Richard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths is an English actor of stage, film and television. He has received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, and the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, all for his role in the play The History Boys. He is also known for his portrayal of Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films, Uncle Monty in Withnail and I and Henry Crabbe in Pie in the Sky. On March 29th 2013 Richard died due to complications following heart surgery.
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- Born:
- Jul 31, 1947 In Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 56
- First Appeared:
- In the movie It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet 1976-11-18
- Latest Project:
- Movie Showing Up 2014-02-25
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Showing Up | Self | 2014-02-25 |
| Movie | About Time | Lawyer in Play (uncredited) | 2013-09-04 |
| Movie | Private Peaceful | The Colonel | 2012-10-12 |
| Movie | Hugo | Monsieur Frick | 2011-11-22 |
| Movie | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | King George | 2011-05-15 |
| Movie | National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art | Fitz / W. H. Auden | 2010-04-22 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Vernon Dursley | 2010-11-17 |
| Movie | Jackboots on Whitehall | Hermann Goering (voice) | 2010-10-08 |
| Movie | Creating The World of Harry Potter. Part 1: The Magic Begins | Himself | 2009-11-17 |
| Movie | Ballet Shoes | Great Uncle Matthew | 2008-08-26 |
| Movie | Bedtime Stories | Barry Nottingham | 2008-12-24 |
| Movie | A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa | Santa Claus | 2008-12-17 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Vernon Dursley | 2007-07-08 |
| Movie | The History Boys | Hector | 2006-10-02 |
| Movie | Venus | Donald | 2006-09-02 |
| Movie | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Jeltz (voice) | 2005-04-28 |
| Movie | Opa! | Tierrney | 2005-11-13 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Vernon Dursley | 2004-05-31 |
| Movie | Stage Beauty | Sir Charles Sedley | 2004-09-03 |
| Movie | The Brides in the Bath | Sir Edward Marshall-Hall | 2003-12-31 |
| Movie | Jeffrey Archer: The Truth | Willie Whitelaw | 2002-12-01 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Vernon Dursley | 2002-11-13 |
| Series | TLC | 2002-11-17 | |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Vernon Dursley | 2001-11-16 |
| Series | Gormenghast | Swelter | 2000-01-17 |
| Movie | Vatel | Dr. Bourdelot | 2000-05-01 |
| Series | Hope and Glory | 1999-06-22 | |
| Movie | Sleepy Hollow | Bürgermeister Phillipse | 1999-11-19 |
| Series | In the Red | Geoffrey Crichton Potter | 1998-05-26 |
| Movie | Ted & Ralph | Landowner at Party | 1998-12-26 |
| Movie | Funny Bones | Jim Minty | 1995-09-20 |
| Series | Pie in the Sky | 1994-03-13 | |
| Movie | Guarding Tess | Frederick | 1994-03-11 |
| Movie | A Breed of Heroes | Brian Beasely | 1994-09-04 |
| Movie | Blame It on the Bellboy | Maurice Horton | 1992-01-24 |
| Movie | Mr. Wakefield's Crusade | Porter | 1992-04-22 |
| Movie | King Ralph | Duncan Phipps | 1991-02-15 |
| Movie | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker | 1991-06-28 |
| Movie | Goldeneye | Second Admiral | 1989-08-26 |
| Movie | Casanova | Cardinal | 1987-03-01 |
| Movie | Withnail & I | Monty | 1987-06-19 |
| Movie | Shanghai Surprise | Willie Tuttle | 1986-08-29 |
| Movie | A Private Function | Allardyce | 1984-11-09 |
| Movie | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | Captain Billings | 1984-03-30 |
| Series | The Cleopatras | 1983-01-19 | |
| Movie | Gorky Park | Anton | 1983-12-15 |
| Movie | Britannia Hospital | Cheerful Bernie | 1982-05-27 |
| Series | Bird of Prey | 1982-04-22 | |
| Movie | Gandhi | Collins | 1982-12-01 |
| Movie | The French Lieutenant's Woman | Sir Tom | 1981-08-28 |
| Movie | Chariots of Fire | Head Porter - Caius College | 1981-05-15 |
| Movie | Ragtime | Delmas' Assistant No. 1 | 1981-11-20 |
| Movie | Breaking Glass | Studio Engineer | 1980-10-01 |
| Movie | Superman II | Terrorist | 1980-12-12 |
| Movie | Afternoon Off | Factory Boss | 1979-02-03 |
| Movie | It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet | 1976-11-18 |