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Richard Griffiths
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Richard Griffiths
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1947-07-31,Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Gender
Male
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).

Filmography

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

7.704

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002-11-13

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

8.008

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004-05-31

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

7.899

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001-11-16

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

7.672

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007-07-08

Bedtime Stories

6.159

Bedtime Stories
2008-12-24

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

6.6

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011-05-15

7.191

Sleepy Hollow
1999-11-19

5.357

King Ralph
1991-02-15

6.356

Ballet Shoes
2008-08-26

Twelve Off the Belt

0

Twelve Off the Belt
1977-05-03

6.128

Vatel
2000-05-01

The History Boys

6.6

The History Boys
2006-10-02

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

7.735

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010-11-17

Britannia Hospital

6.313

Britannia Hospital
1982-05-27

6.644

Stage Beauty
2004-09-03

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

5.957

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008-12-17

Blame It on the Bellboy

5.347

Blame It on the Bellboy
1992-01-24

7.252

Withnail & I
1987-06-19

6.633

Venus
2006-09-02

6.559

Funny Bones
1995-09-20

7.175

Hugo
2011-11-22

A Private Function

6.454

A Private Function
1984-11-09

Shanghai Surprise

4.284

Shanghai Surprise
1986-08-29

6

Opa!
2005-11-13

5.83

Goldeneye
1989-08-26

Private Peaceful

6.609

Private Peaceful
2012-10-12

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

7.5

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
1982-06-13

5.8

A Light Snack
1982-09-08

9.2

Showing Up
2014-02-25

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

8

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
2010-04-22

6.317

Gorky Park
1983-12-15

6.017

Guarding Tess
1994-03-11

The Comedy of Errors

8.6

The Comedy of Errors
1978-10-17

7

Ted & Ralph
1998-12-26

4.125

Casanova
1987-03-01

7.6

Gandhi
1982-12-01

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

0

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
1977-06-28

0

Norma
1974-10-15

0

Afternoon Off
1979-02-03

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

5.667

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
1992-04-22

The Brides in the Bath

5.688

The Brides in the Bath
2003-12-31

7.024

Ragtime
1981-11-20

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

6.4

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984-03-30

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

6.815

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991-06-28

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

6.686

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005-04-28

6.8

Superman II
1980-12-04

The Movie Life of George

0

The Movie Life of George
1989-02-10

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

8

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
1976-11-18

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

4.714

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
2002-12-01

Jackboots on Whitehall

4.9

Jackboots on Whitehall
2010-10-08

6.9

Breaking Glass
1980-10-01

Chariots of Fire

6.8

Chariots of Fire
1981-05-15

A Breed of Heroes

3.667

A Breed of Heroes
1994-09-04

The French Lieutenant's Woman

6.459

The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981-08-28

Well Thank You, Thursday

0

Well Thank You, Thursday
1976-01-25

7.905

About Time
2013-09-04

The Merry Wives of Windsor

8

The Merry Wives of Windsor
1982-12-28

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

7.125

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000-05-23

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

8.5

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
2006-01-01

Princes in the Tower

9

Princes in the Tower
2005-01-01

The Animal Train

7

The Animal Train
1998-12-25

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

0

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
1996-12-27

6.7

Bergerac
1981-10-18

8.357

Pie in the Sky
1994-03-13

8.063

Bleak House
2005-10-27

5.8

Boon
1986-01-14

6.05

Countdown
1982-11-02

Inspector Morse

7.9

Inspector Morse
1987-01-06

8

The Sweeney
1975-01-02

7.375

Lovejoy
1986-01-10

4.1

Pebble Mill
1991-10-14

0

Ffizz
1987-09-09

A Kind of Living

5.667

A Kind of Living
1988-02-19

Six Fifty-Five Special

0

Six Fifty-Five Special
1981-07-13

7.5

Hope and Glory
1999-06-22

10

The Marksman
1987-12-04

Perfect Scoundrels

6

Perfect Scoundrels
1990-04-22

7.1

Minder
1979-10-29

5.667

Crown Court
1972-10-11

6.143

In the Red
1998-05-26

8

Village Hall
1974-07-16

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

6.2

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992-12-20

An Audience with...

5.3

An Audience with...
1978-01-08

10

El C.I.D.
1990-02-07

The Hollow Crown

7.463

The Hollow Crown
2012-06-30

7.2

Episodes
2011-01-09

Whoops Apocalypse

6.9

Whoops Apocalypse
1982-03-14

7.25

Bird of Prey
1982-04-22

3.75

The Cleopatras
1983-01-19

6.167

tlc
2002-11-17

6.955

Gormenghast
2000-01-17

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

7

ITV Playhouse
1967-09-25

7

ITV Playhouse
1967-09-25

6

Red Letter Day
1976-01-11

7.2

Screen One
1989-09-10

Second City Firsts

0

Second City Firsts
1973-10-15