Richard Thomas Griffiths (31 July 1947 – 28 March 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.
Richard Thomas Griffiths (31 July 1947 – 28 March 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).
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314831
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Filmography (Movies)
Showing Up
Character:Self
Release Date:25/02/2014
About Time
Character:Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
Release Date:04/09/2013
Private Peaceful
Character:The Colonel
Release Date:12/10/2012
Hugo
Character:Monsieur Frick
Release Date:22/11/2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Character:King George
Release Date:15/05/2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Character:Vernon Dursley
Release Date:17/11/2010
Jackboots on Whitehall
Character:Hermann Goering (voice)
Release Date:08/10/2010
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
Character:Fitz / W. H. Auden
Release Date:22/04/2010
Bedtime Stories
Character:Barry Nottingham
Release Date:24/12/2008
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Character:Santa Claus
Release Date:17/12/2008
Ballet Shoes
Character:Great Uncle Matthew
Release Date:26/08/2008
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Character:Vernon Dursley
Release Date:08/07/2007
The History Boys
Character:Hector
Release Date:02/10/2006
Venus
Character:Donald
Release Date:02/09/2006
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Character:Mr. Alderman Ptolomy Tortoise/Mr. Jackson/Sir Isaac Newton
Release Date:01/01/2006
Opa!
Character:Tierrney
Release Date:13/11/2005
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Character:Jeltz (voice)
Release Date:28/04/2005
Princes in the Tower
Character:Thomas More voice
Release Date:01/01/2005
Stage Beauty
Character:Sir Charles Sedley
Release Date:03/09/2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Character:Vernon Dursley
Release Date:31/05/2004
The Brides in the Bath
Character:Sir Edward Marshall-Hall
Release Date:31/12/2003
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
Character:Willie Whitelaw
Release Date:01/12/2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Character:Vernon Dursley
Release Date:13/11/2002
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Character:Vernon Dursley
Release Date:16/11/2001
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Character:Self
Release Date:23/05/2000
Vatel
Character:Dr. Bourdelot
Release Date:01/05/2000
Sleepy Hollow
Character:Bürgermeister Phillipse
Release Date:19/11/1999
Ted & Ralph
Character:Landowner at Party
Release Date:26/12/1998
The Animal Train
Character:Elephant
Release Date:25/12/1998
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
Character:Mr. Jackson (voice)
Release Date:27/12/1996
Funny Bones
Character:Jim Minty
Release Date:20/09/1995
A Breed of Heroes
Character:Brian Beasely
Release Date:04/09/1994
Guarding Tess
Character:Frederick
Release Date:11/03/1994
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Character:Porter
Release Date:22/04/1992
Blame It on the Bellboy
Character:Maurice Horton
Release Date:24/01/1992
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Character:Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker
Release Date:28/06/1991
King Ralph
Character:Duncan Phipps
Release Date:15/02/1991
Goldeneye
Character:Second Admiral
Release Date:26/08/1989
The Movie Life of George
Character:Self
Release Date:10/02/1989
Withnail & I
Character:Monty
Release Date:19/06/1987
Casanova
Character:Cardinal
Release Date:01/03/1987
Shanghai Surprise
Character:Willie Tuttle
Release Date:29/08/1986
A Private Function
Character:Allardyce
Release Date:09/11/1984
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Character:Captain Billings
Release Date:30/03/1984
Gorky Park
Character:Anton
Release Date:15/12/1983
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Character:Sir John Falstaff
Release Date:28/12/1982
Gandhi
Character:Collins
Release Date:01/12/1982
A Light Snack
Character:The Window Cleaner
Release Date:08/09/1982
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
Character:Sidney Barron
Release Date:13/06/1982
Britannia Hospital
Character:Cheerful Bernie
Release Date:27/05/1982
Ragtime
Character:Delmas' Assistant No. 1
Release Date:20/11/1981
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Character:Sir Tom
Release Date:28/08/1981
Chariots of Fire
Character:Head Porter - Caius College
Release Date:15/05/1981
Superman II
Character:Terrorist
Release Date:12/12/1980
Breaking Glass
Character:Studio Engineer
Release Date:01/10/1980
Afternoon Off
Character:Factory Boss
Release Date:03/02/1979
The Comedy of Errors
Character:Officer
Release Date:17/10/1978
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
Character:Board Member
Release Date:28/06/1977
Twelve Off the Belt
Character:Bedworth Hogg
Release Date:03/05/1977
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
Character:Sam Broadbent
Release Date:18/11/1976
Well Thank You, Thursday
Character:Window Cleaner
Release Date:25/01/1976
Norma
Character:Park Keeper
Release Date:15/10/1974
Television Appearances
The Hollow Crown
Character:Duke of Burgundy
Episodes
Character:Julian Bullard
Bleak House
Character:Mr. Bayham Badger
TLC
Character:
Gormenghast
Character:Swelter
Hope and Glory
Character:Leo Wheeldon
In the Red
Character:Geoffrey Crichton Potter
Pie in the Sky
Character:Henry Crabbe
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Character:Mr. Jackson (voice)
Pebble Mill
Character:Self
Perfect Scoundrels
Character:Phil Kirby
El C.I.D.
Character:Weatherby
A Kind of Living
Character:Trevor Beasley
The Marksman
Character:Brown
Ffizz
Character:
Inspector Morse
Character:Canon Humphrey Appleton
Boon
Character:
Lovejoy
Character:Hans Koopman
The Cleopatras
Character:Pot Belly
Countdown
Character:
Bird of Prey
Character:Henry Jay
Whoops Apocalypse
Character:Premier Dubienkin
Bergerac
Character:Jean-Pierre
Six Fifty-Five Special
Character:Self
Minder
Character:Derek Farrow
An Audience with...
Character:Self
The Sweeney
Character:Ronnie Harries
Village Hall
Character:Mr. Ridealgh
Crown Court
Character:Interpreter
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Winner
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