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Ian Richardson

Actor
7 April 1934 to 9 February 2007

A prolific actor on stage and screen, Richardson won greatest acclaim as the vulpine Francis Urquhart in House of Cards (1990), which won him a BAFTA. Two sequels followed, with other highlights including Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979), Private Schultz (1981), The Magician's House (1999), Gormenghast (2000) and many others.