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The antihero of House of Cards is Francis Urquhart, a fictional Chief Whip of the Conservative Party, played by Ian Richardson. The plot follows his amoral and manipulative scheme to become leader of the governing party and, thus, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
House of Cards: With Ian Richardson, Susannah Harker, Miles Anderson, Alphonsia Emmanuel. The schemes of a ruthlessly ambitious British politician who will stop at nothing to get to the top.
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Ian William Richardson CBE (7 April 1934 – 9 February 2007) was a Scottish actor. He is best known for his role as the Machiavellian Tory politician Francis Urquhart in the House of Cards television trilogy. He also appeared in numerous Shakespearean stage plays. A classical actor (and founding member in 1960 of the Royal Shakespeare Company), Richardson was a leading Shakespearean stage ...
Ian Richardson (1934-2007) Ian Richardson. A classical actor (and founding member in 1960 of the Royal Shakespeare Company), Richardson earned international fame as the villainous Francis Urquart in the BBC television trilogy, "House of Cards." Uttered in a cut-glass accent, the Machiavellian Prime Minister's sly "You might well think that ...
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Ian William Richardson CBE (7 April 1934 – 9 February 2007) was a British actor from Edinburgh, Scotland. He portrayed the Machiavellian Tory politician Francis Urquhart in the BBC 's House of Cards (1990–1995) television trilogy, as well as the British spy Bill Haydon in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979).
Feb 9, 2007 · Ian Richardson, who brought Shakespearean depth to his portrayal of a thoroughly immoral politician in the hugely popular satirical TV drama "House of Cards," died Friday at age 72, his agent said.
House of Cards Trilogy. The original, multi-award-winning tale of treachery and treason at the top of British politics. Ian Richardson is Francis Urquhart – corrupt, cynical and devilishly ...
