# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ian-richardson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:24:26.675Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ian-richardson"
name: "Ian Richardson"
slug: "ian-richardson"
description: "Ian William Richardson CBE 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, as well as significant roles in Brazil, M. Butterfly, and Dark City."
tagline: "Scottish actor (1934–2007)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ian_Richardson.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1934-04-07"
deathDate: "2007-02-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump