1947-07-31 Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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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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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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | King George | 2011-05-15 |
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Hugo | Monsieur Frick | 2011-11-22 |
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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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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Vernon Dursley | 2010-11-17 |
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Bedtime Stories | Barry Nottingham | 2008-12-24 |
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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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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Vernon Dursley | 2007-07-08 |
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The History Boys | Hector | 2006-10-02 |
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Venus | Donald | 2006-09-02 |
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Opa! | Tierrney | 2005-11-13 |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Jeltz (voice) | 2005-04-28 |
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Stage Beauty | Sir Charles Sedley | 2004-09-03 |
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Vernon Dursley | 2004-05-31 |
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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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A Breed of Heroes | Brian Beasely | 1994-09-04 |
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Guarding Tess | Frederick | 1994-03-11 |
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Mr. Wakefield's Crusade | Porter | 1992-04-22 |
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Blame It on the Bellboy | Maurice Horton | 1992-03-06 |
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The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker | 1991-06-28 |
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King Ralph | Duncan Phipps | 1991-02-15 |
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Goldeneye | Second Admiral | 1989-08-26 |
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Withnail & I | Monty | 1987-06-19 |
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Casanova | Cardinal | 1987-03-01 |
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Shanghai Surprise | Willie Tuttle | 1986-08-29 |
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A Private Function | Allardyce | 1984-11-09 |
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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | Captain Billings | 1984-03-30 |
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Gorky Park | Anton | 1983-12-15 |
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The Merry Wives of Windsor | Sir John Falstaff | 1982-12-28 |
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Gandhi | Collins | 1982-12-01 |
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A Light Snack | The Window Cleaner | 1982-09-08 |
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The World Cup: A Captain's Tale | Sidney Barron | 1982-06-13 |
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Britannia Hospital | Cheerful Bernie | 1982-05-27 |
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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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Chariots of Fire | Head Port-Caius College | 1981-05-15 |
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Superman II | Terrorist | 1980-12-09 |
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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 | 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 |
