Richard Griffiths
Born July 31, 1947 (Age: 78)
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Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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).
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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Filmography
About Time
2013
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as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
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Age: 66
Hugo
2011
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as Monsieur Frick
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Age: 64
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
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as King George
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Age: 63
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
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as Vernon Dursley
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Age: 63
Bedtime Stories
2008
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as Barry Nottingham
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Age: 61
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
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as Vernon Dursley
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Age: 59
The History Boys
2006
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as Hector
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Age: 59
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
2006
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as Mr. Alderman Ptolomy Tortoise/Mr. Jackson/Sir Isaac Newton
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Age: 58
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005
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as Jeltz (voice)
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Age: 57
Stage Beauty
2004
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as Sir Charles Sedley
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Age: 57
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
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as Vernon Dursley
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Age: 56
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
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as Vernon Dursley
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Age: 55
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
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as Vernon Dursley
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Age: 54
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000
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as Self
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Age: 52
Sleepy Hollow
1999
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as Bürgermeister Phillipse
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Age: 52
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
1996
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as Mr. Jackson (voice)
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Age: 49
Guarding Tess
1994
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as Frederick
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Age: 46
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992
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as Maurice Horton
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Age: 44
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991
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as Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker
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Age: 43
King Ralph
1991
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as Duncan Phipps
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Age: 43
Withnail & I
1987
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as Monty
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Age: 39
Shanghai Surprise
1986
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as Willie Tuttle
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Age: 39
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
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as Captain Billings
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Age: 36
Gorky Park
1983
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as Anton
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Age: 36
Gandhi
1982
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as Collins
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Age: 35
Britannia Hospital
1982
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as Cheerful Bernie
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Age: 34
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
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as Sir Tom
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Age: 34
Chariots of Fire
1981
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as Head Porter - Caius College
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Age: 33
Superman II
1980
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as Terrorist
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Age: 33
No Image
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
1977
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as Board Member
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Age: 29
Twelve Off the Belt
1977
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as Bedworth Hogg
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Age: 29
No Image
Norma
1974
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as Park Keeper
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Age: 27