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Written by maljonic
Friday, 09 February 2007 |
Acclaimed actor Ian Richardson has died suddenly at the age of 72.
The star, best known for his performance as manipulative chief whip Francis Urquhart in the BBC’s House of Cards, died in his sleep in the early hours of Friday morning. He had not been ill and his agent revealed that he had actually been due to start filming on an episode of ITV’s Midsomer Murders next week.
He recently appeared in BBC shows Bleak House and Gormenghast. His performance as Urquhart won him a Bafta and he was nominated for both sequels To Play the King and The Final Cut.
Sadly many Discworld fans have yet to see Richardson make his presence felt as the voice of Death in Sky One’s adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novel, Hogfather.
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