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Richard Griffiths
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
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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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 |