IMDb >
Ian Richardson
Add/Change Photo
Add Resume
Contact Info
Shop at Amazon
More at IMDb Pro Discuss in Boards Update Data
at IMDb Resume
Contact Info
Shop at Amazon
for Ian Richardson products
More at IMDb Pro Discuss in Boards Update Data
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 NewsDesk message boardExternal Links
official sites miscellaneous photographs sound clips video clipsIan Richardson (I) More at IMDb Pro »
| Photos (see all 1 | slideshow) | Videos (see all 13) |
Overview
Mini Biography:
When recalling Scots-born actor Ian Richardson, one could be amusingly... moreTrivia:
A leading player with the Royal Shakespeare Company for many seasons. moreAwards:
3 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Mirren Dedicates Award To Late "Mentor" Ian Richardson (From WENN. 12 February 2007)
Graham's Worries Over English Accent (From WENN. 25 October 2001)
Filmography
Actor:
- Becoming Jane (2007) .... Judge Langlois
- Hogfather (2006) (TV) (voice) .... Death / Narrator
... aka Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (UK: complete title) - Désaccord parfait (2006) .... Lord Evelyn Gaylord
... aka Twice Upon a Time (International: English title) - The Booze Cruise III (2006) (TV) .... Marcus
- The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt (2005) (TV) .... Marcus Foster
- "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 - Joyeux Noël (2005) .... Bishop
... aka Merry Christmas (UK) (USA)
... aka Happy Christmas (International: English title) - Greyfriars Bobby (2005) .... Judge
- 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) - Imperium: Nerone (2004) (TV) .... Septimus
... aka Imperium: Nero (UK)
... aka Nerón (Spain) - Daemos Rising (2004) (V) .... Narrator
- "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) - Strange (2002) (TV) .... Canon Black
- Murder Rooms: The White Knight Stratagem (2001) (TV) .... Dr. Joseph Bell
- Murder Rooms: The Kingdom of Bones (2001) (TV) .... Dr. Joseph Bell
- Murder Rooms: The Photographer's Chair (2001) (TV) .... Dr. Joseph Bell
- From Hell (2001) .... Sir Charles Warren
- Murder Rooms: The Patient's Eyes (2001) (TV) .... Dr. Joseph Bell
- 102 Dalmatians (2000) .... Mr. Torte
- "Gormenghast" (2000) TV mini-series .... Lord Groan
- Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2000) (TV) .... Dr. Joseph Bell
... aka Murder Rooms: The Dark Origins of Sherlock Holmes (USA: syndication title) - The Magician's House II (2000) (TV) .... Stephen Tyler / The Magician
- "The Magician's House" (1999) TV series .... Stephen Tyler / The Magician
- The King and I (1999) (voice) .... The Kralahome
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998) (TV) .... Wasp
- A Knight in Camelot (1998) (TV) .... Merlin
- Dark City (1998) .... Mr. Book
- Incognito (1997) .... Turley (prosecutor)
- "Highlander" .... Max Leiner (1 episode, 1997)
... aka Highlander (France)
... aka Highlander: The Series
- Sins of the Father (1997) TV episode .... Max Leiner - The Fifth Province (1997) .... Dr. Drudy
- B*A*P*S (1997) .... Manley
... aka B.A.P.S. - The Canterville Ghost (1997) (TV) .... Simon de Canterville
- The Woman in White (1997) (TV) .... Mr. Fairlie
- A Royal Scandal (1996) (TV) .... Narrator
- The Treasure Seekers (1996) (TV) .... Haig
- "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 - The Final Cut (1995) (TV) .... Francis Urquhart
- Catherine the Great (1995) (TV) .... Vorontzov
... aka Katharina die Große (Germany) - Savage Play (1995) .... Count
- A Change of Place (1994) (TV) .... Henri Chambertin
... aka Geheimnis deiner Zärtlichkeit, Das (Germany)
... aka Star aux deux visages, La (Canada: French title) - Words Upon the Window Pane (1994) .... Dr. Trench
- To Play the King (1993) (TV) .... Francis Urquhart
- Dirty Weekend (1993) .... Nimrod
- Remember (1993) (TV) .... Philip Rawlings
... aka Barbara Taylor Bradford's 'Remember' (USA: complete title) - M. Butterfly (1993) .... Ambassador Toulon
- Foreign Affairs (1993) (TV) .... Edwin
- Year of the Comet (1992) .... Sir Mason Harwood
- An Ungentlemanly Act (1992) (TV) .... His Excellency, Gov. Rex Hunt
- "The Gravy Train Goes East" (1991) TV mini-series .... Michael Spearpoint
- "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 - Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) .... Polonius
- "The Gravy Train" (1990) TV mini-series .... Michael Spearpoint (unknown episodes)
- King of the Wind (1990) .... Bey of Tunis
- The Phantom of the Opera (1990) (TV) .... Cholet
- The Winslow Boy (1990) (TV) .... Sir Robert Morton
- The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990) (TV) .... Gen. Beck
- "Chillers" (1 episode)
... aka Mistress of Suspense (UK)
- Under a Dark Angel's Eye (????) TV episode - Pursuit (1989) (TV) .... SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Doctor Schlossberg
... aka Twist of Fate (USA) - "Under a Dark Angel's Eye" (1989) TV mini-series
- Burning Secret (1988) .... Mr. Tuchman
... aka Brennendes Geheimnis (West Germany) - Troubles (1988) (TV) .... Edward Spencer
- Cry Freedom (1987) .... State Prosecutor
- Porterhouse Blue (1987) (TV) .... Sir Godber Evans
- The Devil's Disciple (1987) (TV) .... General Burgoyne
- The Fourth Protocol (1987) .... Sir Nigel Irvine
- "Great Performances" .... Bishop of Motopo (1 episode, 1987)
- Monsignor Quixote (1987) TV episode .... Bishop of Motopo - Whoops Apocalypse (1986) .... RAdm. Bendish
- "Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy" (1986) TV mini-series .... Nehru
... aka Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (USA) - Brazil (1985) .... Mr. Warrenn
- Blunt (1985) (TV) .... Anthony Blunt
... aka Blunt, the Fourth Man - Star Quality (1985) (TV) .... Ray Malcolm
- "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 - The Master of Ballantrae (1984) (TV) .... Mr. MacKellar
- "Mistral's Daughter" (1984) TV mini-series .... Adrien Avigdor
- "Six Centuries of Verse" (1984) TV series (unknown episodes)
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) (TV) .... Sherlock Holmes
... aka Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles (UK: complete title) - "Number 10" .... James Ramsay MacDonald (1 episode, 1983)
- Underdog (1983) TV episode .... James Ramsay MacDonald - The Sign of Four (1983) (TV) .... Sherlock Holmes
... aka Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Sign of Four (UK: complete title) - "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 - "BBC2 Playhouse" .... Richard (1 episode, 1982)
- Passing Through (1982) TV episode .... Richard - "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') - "Private Schulz" .... Major Neuheim / ... (6 episodes, 1981)
- Episode #1.6 (1981) TV episode .... Stanley Kemp
- Episode #1.5 (1981) TV episode .... Major Neuheim
- Episode #1.4 (1981) TV episode .... Major Neuheim
- Episode #1.3 (1981) TV episode .... Gerald Melfort
- Episode #1.2 (1981) TV episode .... Major Neuheim
(1 more) - Gauguin the Savage (1980) (TV) .... Degas
- Charlie Muffin (1979) (TV) .... Cuthbertson
... aka A Deadly Game (USA) - "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 - "Ike" (1979) TV mini-series .... Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery
- Churchill and the Generals (1979) (TV) .... Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
- "Play of the Month" .... Robespierre (1 episode, 1978)
- Danton's Death (1978) TV episode .... Robespierre - Much Ado About Nothing (1978) (TV) .... Don John
- Gawain and the Green Knight (1973) (uncredited) .... Narrator
... aka Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - Man of La Mancha (1972) .... The Padre
... aka Uomo della Mancha, L' (Italy) - The Darwin Adventure (1972) .... Capt. Fitzroy
- Eyeless in Gaza (1971) .... Anthony Beavis
- "Canterbury Tales" (1969) TV series
- A Voyage Round My Father (1969) (TV)
... aka Plays of Today: A Voyage Around My Father (UK: series title) - A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968) .... Oberon
- All's Well That Ends Well (1968) (TV) .... Bertram
- "The Revenue Men" (1 episode, 1967)
- A Man Takes a Drink (1967) TV episode - 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) - Festival: The Comedy of Errors (1964) (TV) .... Antipholus of Ephesus
- As You Like It (1963) (TV) .... Le Beau
Soundtrack:
- Wayne's World (1992) ("FEED MY FRANKENSTEIN")
- Man of La Mancha (1972) (performer: "I'm Only Thinking Of Him", "The Psalm", "Finale: The Impossible Dream")
... aka Uomo della Mancha, L' (Italy)
Self:
- The Best of Masterpiece Theatre (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- The Whole Hog: Making Terry Pratchett's 'Hogfather' (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "Loose Women" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode #9.9 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Sunday AM" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka The Andrew Marr Show (UK: new title)
- Episode #1.21 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Drama Connections" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- House of Cards (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Happy Birthday BBC Two (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode dated 14 June 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself - Playing the Environment Game (1973) .... Narrator
- "Civilisation" .... Hamlet (1 episode, 1969)
- Protest and Communication (1969) TV episode .... Hamlet
People Viewing This Page May Also Be Interested In These Sponsored Links (what's this?)
Additional Details
Other Works:
Created The Role of Jean Paul Marat in the Royal Shakespeare Company's "Marat/Sade". morePublicity Listings:
1 Interview | 6 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo moreSTARmeter: 
Message Boards
Discuss this name with other users on IMDb message board for Ian Richardson (I) more
Find where Ian Richardson is credited alongside another name





![Joyeux No�l [Merry Christmas]](http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTI2NjQzODM0MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNTY0OTY2MQ@@._V1._SX112_SY90_BO120,0,0,0_PIimdb-play-bar2-180,BottomLeft,116,-120_CR116,120,120,90_ZATrailer,37,63,27,83,verdenab,9,255,255,255_.jpg)