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Ian Richardson (I) (1934–2007)


When recalling Scots-born actor Ian Richardson, one could be amusingly reminded of a famous scene in the film Saturday Night Fever when John Travolta's streetwise character suddenly remembers who acting icon Laurence Olivier is only after being prompted by his "Polaroid" commercials. That same ironic scenario might just apply to the dour-looking Richardson... See full bio »

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(age 72) in London, England, UK

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Filmography

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2006 Hogfather (TV movie)
Death (voice) / Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Twice Upon a Time
Lord Evelyn Gaylord
 
2006 The Booze Cruise III (TV movie)
Marcus
 
2005 The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt (TV movie)
Marcus Foster
 
2005 Bleak House (TV mini-series)
Chancellor
Episode #1.15 (2005) … Chancellor
Episode #1.9 (2005) … Chancellor
Episode #1.5 (2005) … Chancellor
Episode #1.3 (2005) … Chancellor
Episode #1.1 (2005) … Chancellor
 
2005 Greyfriars Bobby
Judge
 
2005 Joyeux Noel
L'évêque
 
2004 Imperium: Nerone (TV movie)
Septimus
 
2004 Daemos Rising (video)
Narrator
 
2003 Strange (TV series)
Canon Adolphus Black
Asmoth (2003) … Canon Adolphus Black
Dubik (2003) … Canon Adolphus Black
Incubus (2003) … Canon Adolphus Black
 
2002 Strange (TV movie)
Canon Black
 
2002 JLB: The Man Who Saw the Future (TV movie)
Narrator
 
2000 Gormenghast (TV mini-series)
Lord Groan
Episode #1.2 (2000) … Lord Groan
Episode #1.1 (2000) … Lord Groan
 
2000 The Magician's House II (TV short)
Stephen Tyler / The Magician
 
1999 The Magician's House (TV series)
Stephen Tyler / The Magician
 
1999 The King and I
The Kralahome (voice)
 
1998 Alice Through the Looking Glass (TV movie)
Wasp
 
1998 A Knight in Camelot (TV movie)
Merlin
 
1997 Incognito
Turley (prosecutor)
 
1997 Highlander (TV series)
Max Leiner
Sins of the Father (1997) … Max Leiner
 
1997 The Fifth Province
Dr. Drudy
 
1997 A Royal Scandal (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1997 B*A*P*S
Manley
 
1997 The Woman in White (TV movie)
Mr. Fairlie
 
1996 Catherine the Great (TV movie)
Vorontzov
 
1996 The Treasure Seekers (TV movie)
Haig
 
1996 The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (TV series)
David Lloyd George / General Sir Ian Hamilton / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
 
1995 The Final Cut (TV mini-series)
Francis Urquhart
 
1995 Savage Play
Count
 
1994 A Change of Place (TV movie)
Henri Chambertin
 
1994 Words Upon the Window Pane
Dr. Trench
 
1993 To Play the King (TV mini-series)
Francis Urquhart
 
1993 Dirty Weekend
Nimrod
 
1993 Remember (TV movie)
Philip Rawlings
 
1993 Foreign Affairs (TV movie)
Edwin
 
1992 Year of the Comet
Sir Mason Harwood
 
1992 Chillers (TV series)
Lee Mandeville
Under a Dark Angel's Eye (1992) … Lee Mandeville
 
1992 An Ungentlemanly Act (TV movie)
His Excellency, Gov. Rex Hunt
 
1991 The Gravy Train Goes East (TV mini-series)
Michael Spearpoint
 
1990 House of Cards (TV mini-series)
Francis Urquhart
 
1990 The Gravy Train (TV mini-series)
Michael Spearpoint
 
1990 The Phantom of the Opera (TV movie)
Cholet
 
1990 The Plot to Kill Hitler (TV movie)
Gen. Beck
 
1987-1989 Theatre Night (TV series)
General Burgoyne / Sir Robert Morton
 
1989 Twist of Fate (TV mini-series)
SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Doctor Schlossberg
 
1988 Burning Secret
Edmund's father
 
1988 Troubles (TV movie)
Edward Spencer
 
1988 Whoops Apocalypse
RAdm. Bendish
 
1987 Cry Freedom
State Prosecutor
 
1987 Porterhouse Blue (TV series)
Sir Godber Evans
 
1987 The Fourth Protocol
Sir Nigel Irvine
 
1987 Great Performances (TV series)
Bishop of Motopo
Monsignor Quixote (1987) … Bishop of Motopo
 
1987 Screen Two (TV series)
Anthony Blunt
Blunt (1987) … Anthony Blunt
 
1985 Mozart - His Life with Music (TV series)
Mozart's father
Requiem (1985) … Mozart's father
The Theatre (1985) … Mozart's father
The Successful Years (1985) … Mozart's father
Love and Marriage (1985) … Mozart's father
No Vacancies (1985) … Mozart's father
 
1985 Star Quality (TV movie)
Ray Malcolm
 
1984 Mistral's Daughter (TV mini-series)
Adrien Avigdor
Episode #1.3 (1984) … Adrien Avigdor
Episode #1.2 (1984) … Adrien Avigdor
Episode #1.1 (1984) … Adrien Avigdor
 
1984 Brass (TV series)
Marshall Snelgrove QC
 
1983 The Sign of Four (TV movie)
Sherlock Holmes
 
1983 Number 10 (TV series)
James Ramsay MacDonald
 
1983 Salad Days (TV movie)
Uncle Zed
 
1982 Russian Night... 1941 (TV movie)
Tveritinov
 
1982 The Woman in White (TV mini-series)
Frederick Fairlie
 
1982 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
Richard
Passing Through (1982) … Richard
 
1978-1982 Play for Today (TV series)
Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith / Michael ('Private View')
A Cotswold Death (1982) … Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
Sorry (1978) … Michael ('Private View')
 
1981 Private Schulz (TV series)
Major Neuheim / Melfort / Stan / …
Episode #1.6 (1981) … Stan / Waiter
Episode #1.5 (1981) … Major Neuheim
Episode #1.4 (1981) … Major Neuheim
Episode #1.3 (1981) … Melfort
Episode #1.2 (1981) … Major Neuheim
 
1980 Gauguin the Savage (TV movie)
Degas
 
1979 A Deadly Game (TV movie)
Cuthbertson
 
1979 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV mini-series)
Bill Haydon
Tinker Tailor (1979) … Bill Haydon
 
1978 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Robespierre
Danton's Death (1978) … Robespierre
 
1978 Much Ado About Nothing (TV movie)
Don John
 
1974 Camera Three (TV series)
Bolingbroke / King Richard II
 
1973 Gawain and the Green Knight
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1972 The Darwin Adventure
Capt. Fitzroy
 
1969 Canterbury Tales (TV series)
Episode #1.1 (1969)
 
1969 Plays of Today (TV series)
 
1968 All's Well That Ends Well (TV movie)
Bertram
 
1967 The Revenue Men (TV series)
Constable
A Man Takes a Drink (1967) … Constable
 
1964 Festival (TV series)
Antipholus of Ephesus
 
1963 As You Like It (TV movie)
Le Beau
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
2010 Chuck (TV series)
Chuck Versus the Suitcase (2010) (writer: "Feed My Frankenstein")
 
1972 Man of La Mancha (performer: "I'm Only Thinking Of Him", "The Psalm", "Finale: The Impossible Dream")
 
Show ShowSelf (13 titles)
2008 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2007 The Best of Masterpiece Theatre (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Whole Hog: Making Terry Pratchett's 'Hogfather' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Loose Women (TV series)
Himself
Episode #9.9 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Sunday AM (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.21 (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Drama Connections (TV series documentary)
Himself
House of Cards (2005) … Himself
 
2004 Happy Birthday BBC Two (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 3-D Halloween (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1984 Six Centuries of Verse (TV series)
Himself - Reader
Milton 1608-1674 (1984) … Himself - Reader
Chaucer to Ted Hughes (1984) … Himself - Reader
 
1976 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 June 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1973 Playing the Environment Game (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1969 Civilisation (TV series documentary)
Hamlet
 
1967 The Impresarios (TV series)
Himself
Peter Hall (1967) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2006 Tory! Tory! Tory! (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2001 The Greatest (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1979) He acted in Gogol's play, "The Government Inspector," at the Old Vic Theatre in an Old Vic Company production with John Cording, Hugh Sullivan, Trevor Martin, Ralph Michael, Ronnie Stevens, Steven Beard, Barbara Jefford, Maroussia Frank, and Michael Thomas in the cast.. Toby Robertson... See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 1 Interview  | 6 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Studied at the College of Dramatic Art, Glasgow. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries