Ian Richardson

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Ian William Richardson CBE (7 April 1934 – 9 February 2007) was a Scottish actor, best known for his portrayal of the Machiavellian Tory politician Francis Urquhart in the BBC's House of Cards trilogy. He was also a leading Shakespearean stage actor.

Most Popular Ian Richardson Trailers

Total trailers found: 70

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering Trailer (2006)

21 May 2006

The gang return for their third adventure, this time on a trip to scatter Grace's mother's ashes on the Yorkshire Moors.

All's Well That Ends Well Trailer (1968)

06 March 1968

An adaptation directed by Claude Whatham for the BBC's Theatre 625 slot. Essentially a recording of John Barton's acclaimed Royal Shakespeare Company production starring Catherine Lacey (the Countess), Ian Richardson (Bertram), Lynn Farleigh (Helen), Clive Swift (Parolles) and Sebastian Shaw (the King), it was broadcast on 3 June 1968.

Salad Days Trailer (1983)

02 January 1983

A boy, a girl, a tramp and a piano with the most amazing effect on people, find each other in a park in a heatwave.

Remember Trailer (1993)

24 October 1993

Nicky Wells, a TV journalist who is renowned for her hard-hitting reports from the worlds most dangerous spots, is haunted by the disappearance of her fiancé.

Dark City Trailer (1998)

27 February 1998

A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.

Churchill and the Generals Trailer (1979)

23 September 1979

The complicated relationship between Winston Churchill and the leaders of the British army during World War II.

A Change of Place Trailer (1994)

09 October 1994

Kim Jameson is a university professor while Kate Jameson - also known as Dominique, Kim’s twin sister - is a troubled model working in Paris.

Gawain and the Green Knight Trailer (1973)

01 June 1973

The medieval legend of a supernatural knight who challenges the king's men to kill him.

Words Upon the Window Pane Trailer (1994)

10 June 1994

In 1928 Dublin, during séances concerning Jonathan Swift, the spirits of his former lovers, Stella and Vanessa, emerge to resume their ancient quarrel.

The Treasure Seekers Trailer (1996)

25 December 1996

Five motherless children, with the help of a famous doctor, are determined to save their financially strapped father.

Hogfather Trailer (2007)

12 October 2007

It's the night before Hogswatch, usually a time of joy on Discworld, but there are suspicious going-on and the criminal underworld is abuzz.

Star Quality Trailer (1985)

10 November 1985

Lorraine Barrie, a fading but brilliant actress with a penchant for manipulating every theatrical endeavour to her best advantage, meets her match when she must trust her success to an equally willful stage director.

King of the Wind Trailer (1990)

25 May 1990

In 1727, an Arab colt is born with the signs of the wheat ear and the white spot on his heel: evil and good.

Brazil Trailer (1985)

20 February 1985

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel.

Dæmos Rising Trailer (2004)

31 March 2004

Trapped in an isolated cottage, Captain Cavendish thinks he is seeing ghosts. The only person who might understand and help is Kate Lethbridge-Stewart .

Whoops Apocalypse Trailer (1986)

06 May 1986

When a small British owned island in the Caribbean is invaded and the world's most dangerous terrorist kidnaps a member of the Royal family, the countdown to World War 3 begins.

From Hell Trailer (2001)

08 February 2001

Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets in this Hughes brothers adaption of a graphic novel that posits the Ripper's true identity.

The Devil's Disciple Trailer (1987)

17 May 1987

Shaw turned to the classic Victorian melodrama to focus on the insincerity of much that his audience held dear, especially family and marriage.

102 Dalmatians Trailer (2000)

07 October 2000

Get ready for a howling good time as an all new assortment of irresistible animal heroes are unleashed in this great family tail! In an unlikely alliance, the outrageous Waddlesworth - a parrot who thinks he's a Rottweiler - teams up with Oddball - an un-marked Dalmatian puppy eager to earn her spots! Together they embark on a laugh-packed quest to outwit the ever-scheming Cruella De Vil.

Monsignor Quixote Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

Sir Alec Guiness stars with Leo McKern in the story of a friendship between a Catholic priest and a Communist Mayor.

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes Trailer (2000)

05 January 2000

Arthur Conan Doyle reveals the story behind Sherlock Holmes and his mysteries by telling about Dr. Joseph Bell, from whom he drew his inspiration, after meeting him as a medical student in Edinburgh.

Nero Trailer (2004)

23 May 2004

As a young boy, future emperor Nero witnesses the mad Emperor Caligula kill his father and exile his mother.

Becoming Jane Trailer (2007)

02 March 2007

Though young Jane Austen's financially strapped parents expect her to marry the nephew of wealthy Lady Gresham, Jane herself knows that such a union will destroy her creativity and sense of self-worth.

Ike Trailer (1979)

03 May 1979

Eisenhower the military man is the focus of this mini-series, his relationships with the other wartime leaders, and, very discreetly, his personal relationship with his driver, Kay Summersby.

The Fourth Protocol Trailer (1987)

20 March 1987

Led by Kim Philby, Plan Aurora is a plan that breaches the top-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the fears that shaped it into a living nightmare.

Savage Play Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

During a rugby tour of Britain and Ireland in 1888, a young New Zealander searches for his father who he has never met.

A Royal Scandal Trailer (1997)

10 October 1997

The doomed marriage of the Prince Regent and Caroline of Brunswick.

M. Butterfly Trailer (1993)

01 October 1993

In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with opera singer Song Liling – but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.

Joyeux Noel Trailer (2005)

09 November 2005

France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody�

Cry Freedom Trailer (1987)

06 November 1987

A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s.

Foreign Affairs Trailer (1993)

17 March 1993

Two couples find love and comfort in London. A reserved, but lonely aging American female college professor meats a self-confident, married, but disillusioned aging American and aging English actress meats a young lively American.

B.A.P.S Trailer (1997)

28 March 1997

Two wannabe Black American princesses aim to marry rich men, who will pay for their world's first combination hair salon and soul food restaurant.

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Trailer (1991)

08 February 1991

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, minor characters from the play 'Hamlet', find themselves on the road to Elsinore Castle at the behest of the King of Denmark.

The King and I Trailer (1999)

19 March 1999

Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam.

Alice Through the Looking Glass Trailer (1998)

26 December 1998

A modern adaptation of the classic children's story 'Alice through the Looking Glass', which continued on from the popular 'Alice in Wonderland' story.

The Canterville Ghost Trailer (1997)

31 October 1997

'The Canterville Ghost' is one of the most popular choice for making a film in Oscar Wilde's works, and the original short story deserves the popularity.

The Hound of the Baskervilles Trailer (1983)

03 November 1983

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

The Darwin Adventure Trailer (1972)

27 September 1972

The story of Charles Darwin's journey on The Beagle.

Man of La Mancha Trailer (1972)

12 December 1972

In the 16th century, poet, playwright and part-time actor Miguel de Cervantes has been arrested, together with his manservant, by the Spanish Inquisition.

An Ungentlemanly Act Trailer (1992)

13 June 1992

Based on actual accounts, this film portrays the days and hours before and during the invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina, which eventually lead to the Falklands War.

The Winslow Boy Trailer (1989)

30 April 1989

In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.

Sorry... Trailer (1978)

21 November 1978

Two TV Plays by Vaclav Havel, one called 'Audience', and one called 'Private View'.

Catherine the Great Trailer (1996)

28 April 1996

Trapped in a loveless arranged marriage to the immature future Czar, a young German Princess proves a skillful political infighter and rises to become Catherine the Great.

Charlie Muffin Trailer (1979)

11 December 1979

Charlie Muffin, top British Intelligence operative, has just broken up a major Soviet spy network in England.

Incognito Trailer (1997)

14 November 1997

Harry Donovan is an art forger who paints fake Rembrandt picture for $500,000. The girl he meets and gets into bed with in Paris, Marieke, turns out to be an arts expert Harry's clients are using to check the counterfeit picture he painted.

The Plot to Kill Hitler Trailer (1990)

30 January 1990

A historical recreation of the 1944 attempt by several German High Command Officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler and take control of the German government.

3-D Halloween Trailer (2000)

15 October 2000

Ghost hunters are on the trail of a supernatural phenomenon and legendary figures in Scotland. The forest of Duffus Castle - long one of Scotland's most powerful fortresses - is as much the scene of eerie encounters as Kilneuair Cemetery or Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull.

The Fifth Province Trailer (1997)

12 December 1997

Timmy Sugrue is a persecuted guesthouse keeper and writer who lives with his mad mother in a very rainy part of the Irish midlands.

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby Trailer (2005)

29 October 2005

This is the true story of a little dog that refused to leave his master's graveside in Edinburgh. The dog visited the grave for years.

The Life of Shakespeare Trailer (2002)

01 January 2002

Dramatically presented and narrated by the late internationally renowned actor of stage and screen Ian Richardson, with exquisite Shakespeare readings by Britain’s most successful and award winning actress, Dame Judi Dench, Life Trustee of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade Trailer (1967)

22 February 1967

In Charenton Asylum, the Marquis de Sade directs a play about Jean Paul Marat's death, using the patients as actors.

Year of the Comet Trailer (1992)

24 April 1992

An auctioneer's daughter and a rich buyer's emissary fall for each other while trying to keep a rare wine out of the hands of evil doers.

A Midsummer Night's Dream Trailer (1968)

30 September 1968

Peter Hall's film adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, filmed in and around an English country house and starring actors from the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Memorial Memorial Trailer (2022)

15 May 2022

A memorial of sorts to the plinth on St. Peter's Hill, Grantham, which stood empty for two years before a statue of Margaret Thatcher was mounted in 2022.

Twice Upon a Time Trailer (2006)

08 November 2006

Alice d'Abanville and Louis Ruinard are two extraordinary personalities. They were the most strikingly glamorous couple of the 70s.

A Knight in Camelot Trailer (1998)

08 November 1998

Yet another variation on Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee At King Arthur's Court." Here, a computer malfunction causes a science researcher to be sent back in time with her laptop, which she uses to amaze the court.

Burning Secret Trailer (1988)

23 December 1988

While recuperating in a sanatorium in the mountains, a young boy becomes very close friends with an older baron.

The Woman In White Trailer (1997)

28 December 1997

Based upon Wilkie Collins Victorian mystery, the gothic tale tells of a pair of half sisters whose lives end up caught in a grand conspiracy revolving around a mentally ill woman dressed in white.

The Sign of Four Trailer (1983)

06 December 1983

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson try to track down the Great Mogul, the second-largest diamond in the world.

Dirty Weekend Trailer (1993)

29 October 1993

Shortly after she moves into her own flat in Brighton, Bella finds she is being spied on and generally harassed by a man living across from her.