | Becoming Jane (2007) | Judge Langlois | 2007 | $22M | 7.0 (13,362) |
|
|
||||||
|
2. | Hogfather (2006) (TV) | (voice) Death / Narrator | 2006 | - | 7.6 (3,202) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
3. | Désaccord parfait (2006) | Lord Evelyn Gaylord | 2006 | - | 5.6 (325) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
4. | The Booze Cruise III (2006) (TV) | Marcus | 2006 | - | 5.8 (39) |
|
|
||||||
|
|
5. | The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt (2005) (TV) | Marcus Foster | 2005 | - | 7.2 (37) |
|
|
||||||
|
6. | "Bleak House" (2005) | Chancellor (5 episodes, 2005) | 2005 | - | 8.9 (2,044) |
|
AKAs:
5 TV episodes:
|
||||||
|
7. | Joyeux Noël (2005) | L'évêque | 2005 | - | 7.8 (8,148) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
|
8. | Greyfriars Bobby (2005) | Judge | 2005 | - | 6.0 (203) |
|
|
||||||
|
9. | Marple: The Body in the Library (2004) (TV) | Conway Jefferson | 2004 | - | 6.6 (491) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
10. | Imperium: Nerone (2004) (TV) | Septimus | 2004 | - | 5.4 (272) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
|
11. | Daemos Rising (2004) (V) | Narrator | 2004 | - | 6.4 (13) |
|
|
||||||
|
|
12. | "Strange" (2003) | Canon Adolphus Black (6 episodes, 2003) | 2003 | - | 6.9 (83) |
|
|
13. | Strange (2002) (TV) | Canon Black | 2002 | - | 7.6 (101) |
|
|
||||||
|
|
14. | JLB: The Man Who Saw the Future (2002) (TV) | Narrator | 2002 | - | - |
|
|
||||||
|
|
15. | "Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes" (2000) | Dr. Joseph Bell (5 episodes, 2000-2001) | 2001 | - | 8.0 (64) |
|
5 TV episodes:
|
||||||
|
16. | From Hell (2001) | Sir Charles Warren | 2001 | - | 6.8 (47,803) |
|
|
||||||
|
17. | 102 Dalmatians (2000) | Mr. Torte | 2000 | $182M | 4.4 (6,382) |
|
|
||||||
|
18. | "Gormenghast" (2000) | Lord Groan | 2000 | - | 7.6 (1,675) |
|
|
||||||
|
|
19. | The Magician's House II (2000) (TV) | Stephen Tyler / The Magician | 2000 | - | 3.9 (28) |
|
|
||||||
|
|
20. | "The Magician's House" (1999) | Stephen Tyler / The Magician | 1999 | - | 5.8 (106) |
|
|
||||||
|
21. | The King and I (1999) | (voice) The Kralahome | 1999 | - | 2.9 (1,485) |
|
|
||||||
|
22. | Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998) (TV) | Wasp | 1998 | - | 5.7 (542) |
|
|
||||||
|
23. | A Knight in Camelot (1998) (TV) | Merlin | 1998 | - | 4.5 (805) |
|
|
||||||
|
24. | Dark City (1998) | Mr. Book | 1998 | $27M | 7.8 (56,740) |
|
|
||||||
|
25. | Incognito (1997) | Turley (prosecutor) | 1997 | - | 6.2 (1,393) |
|
|
||||||
|
26. | "Highlander" (1992) | Max Leiner (1 episode, 1997) | 1997 | - | 7.6 (2,486) |
|
AKAs:
1 TV episode:
|
||||||
|
|
27. | The Fifth Province (1997) | Dr. Drudy | 1997 | - | 2.7 (25) |
|
|
||||||
|
28. | B*A*P*S (1997) | Manley | 1997 | - | 3.3 (1,439) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
29. | The Woman in White (1997) (TV) | Mr. Fairlie | 1997 | - | 7.3 (412) |
|
|
||||||
|
30. | The Canterville Ghost (1997) (TV) | Simon de Canterville | 1997 | - | 6.0 (102) |
|
|
||||||
|
31. | "The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century" (1996) | David Lloyd George / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1996) | 1996 | - | 8.3 (110) |
|
AKAs:
3 TV episodes:
|
||||||
|
32. | A Royal Scandal (1996) (TV) | Narrator | 1996 | - | 7.5 (40) |
|
|
||||||
|
33. | The Treasure Seekers (1996) (TV) | Haig | 1996 | - | 6.3 (84) |
|
|
||||||
|
34. | "The Final Cut" (1995) | Francis Urquhart (4 episodes, 1995) | 1995 | - | 8.4 (467) |
|
35. | Savage Play (1995) | Count | 1995 | - | 6.8 (9) |
|
|
||||||
|
36. | Catherine the Great (1995) (TV) | Vorontzov | 1995 | - | 6.2 (470) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
37. | A Change of Place (1994) (TV) | Henri Chambertin | 1994 | - | 5.9 (177) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
|
38. | Words Upon the Window Pane (1994) | Dr. Trench | 1994 | - | 5.6 (23) |
|
|
||||||
|
39. | "To Play the King" (1993) | Francis Urquhart (4 episodes, 1993) | 1993 | - | 8.7 (648) |
|
40. | Dirty Weekend (1993) | Nimrod | 1993 | - | 4.5 (255) |
|
|
||||||
|
41. | Remember (1993) (TV) | Philip Rawlings | 1993 | - | 6.0 (38) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
42. | M. Butterfly (1993) | Ambassador Toulon | 1993 | - | 6.7 (3,036) |
|
|
||||||
|
43. | Foreign Affairs (1993) (TV) | Edwin | 1993 | - | 7.1 (95) |
|
|
||||||
|
44. | Year of the Comet (1992) | Sir Mason Harwood | 1992 | - | 5.5 (660) |
|
|
||||||
|
|
45. | "Chillers" (1990) | (1 episode, 1992) | 1992 | - | 7.6 (17) |
|
AKAs:
1 TV episode:
|
||||||
|
46. | An Ungentlemanly Act (1992) (TV) | His Excellency, Gov. Rex Hunt | 1992 | - | 7.7 (158) |
|
|
||||||
|
|
47. | "The Gravy Train Goes East" (1991) | Michael Spearpoint (4 episodes, 1991) | 1991 | - | 7.1 (16) |
|
4 TV episodes:
|
||||||
|
48. | "House of Cards" (1990) | Francis Urquhart (4 episodes, 1990) | 1990 | - | 9.1 (1,275) |
|
49. | Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) | Polonius | 1990 | - | 7.5 (9,492) |
|
|
||||||
|
|
50. | "The Gravy Train" (1990) | Spearpoint / Michael Spearpoint (4 episodes, 1990) | 1990 | - | 7.7 (31) |
|
4 TV episodes:
|
||||||
|
51. | King of the Wind (1990) | Bey of Tunis | 1990 | - | 5.9 (69) |
|
|
||||||
|
52. | The Phantom of the Opera (1990) (TV) | Cholet | 1990 | - | 7.2 (639) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
|
53. | The Winslow Boy (1990) (TV) | Sir Robert Morton | 1990 | - | 7.5 (62) |
|
|
||||||
|
54. | The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990) (TV) | Gen. Beck | 1990 | - | 6.1 (156) |
|
|
||||||
|
|
55. | Pursuit (1989) (TV) | SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Doctor Schlossberg | 1989 | - | 5.7 (159) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
|
56. | "Under a Dark Angel's Eye" (1989) | 1989 | - | - | |
|
|
||||||
|
57. | Burning Secret (1988) | Mr. Tuchman | 1988 | - | 6.5 (137) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
58. | Troubles (1988) (TV) | Edward Spencer | 1988 | - | 7.4 (32) |
|
|
||||||
|
59. | Cry Freedom (1987) | State Prosecutor | 1987 | - | 7.3 (4,595) |
|
|
||||||
|
60. | Porterhouse Blue (1987) (TV) | Sir Godber Evans | 1987 | - | 7.8 (150) |
|
|
||||||
|
61. | The Devil's Disciple (1987) (TV) | General Burgoyne | 1987 | - | 7.1 (28) |
|
|
||||||
|
62. | The Fourth Protocol (1987) | Sir Nigel Irvine | 1987 | - | 6.3 (3,502) |
|
|
||||||
|
63. | "Great Performances" (1972) | Bishop of Motopo (1 episode, 1987) | 1987 | - | 8.4 (106) |
|
1 TV episode:
|
||||||
|
64. | "Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy" (1986) | Nehru | 1986 | - | 7.4 (83) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
65. | Whoops Apocalypse (1986) | RAdm. Bendish | 1986 | - | 5.4 (405) |
|
|
||||||
|
66. | Brazil (1985) | Mr. Warrenn | 1985 | - | 8.0 (69,618) |
|
|
||||||
|
|
67. | Star Quality (1985) (TV) | Ray Malcolm | 1985 | - | 7.7 (19) |
|
|
||||||
|
68. | Blunt (1985) (TV) | Anthony Blunt | 1985 | - | 6.5 (86) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
|
69. | "Six Centuries of Verse" (1984) | (4 episodes, 1984) | 1984 | - | - |
|
70. | "Mistral's Daughter" (1984) | Adrien Avigdor | 1984 | - | 6.6 (208) |
|
|
||||||
|
71. | "Brass" (1983) | Marshall Snelgrove QC (2 episodes, 1984) | 1984 | - | 7.9 (45) |
|
2 TV episodes:
|
||||||
|
|
72. | The Master of Ballantrae (1984) (TV) | Mr. MacKellar | 1984 | - | 7.3 (77) |
|
|
||||||
|
73. | The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) (TV) | Sherlock Holmes | 1983 | - | 6.5 (361) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
|
74. | "Number 10" (1983) | James Ramsay MacDonald (1 episode, 1983) | 1983 | - | 7.7 (5) |
|
1 TV episode:
|
||||||
|
75. | The Sign of Four (1983) (TV) | Sherlock Holmes | 1983 | - | 6.5 (197) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
|
76. | "The Woman in White" (1982) | Frederick Fairlie (5 episodes, 1982) | 1982 | - | 8.0 (62) |
|
|
77. | "BBC2 Playhouse" (1974) | Richard (1 episode, 1982) | 1982 | - | 6.3 (14) |
|
1 TV episode:
|
||||||
|
|
78. | "Play for Today" (1970) | Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith / Michael ('Private View') (2 episodes, 1978-1982) | 1982 | - | 7.1 (52) |
|
2 TV episodes:
|
||||||
|
|
79. | "Private Schulz" (1981) | Major Neuheim / 4 characters not shown (6 episodes, 1981) | 1981 | - | 7.3 (201) |
|
6 TV episodes:
|
||||||
|
|
80. | Gauguin the Savage (1980) (TV) | Degas | 1980 | - | 6.0 (42) |
|
|
||||||
|
81. | Charlie Muffin (1979) (TV) | Cuthbertson | 1979 | - | 7.1 (98) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
82. | "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" (1979) | Bill Haydon (5 episodes, 1979) | 1979 | - | 8.9 (1,586) |
|
5 TV episodes:
|
||||||
|
|
83. | "Ike" (1979) | Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery | 1979 | - | 7.3 (153) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
|
84. | Churchill and the Generals (1979) (TV) | Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery | 1979 | - | 7.3 (35) |
|
|
||||||
|
|
85. | "BBC Play of the Month" (1965) | Robespierre (1 episode, 1978) | 1978 | - | 7.5 (24) |
|
1 TV episode:
|
||||||
|
|
86. | Much Ado About Nothing (1978) (TV) | Don John | 1978 | - | 7.8 (21) |
|
|
||||||
|
|
87. | Gawain and the Green Knight (1973) | (uncredited) Narrator | 1973 | - | 5.7 (108) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
88. | Man of La Mancha (1972) | The Padre | 1972 | - | 6.1 (1,456) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
|
89. | The Darwin Adventure (1972) | Capt. Fitzroy | 1972 | - | 7.6 (21) |
|
|
||||||
|
|
90. | "Eyeless in Gaza" (1971) | Anthony Beavis (3 episodes, 1971) | 1971 | - | 5.2 (8) |
|
3 TV episodes:
|
||||||
|
|
91. | "Canterbury Tales" (1969) | (1 episode, 1969) | 1969 | - | - |
|
1 TV episode:
|
||||||
|
|
92. | A Voyage Round My Father (1969) (TV) | 1969 | - | 8.4 (7) | |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
93. | A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968) | Oberon | 1968 | - | 6.2 (284) |
|
|
||||||
|
|
94. | All's Well That Ends Well (1968) (TV) | Bertram | 1968 | - | - |
|
|
||||||
|
|
95. | "The Revenue Men" (1967) | (1 episode, 1967) | 1967 | - | - |
|
1 TV episode:
|
||||||
|
96. | Marat/Sade (1967) | Jean-Paul Marat | 1967 | - | 7.5 (960) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
|
|
97. | "Festival" (1963) | Antipholus of Ephesus (1 episode, 1964) | 1964 | - | - |
|
|
98. | As You Like It (1963) (TV) | Le Beau | 1963 | - | 8.6 (13) |
|
|
||||||
Soundtrack
View by
NEW
|
Year | Gross (USD) | Rating | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1. | Wayne's World (1992) | ("FEED MY FRANKENSTEIN") | 1992 | $183M | 6.9 (39,514) |
|
|
||||||
|
|
2. | Man of La Mancha (1972) | (performer: "I'm Only Thinking Of Him", "The Psalm", "Finale: The Impossible Dream") | 1972 | - | 6.1 (1,456) |
|
AKAs:
|
||||||
Self
View by
NEW
|
Year | Gross (USD) | Rating | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1. | 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2008) (TV) | Himself - Memorial Tribute | 2008 | - | - |
|
|
||||||
|
|
2. | The Best of Masterpiece Theatre (2007) (TV) | Himself | 2007 | - | 6.5 (9) |
|
|
||||||
|
|
3. | The Whole Hog: Making Terry Pratchett's 'Hogfather' (2006) (TV) | Himself | 2006 | - | 8.1 (13) |
|
|
||||||
|
|
4. | "Loose Women" (1999) | Himself (1 episode, 2006) | 2006 | - | 3.8 (300) |
|
1 TV episode:
|
||||||
|
|
5. | "Sunday AM" (2005) | Himself (1 episode, 2006) | 2006 | - | 6.8 (16) |
|
AKAs:
1 TV episode:
|
||||||
|
|
6. | "Drama Connections" (2005) | Himself (1 episode, 2005) | 2005 | - | - |
|
1 TV episode:
|
||||||
|
|
7. | Happy Birthday BBC Two (2004) (TV) | Himself | 2004 | - | 6.5 (40) |
|
|
||||||
|
|
8. | "Six Centuries of Verse" (1984) | Himself - Reader (2 episodes, 1984) | 1984 | - | - |
|
2 TV episodes:
|
||||||
|
9. | "The Mike Douglas Show" (1961) | Himself (1 episode, 1976) | 1976 | - | 7.6 (80) |
|
1 TV episode:
|
||||||
|
|
10. | Playing the Environment Game (1973) | Narrator | 1973 | - | - |
|
|
||||||
|
11. | "Civilisation" (1969) | Hamlet (1 episode, 1969) | 1969 | - | 8.4 (131) |
|
1 TV episode:
|
||||||
|
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". morePublicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 1 Interview | 6 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo moreMessage Boards
Discuss this person with other users on IMDb message board for Ian Richardson (I) more
Find where Ian Richardson is credited alongside another name
| You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process. | |
| With our Resume service you can add photos and build a complete resume to help you achieve the best possible presentation on the IMDb. Click here to add your resume and/or your photos to IMDb. |
