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Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

31/07/1947

Day of Death

28/03/2013
(66) years old

Place of Birth

Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Richard Griffiths

Biography

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 adapta... Read More

Known For

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Sleepy Hollow

King Ralph

Ballet Shoes

Twelve Off the Belt

Twelve Off the Belt

Filmography

Cast

2014

Showing Up

as Self

2013

About Time

as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)

2012

Private Peaceful

as The Colonel

2011

Hugo

as Monsieur Frick

2011

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Ti...

as King George

2010

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Pa...

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

2008

Ballet Shoes

as Great Uncle Matthew

2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoeni...

as Vernon Dursley

2006

The History Boys

as Hector

2006

Venus

as Donald

2005

Opa!

as Tierrney

2005

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

as Jeltz (voice)

2005

Princes in the Tower

as Thomas More voice

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

2001

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

as Vernon Dursley

2000

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

as Self

2000

Vatel

as Dr. Bourdelot

1999

Sleepy Hollow

as Bürgermeister Phillipse

1998

Ted & Ralph

as Landowner at Party

1998

The Animal Train

as Elephant

1995

Funny Bones

as Jim Minty

1994

A Breed of Heroes

as Brian Beasely

1994

Guarding Tess

as Frederick

1992

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

as Porter

1992

Blame It on the Bellboy

as Maurice Horton

1992

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

as Mr. Alderman Ptolomy Tortoise/Mr. Jackso...

1991

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

as Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker

1991

King Ralph

as Duncan Phipps

1989

Goldeneye

as Second Admiral

1989

The Movie Life of George

as Self

1987

Withnail & I

as Monty

1987

Casanova

as Cardinal

1986

Shanghai Surprise

as Willie Tuttle

1984

A Private Function

as Allardyce

1984

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of...

as Captain Billings

1983

Gorky Park

as Anton

1982

The Merry Wives of Windsor

as Sir John Falstaff

1982

Gandhi

as Collins

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

1981

Ragtime

as Delmas' Assistant No. 1

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

Afternoon Off

as Factory Boss

1978

The Comedy of Errors

as Officer

1977

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

as Board Member

1977

Twelve Off the Belt

as Bedworth Hogg

1976

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

as Sam Broadbent

1976

Well Thank You, Thursday

as Window Cleaner

1974

Norma

as Park Keeper