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Richard Griffiths
Actor
Born July 31, 1947Died March 28, 2013 (65 years)
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).
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
Filmography
| 2022 | Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts · as Vernon Dursley |
| 2019 | An Accidental Studio · as Cast |
| 2013 | About Time · as Lawyer In Play (uncredited) |
| 2012 | Private Peaceful · as The Colonel |
| 2012 | The Hollow Crown (TV Series) · as Duke Of Burgundy |
| 2011 | Hugo · as Monsieur Frick |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides · as King George |
| 2011 | Episodes (TV Series) · as Julian Bullard |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 · as Vernon Dursley |
| 2010 | Jackboots on Whitehall · as Hermann Goering (voice) |
| 2010 | National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art · as Fitz / W. H. Auden |
| 2008 | Bedtime Stories · as Barry Nottingham |
| 2008 | A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa · as Santa Claus |
| 2007 | Ballet Shoes · as Great Uncle Matthew |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix · as Vernon Dursley |
| 2007 | Ballet Shoes: Interview with Emma Watson · as Great Uncle Matthew |
| 2006 | The History Boys · as Hector |
| 2006 | Venus · as Donald |
| 2005 | Lost in Love · as Tierrney |
| 2005 | Bleak House (TV Series) · as Mr. Bayham Badger |
| 2005 | Princes in the Tower · as Thomas More Voice |
| 2005 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · as Jeltz (voice) |
| 2004 | Creating the Vision · as Vernon Dursley |
| 2004 | Stage Beauty · as Sir Charles Sedley |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban · as Vernon Dursley |
| 2003 | The Brides in the Bath · as Sir Edward Marshall-Hall |
| 2002 | Jeffrey Archer: The Truth · as Willie Whitelaw |
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · as Vernon Dursley |
| 2002 | TLC (TV Series) |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone · as Vernon Dursley |
| 2000 | A History of Britain by Simon Schama (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2000 | Vatel · as Dr. Bourdelot |
| 2000 | Gormenghast (TV Series) · as Swelter |
| 2000 | Christmas Glory 2000 · as Reader |
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow · as Bürgermeister Phillipse |
| 1999 | Hope and Glory (TV Series) · as Leo Wheeldon |
| 1998 | Ted & Ralph · as Landowner At Party |
| 1998 | The Animal Train · as Elephant |
| 1998 | The Canterbury Tales (TV Series) · as Saturn |
| 1998 | Archibald the Koala (TV Series) · as Archibald |
| 1998 | In The Red (TV Series) · as Geoffrey Crichton Potter |
| 1995 | Funny Bones · as Jim Minty |
| 1994 | The Vicar of Dibley (TV Series) · as Bishop Of Mulberry |
| 1994 | Pie in the Sky (TV Series) · as Henry Crabbe |
| 1994 | Guarding Tess · as Frederick |
| 1992 | The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (TV Series) · as Mr. Jackson (voice) |
| 1992 | Blame It on the Bellboy · as Maurice Horton |
| 1992 | The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends · as Mr. Alderman Ptolomy Tortoise/mr. Jackson/sir Isaac Newton |
| 1991 | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear · as Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker |
| 1991 | King Ralph · as Duncan Phipps |
| 1990 | Perfect Scoundrels (TV Series) · as Phil Kirby |
| 1990 | El C.I.D. (TV Series) · as Weatherby |
| 1989 | Goldeneye · as Second Admiral |
| 1987 | Withnail and I · as Monty |
| 1987 | Casanova · as Cardinal |
| 1987 | Inspector Morse (TV Series) · as Canon Humphrey Appleton |
| 1986 | Shanghai Surprise · as Willie Tuttle |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | Lovejoy (TV Series) · as Hans Koopman |
| 1985 | Screen One (TV Series) · as Brian Beazely |
| 1984 | A Private Function · as Allardyce |
| 1984 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes · as Captain Billings |
| 1983 | Gorky Park · as Anton |
| 1983 | The Cleopatras (TV Series) · as Pot Belly |
| 1982 | The Merry Wives of Windsor · as Sir John Falstaff |
| 1982 | Gandhi · as Collins |
| 1982 | Countdown (TV Series) |
| 1982 | A Light Snack · as The Window Cleaner |
| 1982 | The World Cup: A Captain's Tale · as Sidney Barron |
| 1982 | Britannia Hospital · as Cheerful Bernie |
| 1982 | Bird of Prey (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Whoops Apocalypse (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Ragtime · as Delmas' Assistant No. 1 |
| 1981 | Bergerac (TV Series) · as Jean-Pierre |
| 1981 | The French Lieutenant's Woman · as Sir Tom |
| 1981 | Chariots of Fire · as Head Porter - Caius College |
| 1980 | Superman II · as Terrorist |
| 1980 | Breaking Glass · as Studio Engineer |
| 1979 | Minder (TV Series) · as Derek Farrow |
| 1979 | Afternoon Off · as Factory Boss |
| 1978 | BBC Television Shakespeare (TV Series) |
| 1978 | The Comedy of Errors · as Officer |
| 1976 | It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet · as Sam Broadbent |
| 1976 | When the Boat Comes In (TV Series) · as P.c. Price |
| 1975 | Five-Minute Films (TV Series) · as The Window Cleaner |
| 1975 | The Sweeney (TV Series) · as Ronnie Harries |
| 1973 | Second City Firsts (TV Series) · as Bedworth Hog |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) · as Interpreter |
| 1968 | The Expert (TV Series) · as Ripley |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Board Member |