Richard Griffiths

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

94

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-07-31

Day of death

2013-03-28 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Richard Griffiths

Biography

Richard Thomas Griffiths (31 July 1947 – 28 March 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

  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Crown Court

    Crown Court

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

  • Pebble Mill

    Pebble Mill

  • Bergerac

    Bergerac

  • Sleepy Hollow

    Sleepy Hollow

  • Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • About Time

    About Time

  • The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

  • Pie in the Sky

    Pie in the Sky

  • Bedtime Stories

    Bedtime Stories

  • Episodes

    Episodes

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

  • The Hollow Crown

    The Hollow Crown

  • The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

    The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

  • Boon

    Boon

  • Hugo

    Hugo

  • Countdown

    Countdown

  • Bleak House

    Bleak House

  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

    The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

  • The French Lieutenant's Woman

    The French Lieutenant's Woman

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

    Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

  • Superman II

    Superman II

  • Gandhi

    Gandhi

  • Venus

    Venus

  • Stage Beauty

    Stage Beauty

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  • Creating the World of Harry Potter

    Creating the World of Harry Potter

  • Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

    Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

  • Opa!

    Opa!

  • The Merry Wives of Windsor

    The Merry Wives of Windsor

  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

    The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

  • Goldeneye

    Goldeneye

  • King Ralph

    King Ralph

  • The Brides in the Bath

    The Brides in the Bath

  • Guarding Tess

    Guarding Tess

  • Blame It on the Bellboy

    Blame It on the Bellboy

  • The History Boys

    The History Boys

  • Ted & Ralph

    Ted & Ralph

  • The Cleopatras

    The Cleopatras

  • Gormenghast

    Gormenghast

  • Perfect Scoundrels

    Perfect Scoundrels

  • Chariots of Fire

    Chariots of Fire

  • Gorky Park

    Gorky Park

  • Shanghai Surprise

    Shanghai Surprise

  • Private Peaceful

    Private Peaceful

  • Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

    Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

  • A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

    A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

  • Withnail & I

    Withnail & I

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Weapons

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Weapons

  • Ragtime

    Ragtime

  • A Private Function

    A Private Function

  • Jackboots on Whitehall

    Jackboots on Whitehall

  • Breaking Glass

    Breaking Glass

  • Vatel

    Vatel

  • El C.I.D.

    El C.I.D.

  • Whoops Apocalypse

    Whoops Apocalypse

  • Bird of Prey

    Bird of Prey

  • Princes in the Tower

    Princes in the Tower

  • It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

    It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

  • Britannia Hospital

    Britannia Hospital

  • Norma

    Norma

  • It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

    It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

  • A Light Snack

    A Light Snack

  • In the Red

    In the Red

  • The Marksman

    The Marksman

  • Showing Up

    Showing Up

  • Hope and Glory

    Hope and Glory

  • The Movie Life of George

    The Movie Life of George

  • Village Hall

    Village Hall

  • The Comedy of Errors

    The Comedy of Errors

  • Well Thank You, Thursday

    Well Thank You, Thursday

  • Six Fifty-Five Special

    Six Fifty-Five Special

  • Funny Bones

    Funny Bones

  • Ffizz

    Ffizz

  • Afternoon Off

    Afternoon Off

  • A Kind of Living

    A Kind of Living

  • Casanova

    Casanova

  • TLC

    TLC

  • Ballet Shoes

    Ballet Shoes

  • The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

    The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

  • Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

    Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

  • The Animal Train

    The Animal Train

  • A Breed of Heroes

    A Breed of Heroes

  • National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

    National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

  • Twelve Off the Belt

    Twelve Off the Belt