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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).
Acted in 84
2010s
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
Jackboots on Whitehall
Hermann Goering (voice)
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
Fitz / W. H. Auden
2000s
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
The History Boys
Hector
Venus
Donald
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Mr. Alderman Ptolomy Tortoise/Mr. Jackson/Sir Isaac Newton
- 2005
Opa!
Tierrney
- 2004
- 2003
The Brides in the Bath
Sir Edward Marshall-Hall
- 2002
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
Willie Whitelaw
- 2001
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
Hope and Glory
Leo Wheeldon · 2 episodes
- 1998
Ted & Ralph
Landowner at Party
The Animal Train
Elephant
- 1996
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
Mr. Jackson (voice)
- 1995
- 1994
- 1992
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Mr. Jackson (voice) · 1 episode
Blame It on the Bellboy
Maurice Horton
- 1991
- 1990
Perfect Scoundrels
Phil Kirby · 1 episode
1980s
- 1989
- 1987
The Marksman
Brown · 3 episodes
Ffizz
Jack Mowbray · 12 episodes
Casanova
Cardinal
- 1986
- 1984
- 1983
The Cleopatras
Pot Belly · 3 episodes
- 1982
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Sir John Falstaff
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
Sidney Barron
Britannia Hospital
Cheerful Bernie
Bird of Prey
Henry Jay · 8 episodes
Whoops Apocalypse
Premier Dubienkin · 4 episodes
- 1981
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
Afternoon Off
Factory Boss
- 1978
The Comedy of Errors
Officer
- 1977
Twelve Off the Belt
Bedworth Hogg
- 1976
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
Sam Broadbent
Well Thank You, Thursday
Window Cleaner
Red Letter Day
Window Cleaner · 1 episode
- 1975
- 1974
Village Hall
Mr Ridealgh · 1 episode
- 1972
Appearances6
2010s
- 2014
Showing Up
Self
2000s
- 2000
1980s
- 1989
The Movie Life of George
Self
- 1981
1970s
- 1978
