04/07/1934
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK:
Ian William Richardson CBE (* 7. April 1934 in Edinburgh; † 9. Februar 2007 in London) war ein britischer Schauspieler in Film, Fernsehen und Theater. Richardson studierte zunächst am College of Dramatic Art in Glasgow. In den 1960er-Jahren spielte er überwiegend im Ensemble der Royal Shakespeare Company, die er 1970 verließ, um die Hauptrolle in der BBC-Produktion Eyeless in Gaza zu übernehmen. 1979 spielte er den aristokratischen Chef des MI6, Sir Henry Cuthbertson, in dem Film Charlie Muffin an der Seite von David Hemmings und Pinkas Braun. Mitte der 1970er-Jahre war er als Henry Higgins in der Wiederaufnahme von My Fair Lady am Broadway zu sehen. Im Jahr 1983 spielte er den Detektiv Sherlock Holmes in den Filmen Im Zeichen der Vier und Der Hund von Baskerville. Einem breiteren Publikum bekannt wurde Richardson als perfider machiavellistischer Politiker Francis Urquhart in dem Fernsehmehrteiler Ein Kartenhaus (1990) und dessen Fortsetzungen Um Kopf und Krone (1993) und The Final Cut nach den Romanen von Michael Dobbs. Hierfür wurde Richardson 1991 von der British Academy of Film and Television Arts als bester Hauptdarsteller mit dem BAFTA TV Award ausgezeichnet. Im Juni 1989 wurde Ian Richardson zum Commander of the British Empire ernannt.
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Memorial Memorial (2022) as Francis Urquhart (voice) |
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Hogfather (2007) as Death |
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Becoming Jane (2007) as Richter Langlois |
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Désaccord Parfait (2006) as Lord Evelyn Gaylord |
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The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering (2006) as Marcus |
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The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt (2005) as Marcus Foster |
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Joyeux Noël (2005) as The Bishop |
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The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (2005) as Judge |
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Nerone (2004) as Septimus |
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Dæmos Rising (2004) as Narrator |
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The Life of Shakespeare (2002) as self |
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Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem (2001) as Dr. Joseph Bell |
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From Hell (2001) as Sir Charles Warren |
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3-D Halloween (2000) as Narrator |
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102 Dalmatians (2000) as Mr. Torte |
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Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2000) as Dr. Joseph Bell |
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The King and I (1999) as The Kralahome (voice) |
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Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998) as Wasp |
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A Knight in Camelot (1998) as Merlin |
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Dark City (1998) as Mr. Book |
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The Fifth Province (1997) as Dr. Drudy |
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Incognito (1997) as Turley (prosecutor) |
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The Canterville Ghost (1997) as Simon de Canterville |
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A Royal Scandal (1997) as Narrator |
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B.A.P.S (1997) as Manley |
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The Woman In White (1997) as Mr. Fairlie |
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The Treasure Seekers (1996) as Haig |
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Catherine the Great (1996) as Vorontzov |
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Savage Play (1995) as Count |
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A Change of Place (1994) as Henri Chambertin |
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Words Upon the Window Pane (1994) as Dr. Trench |
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Dirty Weekend (1993) as Nimrod |
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Remember (1993) as Philip Rawlings |
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M. Butterfly (1993) as Ambassador Toulon |
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Foreign Affairs (1993) as Edwin |
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An Ungentlemanly Act (1992) as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt |
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Year of the Comet (1992) as Sir Mason Harwood |
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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991) as Polonius |
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King of the Wind (1990) as Bey of Tunis |
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The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990) as Ludwig Beck |
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The Winslow Boy (1989) as Sir Robert Morton, KC |
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Burning Secret (1988) as Edmund's Father |
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Cry Freedom (1987) as State Prosecutor |
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The Devil's Disciple (1987) as General Burgoyne |
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The Fourth Protocol (1987) as Sir Nigel Irvine |
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Blunt (1987) as Anthony Blunt |
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Whoops Apocalypse (1986) as Rear Admiral Bendish |
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Star Quality (1985) as Ray Malcolm |
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Brazil (1985) as Mr. Warrenn |
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Monsignor Quixote (1985) as Bishop of Motopo |
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Slimming Down (1984) as Mr. Shrigley |
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The Master of Ballantrae (1984) as Mr. MacKellar |
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The Sign of Four (1983) as Sherlock Holmes |
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) as Sherlock Holmes |
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Salad Days (1983) as Uncle Zed |
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Passing Through (1982) as Richard |
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A Cotswold Death (1982) as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith |
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Gauguin the Savage (1980) as Degas |
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Charlie Muffin (1979) as Cuthbertson |
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Churchill and the Generals (1979) as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery |
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Ike (1979) as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery |
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Sorry... (1978) as Michael - 'Private View' |
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Danton's Death (1978) as Robespierre |
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Gawain and the Green Knight (1973) as Narrator (voice) |
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Man of La Mancha (1972) as The Padre |
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The Darwin Adventure (1972) as Capt. Fitzroy |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968) as Oberon |
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All's Well That Ends Well (1968) as Bertram |
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Marat/Sade (1967) as Jean-Paul Marat |
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As You Like It (1963) as Le Beau |