Richard Griffiths
Acting
- Born:
- 1947-07-31
- Died:
- 2013-03-28
- Place of birth:
- Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
Richard Thomas Griffiths (July 31, 1947 – March 28, 2013) was an English actor of film, television, and stage. For his performance in the stage play The History Boys, Griffiths won a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, the Drama Desk Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award. For the 2006 film adaptation, Griffiths was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He played Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films (2001-2010) and Great Uncle Matthew Brown "Gum" in the BBC film Ballet Shoes (2007). He also portrayed Uncle Monty in Withnail and I (1987), and Henry Crabbe in Pie in the Sky (1994–1997). Earlier in his career, he had supporting roles in such critically acclaimed films as Chariots of Fire (1981), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Gandhi (1982), and The Naked Gun 2+1⁄2: The Smell of Fear (1991). In his later career he appeared in Sleepy Hollow (1999), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) and in Martin Scorsese's Hugo (2011).
Known For
Filmography
Showing Up
About Time
Private Peaceful
The Hollow Crown
Hugo
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Episodes
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Jackboots on Whitehall
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
Bedtime Stories
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Ballet Shoes
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The History Boys
Venus
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Opa!
Bleak House
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Princes in the Tower
Stage Beauty
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Brides in the Bath
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
tlc
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Vatel
Gormenghast
Sleepy Hollow
Hope and Glory
Ted & Ralph
The Animal Train
In the Red
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
TFI Friday
Funny Bones
A Breed of Heroes
Pie in the Sky
Guarding Tess
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Blame It on the Bellboy
Pebble Mill
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
King Ralph
Perfect Scoundrels
El C.I.D.
Screen One
Goldeneye
The Movie Life of George
A Kind of Living
The Marksman
Ffizz
Withnail & I
Casanova
Inspector Morse
Shanghai Surprise
Boon
Lovejoy
A Private Function
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Gorky Park
The Cleopatras
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Gandhi
Countdown
A Light Snack
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
Britannia Hospital
Bird of Prey
Whoops Apocalypse
Ragtime
Bergerac
Prisoners of Conscience
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Six Fifty-Five Special
Chariots of Fire
Superman II
Breaking Glass
Nobody's Perfect
Minder
Afternoon Off
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The Comedy of Errors
An Audience with...
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
Twelve Off the Belt
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
Well Thank You, Thursday
Red Letter Day
The Sweeney
Norma
Village Hall
Second City Firsts
Crown Court
ITV Playhouse
Tony Awards