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Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths
  • Name: Richard Griffiths
  • Birthday: 1947-07-31
  • Also known as: Річард Гріффітс
  • Place of birth: Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Popularity: 8.513
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... Read More

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Title Release date
Showing Up   as  Self 2014-02-25
About Time   as  Lawyer in Play (uncredited) 2013-09-04
Private Peaceful   as  The Colonel 2012-10-12
Hugo   as  Monsieur Frick 2011-11-22
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides   as  King George 2011-05-15
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1   as  Vernon Dursley 2010-11-17
Jackboots on Whitehall   as  Hermann Goering (voice) 2010-10-08
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art   as  Fitz / W. H. Auden 2010-04-22
Bedtime Stories   as  Barry Nottingham 2008-12-24
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa   as  Santa Claus 2008-12-17
Ballet Shoes   as  Great Uncle Matthew 2008-08-26
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix   as  Vernon Dursley 2007-07-08
The History Boys   as  Hector 2006-10-02
Venus   as  Donald 2006-09-02
Opa!   as  Tierrney 2005-11-13
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy   as  Jeltz (voice) 2005-04-28
Princes in the Tower   as  Thomas More voice 2005-01-01
Stage Beauty   as  Sir Charles Sedley 2004-09-03
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban   as  Vernon Dursley 2004-05-31
The Brides in the Bath   as  Sir Edward Marshall-Hall 2003-12-31
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth   as  Willie Whitelaw 2002-12-01
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets   as  Vernon Dursley 2002-11-13
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone   as  Vernon Dursley 2001-11-16
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend   as  Self 2000-05-23
Vatel   as  Dr. Bourdelot 2000-05-01
Sleepy Hollow   as  Bürgermeister Phillipse 1999-11-19
Ted & Ralph   as  Landowner at Party 1998-12-26
Funny Bones   as  Jim Minty 1995-09-20
A Breed of Heroes   as  Brian Beasely 1994-09-04
Guarding Tess   as  Frederick 1994-03-11
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade   as  Porter 1992-04-22
Blame It on the Bellboy   as  Maurice Horton 1992-01-24
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends   as  Mr. Alderman Ptolomy Tortoise/Mr. Jackson/Sir Isaac Newton 1992-01-01
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear   as  Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker 1991-06-28
King Ralph   as  Duncan Phipps 1991-02-15
Goldeneye   as  Second Admiral 1989-08-26
The Movie Life of George   as  Self 1989-02-10
Withnail & I   as  Monty 1987-06-19
Casanova   as  Cardinal 1987-03-01
Shanghai Surprise   as  Willie Tuttle 1986-08-29
A Private Function   as  Allardyce 1984-11-09
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes   as  Captain Billings 1984-03-30
Gorky Park   as  Anton 1983-12-15
The Merry Wives of Windsor   as  Sir John Falstaff 1982-12-28
Gandhi   as  Collins 1982-12-01
A Light Snack   as  The Window Cleaner 1982-09-08
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale   as  Sidney Barron 1982-06-13
Britannia Hospital   as  Cheerful Bernie 1982-05-27
Ragtime   as  Delmas' Assistant No. 1 1981-11-20
The French Lieutenant's Woman   as  Sir Tom 1981-08-28
Chariots of Fire   as  Head Porter - Caius College 1981-05-15
Superman II   as  Terrorist 1980-12-12
Breaking Glass   as  Studio Engineer 1980-10-01
Afternoon Off   as  Factory Boss 1979-02-03
The Comedy of Errors   as  Officer 1978-10-17
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll   as  Board Member 1977-06-28
Twelve Off the Belt   as  Bedworth Hogg 1977-05-03
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet   as  Sam Broadbent 1976-11-18
Well Thank You, Thursday   as  Window Cleaner 1976-01-25
Norma   as  Park Keeper 1974-10-15