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).
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK
    Birthday
    7/31/1947
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
7.72
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
8.018
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
7.913
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
7.678
Bedtime Stories
Bedtime Stories
6.2
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
6.6
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow
7.2
King Ralph
King Ralph
5.347
Ballet Shoes
Ballet Shoes
6.4
Twelve Off the Belt
Twelve Off the Belt
0
Vatel
Vatel
6.09
The History Boys
The History Boys
6.6
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
7.75
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
6.4
Stage Beauty
Stage Beauty
6.7
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
5.9
Blame It on the Bellboy
Blame It on the Bellboy
5.3
Withnail & I
Withnail & I
7.3
Venus
Venus
6.589
Funny Bones
Funny Bones
6.5
Hugo
Hugo
7.2
A Private Function
A Private Function
6.3
Shanghai Surprise
Shanghai Surprise
4.265
Opa!
Opa!
5.4
Goldeneye
Goldeneye
6
Private Peaceful
Private Peaceful
6.6
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
7
A Light Snack
5.8
Showing Up
Showing Up
9.2
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
8
Gorky Park
Gorky Park
6.3
Guarding Tess
Guarding Tess
5.994
The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors
8.8
Ted & Ralph
Ted & Ralph
6.6
Casanova
Casanova
4.4
Gandhi
Gandhi
7.6
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
0
Norma
0
Afternoon Off
Afternoon Off
0
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
4.5
The Brides in the Bath
The Brides in the Bath
5.9
Ragtime
Ragtime
7
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
6.331
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
6.8
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
6.663
Superman II
Superman II
6.735
The Movie Life of George
The Movie Life of George
0
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
6
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
3.5
Jackboots on Whitehall
Jackboots on Whitehall
4.9
Breaking Glass
Breaking Glass
6.9
Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire
6.8
A Breed of Heroes
A Breed of Heroes
1
The French Lieutenant's Woman
The French Lieutenant's Woman
6.42
Well Thank You, Thursday
Well Thank You, Thursday
0
About Time
About Time
7.919
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor
8
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
7
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
8.5
Princes in the Tower
0
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