1947-07-31 Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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).
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Showing Up | Self | 2014-02-25 |
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About Time | Lawyer in Play (uncredited) | 2013-09-04 |
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Private Peaceful | The Colonel | 2012-10-12 |
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Hugo | Monsieur Frick | 2011-11-22 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | King George | 2011-05-15 |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Vernon Dursley | 2010-11-17 |
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Jackboots on Whitehall | Hermann Goering (voice) | 2010-10-08 |
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National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art | Fitz / W. H. Auden | 2010-04-22 |
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Ballet Shoes | Great Uncle Matthew | 2008-08-26 |
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A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa | Santa Claus | 2008-12-17 |
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Bedtime Stories | Barry Nottingham | 2008-12-24 |
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Vernon Dursley | 2007-07-08 |
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Venus | Donald | 2006-09-02 |
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The History Boys | Hector | 2006-10-02 |
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Opa! | Tierrney | 2005-11-13 |
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Princes in the Tower | Thomas More voice | 2005-01-01 |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Jeltz (voice) | 2005-04-28 |
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Vernon Dursley | 2004-05-31 |
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Stage Beauty | Sir Charles Sedley | 2004-09-03 |
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The Brides in the Bath | Sir Edward Marshall-Hall | 2003-12-31 |
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Jeffrey Archer: The Truth | Willie Whitelaw | 2002-12-01 |
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Vernon Dursley | 2002-11-13 |
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Vernon Dursley | 2001-11-16 |
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Vatel | Dr. Bourdelot | 2000-05-01 |
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Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend | Self | 2000-05-23 |
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Sleepy Hollow | Bürgermeister Phillipse | 1999-11-19 |
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Ted & Ralph | Landowner at Party | 1998-12-26 |
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Funny Bones | Jim Minty | 1995-09-20 |
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Guarding Tess | Frederick | 1994-03-11 |
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A Breed of Heroes | Brian Beasely | 1994-09-04 |
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Blame It on the Bellboy | Maurice Horton | 1992-01-24 |
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Mr. Wakefield's Crusade | Porter | 1992-04-22 |
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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends | Mr. Alderman Ptolomy Tortoise/Mr. Jackson/Sir Isaac Newton | 1992-01-01 |
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King Ralph | Duncan Phipps | 1991-02-15 |
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The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker | 1991-06-28 |
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Goldeneye | Second Admiral | 1989-08-26 |
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The Movie Life of George | Self | 1989-02-10 |
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Casanova | Cardinal | 1987-03-01 |
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Withnail & I | Monty | 1987-06-19 |
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Shanghai Surprise | Willie Tuttle | 1986-08-29 |
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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | Captain Billings | 1984-03-30 |
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A Private Function | Allardyce | 1984-11-09 |
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Gorky Park | Anton | 1983-12-15 |
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Gandhi | Collins | 1982-12-01 |
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The Merry Wives of Windsor | Sir John Falstaff | 1982-12-28 |
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Britannia Hospital | Cheerful Bernie | 1982-05-27 |
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The World Cup: A Captain's Tale | Sidney Barron | 1982-06-13 |
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A Light Snack | The Window Cleaner | 1982-09-08 |
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Chariots of Fire | Head Porter - Caius College | 1981-05-15 |
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The French Lieutenant's Woman | Sir Tom | 1981-08-28 |
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Ragtime | Delmas' Assistant No. 1 | 1981-11-20 |
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Superman II | Terrorist | 1980-12-12 |
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Breaking Glass | Studio Engineer | 1980-10-01 |
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Afternoon Off | Factory Boss | 1979-02-03 |
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The Comedy of Errors | Officer | 1978-10-17 |
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It's Only Rock 'n' Roll | Board Member | 1977-06-28 |
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Twelve Off the Belt | Bedworth Hogg | 1977-05-03 |
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It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet | Sam Broadbent | 1976-11-18 |
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Well Thank You, Thursday | Window Cleaner | 1976-01-25 |
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Norma | Park Keeper | 1974-10-15 |
