Richard Griffiths
Born in Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK — Jul 31 1947• Died Mar 28 2013
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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 With…
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Minder
Derek Farrow
Crown Court
Interpreter
Bergerac
Jean-Pierre
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Vernon Dursley
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Vernon Dursley
The Sweeney
Ronnie Harries
Inspector Morse
Canon Humphrey Appleton
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Vernon Dursley
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Vernon Dursley
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Vernon Dursley
Pie in the Sky
Henry Crabbe
Episodes
Julian Bullard
Lovejoy
Hans Koopman
Boon
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
King George
The Hollow Crown
Duke of Burgundy
About Time
Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
Hugo
Monsieur Frick
Bleak House
Mr. Bayham Badger
Sleepy Hollow
Bürgermeister Phillipse
Gandhi
Collins
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Jeltz (voice)
Superman II
Terrorist
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker
Gormenghast
Swelter
Countdown
Perfect Scoundrels
Phil Kirby
Bedtime Stories
Barry Nottingham
Bird of Prey
Henry Jay
Chariots of Fire
Head Porter - Caius College
In the Red
Geoffrey Crichton Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Mr. Jackson (voice)
Withnail & I
Monty
El C.I.D.
Weatherby
The Cleopatras
Pot Belly
tlc
Mr Benedict Ron
Whoops Apocalypse
Premier Dubienkin
Ragtime
Delmas' Assistant No. 1
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Captain Billings
Venus
Donald
Hope and Glory
Leo Wheeldon
The Marksman
Brown
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Sir Tom
Vatel
Dr. Bourdelot
Village Hall
Mr. Ridealgh
Gorky Park
Anton
King Ralph
Duncan Phipps
Stage Beauty
Sir Charles Sedley
A Kind of Living
Trevor Beasley
Ffizz
Guarding Tess
Frederick
Breaking Glass
Studio Engineer
Private Peaceful
The Colonel
Funny Bones
Jim Minty
Casanova
Cardinal
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Santa Claus
Ballet Shoes
Great Uncle Matthew
Goldeneye
Second Admiral
Shanghai Surprise
Willie Tuttle
The History Boys
Hector
Showing Up
Self
The Movie Life of George
Self
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Self
Jackboots on Whitehall
Hermann Goering (voice)
A Private Function
Allardyce
Britannia Hospital
Cheerful Bernie
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Porter
Blame It on the Bellboy
Maurice Horton
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Sir John Falstaff
Opa!
Tierrney
The Comedy of Errors
Officer
A Breed of Heroes
Brian Beasely
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
Sam Broadbent
Afternoon Off
Factory Boss
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Mr. Alderman Ptolomy Tortoise/Mr. Jackson/Sir Isaac Newton
Ted & Ralph
Landowner at Party
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
Fitz / W. H. Auden
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
Willie Whitelaw
Princes in the Tower
Thomas More voice
Norma
Park Keeper
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
Sidney Barron
The Animal Train
Elephant
The Brides in the Bath
Sir Edward Marshall-Hall
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
Board Member
Well Thank You, Thursday
Window Cleaner
A Light Snack
The Window Cleaner
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
Mr. Jackson (voice)
Twelve Off the Belt
Bedworth Hogg
Tony Awards
Self - Winner