Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths

Acting
Born 1947-07-31 - Died 2013-03-28Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK

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).

Movies (62)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
7.9

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001Movie7.9
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
7.7

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002Movie7.7
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
8.0

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004Movie8.0
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
7.7

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010Movie7.7
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
7.7

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007Movie7.7
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
6.6

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011Movie6.6
About Time
7.9

About Time

2013Movie7.9
Sleepy Hollow
7.2

Sleepy Hollow

1999Movie7.2
Hugo
7.2

Hugo

2011Movie7.2
Superman II
6.8

Superman II

1980Movie6.8
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
6.7

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2005Movie6.7
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
6.8

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

1991Movie6.8
Bedtime Stories
6.2

Bedtime Stories

2008Movie6.2
Chariots of Fire
6.8

Chariots of Fire

1981Movie6.8
Gandhi
7.6

Gandhi

1982Movie7.6
Guarding Tess
6.0

Guarding Tess

1994Movie6.0
Gorky Park
6.3

Gorky Park

1983Movie6.3
A Breed of Heroes
3.7

A Breed of Heroes

1994Movie3.7
Withnail & I
7.2

Withnail & I

1987Movie7.2
King Ralph
5.4

King Ralph

1991Movie5.4
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
6.4

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984Movie6.4
The French Lieutenant's Woman
6.5

The French Lieutenant's Woman

1981Movie6.5
Vatel
6.1

Vatel

2000Movie6.1
The History Boys
6.6

The History Boys

2006Movie6.6
Showing Up
9.2

Showing Up

2014Movie9.2
Ballet Shoes
6.3

Ballet Shoes

2008Movie6.3
Funny Bones
6.6

Funny Bones

1995Movie6.6
Blame It on the Bellboy
5.4

Blame It on the Bellboy

1992Movie5.4
Venus
6.6

Venus

2006Movie6.6
Stage Beauty
6.6

Stage Beauty

2004Movie6.6
Casanova
4.1

Casanova

1987Movie4.1
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
5.9

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

2008Movie5.9
Shanghai Surprise
4.3

Shanghai Surprise

1986Movie4.3
Breaking Glass
6.9

Breaking Glass

1980Movie6.9
A Private Function
6.4

A Private Function

1984Movie6.4
Ragtime
7.0

Ragtime

1981Movie7.0
Private Peaceful
6.6

Private Peaceful

2012Movie6.6
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
4.7

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

2002Movie4.7
Jackboots on Whitehall
4.9

Jackboots on Whitehall

2010Movie4.9
Norma

Norma

1974Movie
Britannia Hospital
6.2

Britannia Hospital

1982Movie6.2
The Comedy of Errors
8.6

The Comedy of Errors

1978Movie8.6
The Merry Wives of Windsor
8.0

The Merry Wives of Windsor

1982Movie8.0
Ted & Ralph
7.0

Ted & Ralph

1998Movie7.0
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
7.1

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

2000Movie7.1
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse

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

1996Movie
Opa!
6.0

Opa!

2005Movie6.0
Goldeneye
5.9

Goldeneye

1989Movie5.9
Twelve Off the Belt

Twelve Off the Belt

1977Movie
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
5.7

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

1992Movie5.7
The Movie Life of George

The Movie Life of George

1989Movie
Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off

1979Movie
The Animal Train
7.0

The Animal Train

1998Movie7.0
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
7.5

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

1982Movie7.5
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
8.5

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

2006Movie8.5
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
8.0

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

1976Movie8.0
A Light Snack
5.9

A Light Snack

1982Movie5.9
The Brides in the Bath
5.7

The Brides in the Bath

2003Movie5.7
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
8.0

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

2010Movie8.0
Well Thank You, Thursday

Well Thank You, Thursday

1976Movie
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

1977Movie
Princes in the Tower
9.0

Princes in the Tower

2005Movie9.0

TV Shows (37)

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956Series
Crown Court
5.7

Crown Court

1972Series5.7
Minder
7.1

Minder

1979Series7.1
Inspector Morse
7.9

Inspector Morse

1987Series7.9
Bergerac
7.0

Bergerac

1981Series7.0
Pebble Mill
4.1

Pebble Mill

1991Series4.1
ITV Playhouse
7.0

ITV Playhouse

1967Series7.0
An Audience with...
5.3

An Audience with...

1978Series5.3
Pie in the Sky
8.3

Pie in the Sky

1994Series8.3
TFI Friday
7.1

TFI Friday

1996Series7.1
Episodes
7.2

Episodes

2011Series7.2
The Sweeney
8.1

The Sweeney

1975Series8.1
Boon
5.8

Boon

1986Series5.8
The BBC Television Shakespeare
6.0

The BBC Television Shakespeare

1978Series6.0
Lovejoy
7.4

Lovejoy

1986Series7.4
The Hollow Crown
7.4

The Hollow Crown

2012Series7.4
Six Fifty-Five Special

Six Fifty-Five Special

1981Series
Screen One
7.2

Screen One

1989Series7.2
Bleak House
8.1

Bleak House

2005Series8.1
tlc
6.2

tlc

2002Series6.2
Countdown
6.0

Countdown

1982Series6.0
Second City Firsts

Second City Firsts

1973Series
Gormenghast
7.0

Gormenghast

2000Series7.0
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
6.4

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

1992Series6.4
Bird of Prey
7.3

Bird of Prey

1982Series7.3
Whoops Apocalypse
6.9

Whoops Apocalypse

1982Series6.9
Village Hall
8.0

Village Hall

1974Series8.0
Perfect Scoundrels
6.0

Perfect Scoundrels

1990Series6.0
Hope and Glory
7.5

Hope and Glory

1999Series7.5
El C.I.D.
10.0

El C.I.D.

1990Series10.0
In the Red
6.1

In the Red

1998Series6.1
The Cleopatras
3.8

The Cleopatras

1983Series3.8
A Kind of Living
5.7

A Kind of Living

1988Series5.7
Red Letter Day
6.0

Red Letter Day

1976Series6.0
Ffizz

Ffizz

1987Series
Prisoners of Conscience

Prisoners of Conscience

1981Series
The Marksman
10.0

The Marksman

1987Series10.0