ACTOR

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 machiavellian 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian Richardson has received more than 1,620,856 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Ian Richardson is the 2,750th most popular actor (down from 2,488th in 2019), the 2,417th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,285th in 2019) and the 333rd most popular British Actor.

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  • 1.6M

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  • 51.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ian Richardson ranks 2,750 out of 13,578. Before him are Valentin Gaft, Judith Malina, Nicholas Clay, Alfred Abel, Anne Vernon, and Luke Evans. After him are Marcel Bozzuffi, Roseanne Barr, Terry-Thomas, Palle Huld, Siegfried Rauch, and Lesley Ann Warren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Ian Richardson ranks 230. Before him are Jimmy Fontana, John Brunner, Sven-Bertil Taube, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Abdullah Ibrahim, and Enrique Collar. After him are Gyoji Matsumoto, Frank País, Sven Wollter, Paco Ibáñez, Russ Tamblyn, and Mitsuteru Yokoyama. Among people deceased in 2007, Ian Richardson ranks 178. Before him are Michel Lotito, June Almeida, Alice Coltrane, Igor Moiseyev, Michael Brecker, and Miyoshi Umeki. After him are Hans Wegner, Chris Benoit, Gian Carlo Menotti, Aaron Russo, Alfons Maria Stickler, and Bruno Mattei.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Richardson ranks 2,417 out of 8,785. Before him are Fish (1958), Mel Collins (1947), Frederick Abberline (1843), Nicholas Clay (1946), Martin Rees (1942), and Luke Evans (1979). After him are Vera Brittain (1893), Nobby Stiles (1942), Cædwalla of Wessex (659), Terry-Thomas (1911), Alfred Fowler (1868), and Leslie Phillips (1924).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ian Richardson ranks 333. Before him are John Williams (1903), Toby Jones (1966), Tania Mallet (1941), Damian Lewis (1971), Nicholas Clay (1946), and Luke Evans (1979). After him are Terry-Thomas (1911), Leslie Phillips (1924), Delroy Lindo (1952), Richard Bremmer (1953), John Shrapnel (1942), and John Callen (1946).

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Television and Movie Roles

From Hell
Sir Charles Warren
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.
Feb 8th 20016.695 / 10
Brazil
Mr. Warrenn
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. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.
Feb 20th 19857.7 / 10
Dark City
Mr. Book
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.
Feb 27th 19987.325 / 10