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Ian Richardson

1934 - 2007

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Ian William Richardson (7 April 1934 – 9 February 2007) was a Scottish actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Conservative politician Francis Urquhart in the BBC's House of Cards (1990–1995) television trilogy, as well as the pivotal spy Bill Haydon in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979). His other notable screen work included a portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in two films (The Sign of Four and The Hound of the Baskervilles), as well as significant roles in Brazil, M. Butterfly, and Dark City. Richardson was also a leading stage actor, well known for his Shakespearean works as well as his portrayal of Jean-Paul Marat in the Broadway production of Marat/Sade. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Richardson is the 3,588th most popular actor (down from 2,747th in 2019), the 3,170th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,418th in 2019) and the 436th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Ian Richardson ranks 3,588 out of 13,578. Before him are Henry Golding, Ken Davitian, Jack Gleeson, Andrey Makarevich, Diahnne Abbott, and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson. After him are Cynthia Rhodes, Anna Maria Ferrero, Anthony Andrews, Dot Jones, Helen Morgan, and Christine Lahti.

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Among people born in 1934, Ian Richardson ranks 295. Before him are Robert Towne, Roberto Clemente, Anna Kashfi, Antigone Costanda, Roger Norrington, and Johnny Haynes. After him are Anna Maria Ferrero, Michael Artin, Piet Dankert, Settela Steinbach, Jimmy Fontana, and Oscar Cruz. Among people deceased in 2007, Ian Richardson ranks 223. Before him are Hallgeir Brenden, Vlatko Pavletić, Ronald Speirs, Stuart Rosenberg, Néstor Rossi, and Veikko Karvonen. After him are Jan Wolkers, Yang Chuan-kwang, John Winter, Joachim Hansen, Helmut Senekowitsch, and Georg Buschner.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Richardson ranks 3,171 out of 8,785. Before him are Blanche of England (1392), Alexander Neckam (1157), Johnny Haynes (1934), Thomas Girtin (1775), Stephen Daldry (1960), and William Donne (1876). After him are Anthony Andrews (1948), Storm Thorgerson (1944), Caradoc (470), Wally Kinnear (1880), John Crawfurd (1783), and KSI (1993).

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Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ian Richardson ranks 436. Before him are Damian Lewis (1971), Jason Flemyng (1966), Gwendoline Christie (1978), Dawn Addams (1930), Freddie Highmore (1992), and Sam Claflin (1986). After him are Anthony Andrews (1948), Gary Lewis (1957), David Mitchell (1974), Teresa Ann Savoy (1955), Dominic West (1969), and Stanley Baker (1928).

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