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Richard Griffiths

Acting · 2.5 popularity

Age

79

Movies

62

TV

37

Born: July 31, 1947 – March 28, 2013
From: 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).

Works

62 films

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

20017.9

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

20027.7

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

20048.0

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

20107.7

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

20077.7

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

20116.6

About Time

About Time

20137.9

Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

19997.2

Superman II

Superman II

19806.8

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

20056.7

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

19916.8

Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories

20086.2

Hugo

Hugo

20117.2

Gandhi

Gandhi

19827.6

Withnail & I

Withnail & I

19877.2

Guarding Tess

Guarding Tess

19946.0

Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

19816.8

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

19846.4

Gorky Park

Gorky Park

19836.3

King Ralph

King Ralph

19915.4

Funny Bones

Funny Bones

19956.6

The French Lieutenant's Woman

The French Lieutenant's Woman

19816.5

Vatel

Vatel

20006.1

Ballet Shoes

Ballet Shoes

20086.3

Ragtime

Ragtime

19817.0

The History Boys

The History Boys

20066.7

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

20086.0

Casanova

Casanova

19874.1

Venus

Venus

20066.6

Stage Beauty

Stage Beauty

20046.6

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

20007.1

Shanghai Surprise

Shanghai Surprise

19864.2

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

19826.2

Private Peaceful

Private Peaceful

20126.6

A Private Function

A Private Function

19846.4

Jackboots on Whitehall

Jackboots on Whitehall

20104.9

Showing Up

Showing Up

20149.2

The Movie Life of George

The Movie Life of George

1989

Breaking Glass

Breaking Glass

19806.9

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

1977

Blame It on the Bellboy

Blame It on the Bellboy

19925.4

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

19925.7

Goldeneye

Goldeneye

19895.9

The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

19828.0

Opa!

Opa!

20056.0

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

20024.7

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

19827.5

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

20068.5

Norma

Norma

1974

A Light Snack

A Light Snack

19825.8

Ted & Ralph

Ted & Ralph

19987.0

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse

1996

A Breed of Heroes

A Breed of Heroes

19943.7

Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off

1979

The Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors

19788.6

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

19768.0

Well Thank You, Thursday

Well Thank You, Thursday

1976

The Brides in the Bath

The Brides in the Bath

20035.7

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

20108.0

Twelve Off the Belt

Twelve Off the Belt

1977

The Animal Train

The Animal Train

19987.0

Princes in the Tower

Princes in the Tower

20059.0