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Ian Richardson (I) (1934–2007)

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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 »

Born:

Ian William Richardson
in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Died:

(age 72) in London, England, UK
Still of Martin Landau and Ian Richardson in B*A*P*S
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2007 Becoming Jane
Judge Langlois
 
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 Joyeux Noel
L'évêque
 
2005 Greyfriars Bobby
Judge
 
2004 Marple: The Body in the Library (TV movie)
Conway Jefferson
 
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
– Costa Burra (2003) … Canon Adolphus Black
– Kaa-Jinn (2003) … Canon Adolphus Black
See all 6 episodes »
 
2002 Strange (TV movie)
Canon Black
 
2002 JLB: The Man Who Saw the Future (TV movie)
Narrator
 
2000-2001 Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Dr. Joseph Bell
– The White Knight Stratagem (2001) … Dr. Joseph Bell
– The Kingdom of Bones (2001) … Dr. Joseph Bell
– The Photographer's Chair (2001) … Dr. Joseph Bell
– The Patient's Eyes (2001) … Dr. Joseph Bell
– The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2000) … Dr. Joseph Bell
 
2001 From Hell
Sir Charles Warren
 
2000 102 Dalmatians
Mr. Torte
 
2000 Gormenghast (TV mini-series)
Lord Groan
– Episode #1.2 (2000) … Lord Groan
– Episode #1.1 (2000) … Lord Groan
 
2000 3-D Halloween (TV movie)
Narrator
 
2000 The Magician's House II (TV short)
Stephen Tyler / The Magician
 
1999 The Magician's House (TV series short)
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
 
1998 Dark City
Mr. Book
 
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 Canterville Ghost (TV movie)
Simon de Canterville
 
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
– Hatred and Hunger (1996) … General Sir Ian Hamilton (voice) / David Lloyd George (voice) / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (voice)
– Stalemate (1996) … General Sir Ian Hamilton (voice) / David Lloyd George (voice) / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (voice)
– Total War (1996) … General Sir Ian Hamilton (voice) / David Lloyd George (voice) / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (voice)
– War Without End (1996) … General Sir Ian Hamilton (voice) / David Lloyd George (voice) / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (voice)
 
1995 The Final Cut (TV mini-series)
Francis Urquhart
– Episode #1.4 (1995) … Francis Urquhart
– Episode #1.3 (1995) … Francis Urquhart
– Episode #1.2 (1995) … Francis Urquhart
– Episode #1.1 (1995) … 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
– Episode #1.4 (1993) … Francis Urquhart
– Episode #1.3 (1993) … Francis Urquhart
– Episode #1.2 (1993) … Francis Urquhart
– Episode #1.1 (1993) … Francis Urquhart
 
1993 Dirty Weekend
Nimrod
 
1993 Remember (TV movie)
Philip Rawlings
 
1993 M. Butterfly
Ambassador Toulon
 
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
– Episode #1.4 (1991) … Michael Spearpoint
– Episode #1.3 (1991) … Michael Spearpoint
– Episode #1.2 (1991) … Michael Spearpoint
– Episode #1.1 (1991) … Michael Spearpoint
 
1990 House of Cards (TV mini-series)
Francis Urquhart
– Episode #1.4 (1990) … Francis Urquhart
– Episode #1.3 (1990) … Francis Urquhart
– Episode #1.2 (1990) … Francis Urquhart
– Episode #1.1 (1990) … Francis Urquhart
 
1990 Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Polonius
 
1990 The Gravy Train (TV mini-series)
Michael Spearpoint
– Episode #1.4 (1990) … Michael Spearpoint
– Episode #1.3 (1990) … Michael Spearpoint
– Episode #1.2 (1990) … Michael Spearpoint
– Episode #1.1 (1990) … Michael Spearpoint
 
1990 King of the Wind
Bey of Tunis
 
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
– The Winslow Boy (1989) … Sir Robert Morton
– The Devil's Disciple (1987) … General Burgoyne
 
1989 Twist of Fate (TV movie)
SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Doctor Schlossberg
 
1988 Burning Secret
Mr. Tuchman
 
1988 Troubles (TV movie)
Edward Spencer
 
1988 Whoops Apocalypse
RAdm. Bendish
 
1987 Cry Freedom
State Prosecutor
 
1987 Porterhouse Blue (TV series)
Sir Godber Evans
– Episode #1.4 (1987) … Sir Godber Evans
– Episode #1.3 (1987) … Sir Godber Evans
– Episode #1.2 (1987) … Sir Godber Evans
– Episode #1.1 (1987) … 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
 
1986 Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (TV mini-series)
Nehru
 
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
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1985 Star Quality (TV movie)
Ray Malcolm
 
1985 The Sign of Four (TV movie)
Sherlock Holmes
 
1985 Brazil
Mr. Warrenn
 
1984 Six Centuries of Verse (TV series)
– Romantics and Realists 1870-1920 (1984)
– Victorians 1837-1901 (1984)
– Young Romantics 1800-1824 (1984)
– Romantic Pioneers 1750-1805 (1984)
 
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
– Episode #1.7 … Adrien Avigdor
 
1984 Brass (TV series)
Marshall Snelgrove QC
– Episode #2.11 (1984) … Marshall Snelgrove QC
– Episode #2.10 (1984) … Marshall Snelgrove QC
 
1984 The Master of Ballantrae (TV movie)
Mr. MacKellar
 
1983 The Hound of the Baskervilles (TV movie)
Sherlock Holmes
 
1983 Number 10 (TV series)
James Ramsay MacDonald
– Underdog (1983) … James Ramsay MacDonald
 
1982 Russian Night... 1941 (TV movie)
Tveritinov
 
1982 The Woman in White (TV mini-series)
Frederick Fairlie
– Episode #1.5 (1982) … Frederick Fairlie
– Episode #1.4 (1982) … Frederick Fairlie
– Episode #1.3 (1982) … Frederick Fairlie
– Episode #1.2 (1982) … Frederick Fairlie
– Episode #1.1 (1982) … 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
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1981 Churchill and the Generals (TV movie)
Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
 
1980 Gauguin the Savage (TV movie)
Degas
 
1979 A Deadly Game (TV movie)
Cuthbertson
 
1979 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV mini-series)
Bill Haydon
– Flushing Out the Mole (1979) … Bill Haydon
– Tinker Tailor (1979) … Bill Haydon
– How It All Fits Together (1979) … Bill Haydon
– Smiley Tracks the Mole (1979) … Bill Haydon
– Return to the Circus (1979) … Bill Haydon
 
1979 Ike: The War Years (TV mini-series)
Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery
 
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
– Richard II (1974) … King Richard II / Bolingbroke
 
1973 Gawain and the Green Knight
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1972 Man of La Mancha
The Padre
 
1972 The Darwin Adventure
Capt. Fitzroy
 
1971 Eyeless in Gaza (TV series)
Anthony Beavis
– And Calm of Mind, All Passion Spent (1971) … Anthony Beavis
– Come, Come, No Time for Lamentation Now (1971) … Anthony Beavis
– With Inward Eyes Illuminated (1971) … Anthony Beavis
– O Dark, Dark, Dark, Amid the Blaze of Noon (1971) … Anthony Beavis
 
1969 Canterbury Tales (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1969)
 
1969 Plays of Today (TV series)
– A Voyage Round My Father (1969)
 
1968 All's Well That Ends Well (TV movie)
Bertram
 
1968 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Oberon
 
1967 The Revenue Men (TV series)
Constable
– A Man Takes a Drink (1967) … Constable
 
1967 Marat/Sade
Jean-Paul Marat
 
1964 Festival (TV series)
Antipholus of Ephesus
– The Comedy of Errors (1964) … Antipholus of Ephesus
 
1963 As You Like It (TV movie)
Le Beau
 
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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 (12 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
 
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
– Protest and Communication (1969) … 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 100 Greatest TV Characters (TV special documentary)
Francis Urquhart (uncredited)
 

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Father of the actor Miles Richardson. See more »

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Aries