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Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths

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).

Personal information

Birthday

1947-07-31

Birth Place

Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

A Breed of Heroes

A Breed of Heroes

1994

1.0

Movie
A Light Snack

A Light Snack

1982

5.8

Movie
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

2008

5.9

Movie
A Private Function

A Private Function

1984

6.4

Movie
About Time

About Time

2013

7.9

Movie
Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off

1979

0.0

Movie
poster

An Audience with...

1978

5.3

TV
Ballet Shoes

Ballet Shoes

2008

6.4

Movie
poster

BBC Television Shakespeare

1978

5.2

TV
Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories

2008

6.2

Movie
poster

Bergerac

1981

6.4

TV
poster

Bird of Prey

1982

5.5

TV
Blame It on the Bellboy

Blame It on the Bellboy

1992

5.3

Movie
poster

Bleak House

2005

8.2

TV
poster

Boon

1986

5.5

TV
Breaking Glass

Breaking Glass

1980

6.9

Movie
Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

1982

6.3

Movie
Casanova

Casanova

1987

4.6

Movie
Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

1981

6.8

Movie
poster

Countdown

1982

5.7

TV
poster

Crown Court

1972

5.4

TV
poster

El C.I.D.

1990

0.0

TV
poster

Episodes

2011

7.2

TV
poster

Ffizz

1987

0.0

TV
Funny Bones

Funny Bones

1995

6.5

Movie
Gandhi

Gandhi

1982

7.6

Movie
Goldeneye

Goldeneye

1989

6.0

Movie
Gorky Park

Gorky Park

1983

6.3

Movie
poster

Gormenghast

2000

7.0

TV
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984

6.3

Movie
Guarding Tess

Guarding Tess

1994

6.0

Movie
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002

7.7

Movie
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010

7.7

Movie
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007

7.7

Movie
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001

7.9

Movie
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004

8.0

Movie
poster

Hope and Glory

1999

5.0

TV
Hugo

Hugo

2011

7.2

Movie
poster

In the Red

1998

6.2

TV
poster

Inspector Morse

1987

7.8

TV
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

1976

6.0

Movie
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

1977

0.0

Movie
Jackboots on Whitehall

Jackboots on Whitehall

2010

4.9

Movie
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

2002

5.0

Movie
poster

Kind of Living

1988

5.0

TV
King Ralph

King Ralph

1991

5.4

Movie
poster

Lovejoy

1986

7.3

TV
poster

Minder

1979

6.8

TV
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

1992

4.5

Movie
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

2010

8.0

Movie
Norma

Norma

1974

0.0

Movie
Opa!

Opa!

2005

5.7

Movie
poster

Pebble Mill

1991

3.1

TV
poster

Perfect Scoundrels

1990

6.0

TV
poster

Pie in the Sky

1994

8.4

TV
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011

6.6

Movie
Princes in the Tower

Princes in the Tower

2005

0.0

Movie
Private Peaceful

Private Peaceful

2012

6.6

Movie
Ragtime

Ragtime

1981

7.0

Movie
Shanghai Surprise

Shanghai Surprise

1986

4.3

Movie
Showing Up

Showing Up

2014

9.2

Movie
poster

Six Fifty-Five Special

1981

0.0

TV
Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

1999

7.2

Movie
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

2000

7.0

Movie
Stage Beauty

Stage Beauty

2004

6.7

Movie
Superman II

Superman II

1980

6.7

Movie
Ted & Ralph

Ted & Ralph

1998

6.6

Movie
The Brides in the Bath

The Brides in the Bath

2003

5.9

Movie
poster

The Cleopatras

1983

3.0

TV
The Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors

1978

8.8

Movie
The French Lieutenant's Woman

The French Lieutenant's Woman

1981

6.4

Movie
The History Boys

The History Boys

2006

6.6

Movie
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2005

6.7

Movie
poster

The Hollow Crown

2012

7.4

TV
poster

The Marksman

1987

0.0

TV
The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

1982

8.0

Movie
The Movie Life of George

The Movie Life of George

1989

0.0

Movie
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

1991

6.8

Movie
poster

The Sweeney

1975

7.7

TV
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

1982

7.0

Movie
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

1992

8.5

Movie
poster

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

1992

6.1

TV
poster

TLC

2002

4.5

TV
poster

Tony Awards

1956

5.0

TV
Twelve Off the Belt

Twelve Off the Belt

1977

0.0

Movie
Vatel

Vatel

2000

6.1

Movie
Venus

Venus

2006

6.6

Movie
poster

Village Hall

1974

0.0

TV
Well Thank You, Thursday

Well Thank You, Thursday

1976

0.0

Movie
poster

Whoops Apocalypse

1982

7.2

TV
Withnail & I

Withnail & I

1987

7.3

Movie