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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

77

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-05-30

Day of Death

1980-05-14 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Marianglas, Anglesey, Wales, UK

Also Known As

Hugh Emrys Griffith

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Hugh Griffith

Biography

Hugh Griffith was an Oscar-winning Welsh screen, stage and television actor.

Known For

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

How to Steal a Million

How to Steal a Million

The Titfield Thunderbolt

The Titfield Thunderbolt

Oliver!

Oliver!

Night Train to Munich

Night Train to Munich

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Acting

Ben-Hur

1959

Ben-Hur

as

Scheich Ildirim

How to Steal a Million

1966

How to Steal a Million

as

Charles Bonnet

Exodus

1960

Exodus

as

Mandria

The Sailor from Gibraltar

1967

The Sailor from Gibraltar

as

Llewellyn

Casanova & Co.

1977

Casanova & Co.

as

The Caliph

Mutiny on the Bounty

1962

Mutiny on the Bounty

as

Alexander Smith

The Canterbury Tales

1972

The Canterbury Tales

as

Sir January

Cry of the Banshee

1970

Cry of the Banshee

as

Mickey

Tom Jones

1963

Tom Jones

as

Squire Western

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

1972

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

as

Mr. Harrison, The Pigman

The Titfield Thunderbolt

1953

The Titfield Thunderbolt

as

Dan

The Citadel

1960

The Citadel

as

Philip Denny

Legend of the Werewolf

1975

Legend of the Werewolf

as

Maestro Pamponi

The Final Programme

1973

The Final Programme

as

Professor Hira

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad

1967

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad

as

Commodore Roseabove

The Counterfeit Traitor

1962

The Counterfeit Traitor

as

Collins

A Run for Your Money

1949

A Run for Your Money

as

Huw Price

The Story on Page One

1959

The Story on Page One

as

Judge Edgar Neilsen

Oliver!

1968

Oliver!

as

The Magistrate

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

1971

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

as

Rabbi

So Evil My Love

1948

So Evil My Love

as

Coroner

Laughter in Paradise

1951

Laughter in Paradise

as

Henry Russell

Now Let Him Go

1957

Now Let Him Go

as

Simon Kendall

Start the Revolution Without Me

1970

Start the Revolution Without Me

as

King Louis

What?

1972

What?

as

Joseph Noblart

The Bargee

1964

The Bargee

as

Joe Turnbull

Term of Trial

1962

Term of Trial

as

O'Hara

The Sleeping Tiger

1954

The Sleeping Tiger

as

Inspector Simmons

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

1960

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

as

O'Shea

The Fixer

1968

The Fixer

as

Lebedev

Gone to Earth

1950

Gone to Earth

as

Andrew Vessons

Wuthering Heights

1970

Wuthering Heights

as

Dr. Kenneth

Craze

1974

Craze

as

Solicitor

Scrapbook for 1933

1950

Scrapbook for 1933

as

(voice)

The Passover Plot

1976

The Passover Plot

as

Caiaphas

London Belongs to Me

1948

London Belongs to Me

as

Headlam Fynne

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

1966

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

as

Salah Rahman Khan

The Last Days of Dolwyn

1949

The Last Days of Dolwyn

as

Minister

Grand Slam

1978

Grand Slam

as

Caradog Lloyd-Evans

Hide and Seek

1964

Hide and Seek

as

Wilkins

The Galloping Major

1951

The Galloping Major

as

Humbert Temple

The Inspector

1962

The Inspector

as

Van der Pink

Take Me High

1973

Take Me High

as

Sir Harry Cunningham

Night Train to Munich

1940

Night Train to Munich

as

Joseph Andrews

1977

Joseph Andrews

as

Squire Western

The Three Weird Sisters

1948

The Three Weird Sisters

as

Mabli Hughes

Passage Home

1955

Passage Home

as

Pettigrew der Chefingenieur

Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress

1949

Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress

as

Bensall, the butler

The Good Companions

1957

The Good Companions

as

Morton Mitcham

Lucky Jim

1957

Lucky Jim

as

Professor Welch

The Beggar's Opera

1953

The Beggar's Opera

as

The Beggar

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

1972

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

as

Harry Ambrose

On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...

1967

On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...

as

Ibn-el-Rascid

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949

Kind Hearts and Coronets

as

Lord High Steward

Increase and Multiply

1973

Increase and Multiply

as

Monsignor Casadei

The First Gentleman

1948

The First Gentleman

as

John Fisher

The Million Pound Note

1954

The Million Pound Note

as

Potter

Neutral Port

1940

Neutral Port

as

Bit

High School Girl

1974

High School Girl

as

Barone di Roccadura

Luther

1974

Luther

as

Tetzel

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

1980

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

as

Sid Larkin

Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare

1968

Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare

as

Ignazio

Brown Eye, Evil Eye

1967

Brown Eye, Evil Eye

as

Tadeusz Bridges

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1978

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as

Frankland

The Merry Christmas

1955

The Merry Christmas

as

Scrooge

The Last Remake of Beau Geste

1977

The Last Remake of Beau Geste

as

Judge

Under Milk Wood

1992

Under Milk Wood

as

Captain Cat (voice) (archive sound)

The Joke

1976

The Joke

as

Dr Walden

Quatermass II

Quatermass II

as

Dr. Leo Pugh

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Man with Cello

ABC Stage 67

ABC Stage 67

as

Herr Hoffman

The Walrus And The Carpenter

The Walrus And The Carpenter

as

Lights Out

Lights Out

as

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

as

Dr. Ivy

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Constantine

Production

Crew

Directing