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 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).
Known For
Acting
2001
asVernon Dursley
2002
asVernon Dursley
2004
asVernon Dursley
2007
asVernon Dursley
2008
asBarry Nottingham
2011
asKing George
1999
asBürgermeister Phillipse
1991
asDuncan Phipps
2008
asGreat Uncle Matthew
1977
asBedworth Hogg
2000
asDr. Bourdelot
2006
asHector
2010
asVernon Dursley
1982
asCheerful Bernie
2004
asSir Charles Sedley
2008
asSanta Claus
1992
asMaurice Horton
1987
asMonty
2006
asDonald
1995
asJim Minty
2011
asMonsieur Frick
1984
asAllardyce
1986
asWillie Tuttle
2005
asTierrney
1989
asSecond Admiral
2012
asThe Colonel
1982
asSidney Barron
1982
asThe Window Cleaner
2014
asSelf
2010
asFitz / W. H. Auden
1983
asAnton
1994
asFrederick
1978
asOfficer
1998
asLandowner at Party
1987
asCardinal
1982
asCollins
1977
asBoard Member
1974
asPark Keeper
1979
asFactory Boss
1992
asPorter
2003
asSir Edward Marshall-Hall
1981
asDelmas' Assistant No. 1
1984
asCaptain Billings
1991
asDr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker
2005
asJeltz (voice)
1980
asTerrorist
1989
asSelf
1976
asSam Broadbent
2002
asWillie Whitelaw
2010
asHermann Goering (voice)
1980
asStudio Engineer
1981
asHead Porter - Caius College
1994
asBrian Beasely
1981
asSir Tom
1976
asWindow Cleaner
2013
asLawyer in Play (uncredited)
1982
asSir John Falstaff
2000
asSelf
1992
asMr. Alderman Ptolomy Tortoise/Mr. Jackson/Sir Isaac Newton
2005
asThomas More voice
asJean-Pierre
asHenry Crabbe
asMr. Bayham Badger
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asCanon Humphrey Appleton
asRonnie Harries
asHans Koopman
asSwelter
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asPot Belly
asSelf
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asSelf
asLeo Wheeldon
asBrown
asPhil Kirby
asDerek Farrow
asSelf - Presenter
asSelf - Winner
asInterpreter
asGeoffrey Crichton Potter
asMr. Ridealgh
asMr. Jackson (voice)
asSelf
asWeatherby
asDuke of Burgundy
asJulian Bullard
asSelf - 'Vernon Dursley'
asSir John Falstaff
Production
Crew
Directing
