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Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths

Actor, Writer

Born July 31, 1947 in Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Died March 28, 2013

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Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
HBO Max
About Time
Amazon Prime Video
The Hollow Crown
BritBox
Private Peaceful
Amazon Prime Video
Episodes
Crave
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Hotstar
Hugo
HBO Max
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Amazon Prime Video
Jackboots on Whitehall
Amazon Prime Video
Bedtime Stories
Hotstar
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Disney Plus
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
HBO Max
Ballet Shoes
Peacock
Venus
Stan
The History Boys
Disney Plus
Bleak House
BritBox
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Amazon Prime Video
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
HBO Max
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Amazon Prime Video
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Amazon Prime Video
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Now TV
A History of Britain
BBC iPlayer
Sleepy Hollow
Amazon Prime Video
Funny Bones
Disney Plus
Guarding Tess
Amazon Prime Video
The Vicar of Dibley
BritBox
Pie in the Sky
BritBox
King Ralph
Starz
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Paramount Plus
Goldeneye
Amazon Prime Video
Inspector Morse
Amazon Prime Video
Withnail & I
HBO Max
Boon
BritBox
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
HBO Max
Gorky Park
Amazon Prime Video
The Merry Wives of Windsor
BritBox
Gandhi
Netflix
Britannia Hospital
Netflix
Whoops Apocalypse
BritBox
Ragtime
Starz
Bergerac
BritBox
The French Lieutenant's Woman
HBO Max
Chariots of Fire
Disney Plus
Superman II
HBO Max
Minder
BritBox
The South Bank Show
Now TV
The Sweeney
BritBox

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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 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).

1 wins and 3 nominations

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1

Harry confronts Dolores Umbridge

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Main Trailer

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Full Movie Preview | Warner Bros. Entertainment

OPA! Official Movie Trailer

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Trailer 1

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Warner Bros. UK

Hermione Punches Malfoy

Sirius Black is an Animagus

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Trailer

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Teaser

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Trailer 2

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Full Movie Preview | Warner Bros. Entertainment

Blame It on the Bellboy (1992) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Blame It on the Bellboy Teaser

Withnail & I 30 years on: star Richard E Grant and director Bruce Robinson discuss the film | BFI

Official Trailer

Withnail and I' | The New York Times

Josh Olson on WITHNAIL AND I

The Peculiar Memories Of Bruce Robinson

Withnail and I Original Theatrical Trailer

My Favourite LOVE Film - Colin Farrell on "Withnail and I" | BFI

Withnail and I 30th Anniversary Q&A

Filmography

Actor

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Type

Year

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts Poster

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts TV Special2022

An Accidental Studio Poster

An Accidental Studio Documentary2019

The Making of 'The Lady in the Van' Documentary2016

20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Poster

20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards TV Special2014

Showing Up Poster

Showing Up Documentary2014

The Oscars Poster

The Oscars TV Special2014

About Time Poster

About Time Feature Film2013

The 67th Annual Tony Awards Poster

The 67th Annual Tony Awards Documentary2013

Private Peaceful Poster

Private Peaceful Feature Film2012

The Hollow Crown Poster

The Hollow Crown TV Series2012

Episodes Poster

Episodes TV Series2011

George and Bernard Shaw TV Series2011

Hugo Feature Film2011

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Poster

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Feature Film2011

Alan Bennett and the Habit of Art Documentary2010

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Poster

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Feature Film2010

Jackboots on Whitehall Poster

Jackboots on Whitehall Feature Film2010

Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Poster

Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Video Game2010

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art Poster

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art Feature Film2010

Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 1: The Magic Begins Poster

Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 1: The Magic Begins Documentary2009

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa Poster

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa TV Movie2008

Bedtime Stories Poster

Bedtime Stories Feature Film2008

The 62nd Annual Tony Awards Poster

The 62nd Annual Tony Awards TV Special2008

Ballet Shoes Poster

Ballet Shoes TV Movie2007

Ballet Shoes: Deleted Scenes Documentary2007

Ballet Shoes: Interview with Emma Watson Documentary2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Poster

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Feature Film2007

Pass It On: The History Boys on Screen Poster

Pass It On: The History Boys on Screen Documentary2007

51st Annual Drama Desk Awards TV Special2006

The 50 Greatest Comedy Films Poster

The 50 Greatest Comedy Films TV Special2006

The 60th Annual Tony Awards Poster

The 60th Annual Tony Awards TV Special2006

The History Boys Poster

The History Boys Feature Film2006

Venus Feature Film2006

Bleak House Poster

Bleak House Mini-Series2005

Lost in Love Poster

Lost in Love Feature Film2005

Making of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' Poster

Making of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' Documentary2005

Princes in the Tower Poster

Princes in the Tower TV Movie2005

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Poster

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Feature Film2005

Care of Magical Creatures Poster

Care of Magical Creatures Documentary2004

Creating the Vision Poster

Creating the Vision Documentary2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Poster

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Feature Film2004

Head to Shrunken Head Poster

Head to Shrunken Head Documentary2004

Stage Beauty Poster

Stage Beauty Feature Film2004

Interviews with Professors & More Documentary2003

The Brides in the Bath Poster

The Brides in the Bath TV Movie2003

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Poster

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Feature Film2002

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth Poster

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth TV Movie2002

The Real Vicars of Dibley Documentary2002

tlc TV Series2002

BBC London News Poster

BBC London News TV Series2001

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Poster

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Feature Film2001

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend Poster

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend Documentary2001

A History of Britain Poster

A History of Britain TV Series2000

Breakfast Poster

Breakfast TV Series2000

Christmas Glory 2000 Poster

Christmas Glory 2000 Documentary2000

Gormenghast Poster

Gormenghast Mini-Series2000

Vatel Feature Film2000

Hope & Glory Poster

Hope & Glory TV Series1999

Sleepy Hollow Poster

Sleepy Hollow Feature Film1999

Archibald the Koala Poster

Archibald the Koala TV Series1998

In the Red Poster

In the Red Mini-Series1998

Ted & Ralph Poster

Ted & Ralph TV Movie1998

The Animal Train Poster

The Animal Train TV Movie1998

The Canterbury Tales Poster

The Canterbury Tales TV Series1998

TFI Friday Poster

TFI Friday TV Series1996

Theater Talk Poster

Theater Talk TV Series1996

Funny Bones Poster

Funny Bones Feature Film1995

Guarding Tess Poster

Guarding Tess Feature Film1994

Pie in the Sky Poster

Pie in the Sky TV Series1994

The Vicar of Dibley Poster

The Vicar of Dibley TV Series1994

Blame It on the Bellboy Poster

Blame It on the Bellboy Feature Film1992

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade Poster

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade TV Series1992

The Good Guys TV Series1992

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends Poster

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends TV Series1992

Charlie Rose Poster

Charlie Rose TV Series1991

King Ralph Poster

King Ralph Feature Film1991

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear Poster

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear Feature Film1991

El C.I.D. Poster

El C.I.D. TV Series1990

Masterchef Poster

Masterchef TV Series1990

Perfect Scoundrels Poster

Perfect Scoundrels TV Series1990

Goldeneye Poster

Goldeneye TV Movie1989

Screen One Poster

Screen One TV Series1989

A Kind of Living Poster

A Kind of Living TV Series1988

An Audience with Victoria Wood Poster

An Audience with Victoria Wood TV Special1988

Casanova Poster

Casanova TV Movie1987

Ffizz TV Series1987

Inspector Morse Poster

Inspector Morse TV Series1987

The Marksman Poster

The Marksman Mini-Series1987

Withnail & I Poster

Withnail & I Feature Film1987

Boon TV Series1986

If Looks Could Kill: The Power of Behaviour Poster

If Looks Could Kill: The Power of Behaviour Video1986

Lovejoy TV Series1986

Shanghai Surprise Poster

Shanghai Surprise Feature Film1986

A Private Function Poster

A Private Function Feature Film1984

Bird of Prey 2 TV Series1984

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Poster

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Feature Film1984

Gorky Park Poster

Gorky Park Feature Film1983

The Cleopatras Poster

The Cleopatras Mini-Series1983

Bird of Prey Poster

Bird of Prey TV Series1982

Britannia Hospital Poster

Britannia Hospital Feature Film1982

Connections TV Series1982

Countdown Poster

Countdown TV Series1982

Gandhi Feature Film1982

The Book Game TV Series1982

The Merry Wives of Windsor Poster

The Merry Wives of Windsor TV Movie1982

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale Poster

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale TV Movie1982

Whoops Apocalypse Poster

Whoops Apocalypse TV Series1982

Bergerac Poster

Bergerac TV Series1981

Chariots of Fire Poster

Chariots of Fire Feature Film1981

Prisoners of Conscience Poster

Prisoners of Conscience TV Series1981

Ragtime Feature Film1981

The French Lieutenant's Woman Poster

The French Lieutenant's Woman Feature Film1981

The Shattered Dream: Employment in the Eighties TV Series1981

Breaking Glass Poster

Breaking Glass Feature Film1980

Nobody's Perfect TV Series1980

Superman II Poster

Superman II Feature Film1980

Afternoon Off Poster

Afternoon Off TV Movie1979

Minder TV Series1979

The Comedy of Errors Poster

The Comedy of Errors TV Movie1978

The South Bank Show Poster

The South Bank Show TV Series1978

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet Poster

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet Feature Film1976

Red Letter Day Poster

Red Letter Day TV Series1976

When the Boat Comes In Poster

When the Boat Comes In TV Series1976

Working in the Theatre Poster

Working in the Theatre TV Series1976

Five-Minute Films Poster

Five-Minute Films TV Series1975

The Sweeney Poster

The Sweeney TV Series1974

Village Hall Poster

Village Hall TV Series1974

Second City Firsts Poster

Second City Firsts TV Series1973

Crown Court Poster

Crown Court TV Series1972

The Expert Poster

The Expert TV Series1968

ITV Playhouse Poster

ITV Playhouse TV Series1967

Thanks

3

Type

Year

About Time Poster

About Time Feature Film2013

Special Collector's Edition Poster

Special Collector's Edition TV Series2010

Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 1: The Magic Begins Poster

Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 1: The Magic Begins Documentary2009

Writer

1

Nobody's Perfect TV Series1980

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