Acting
Richard Griffiths
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).
Filmography
Showing Up
Film · 2014
About Time
Film · 2013
Private Peaceful
Film · 2012
The Hollow Crown
Series · 2012
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Film · 2011
Hugo
Film · 2011
Episodes
Series · 2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Film · 2010
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
Film · 2010
Jackboots on Whitehall
Film · 2010
Bedtime Stories
Film · 2008
Ballet Shoes
Film · 2008
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Film · 2008
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Film · 2007
The History Boys
Film · 2006
Venus
Film · 2006
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Film · 2006
Opa!
Film · 2005
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Film · 2005
Princes in the Tower
Film · 2005
Bleak House
Series · 2005
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Film · 2004
Stage Beauty
Film · 2004
The Brides in the Bath
Film · 2003
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Film · 2002
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
Film · 2002
tlc
Series · 2002
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Film · 2001
Vatel
Film · 2000
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Film · 2000
Gormenghast
Series · 2000
Sleepy Hollow
Film · 1999
Hope and Glory
Series · 1999
Ted & Ralph
Film · 1998
The Animal Train
Film · 1998
In the Red
Series · 1998
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
Film · 1996
TFI Friday
Series · 1996
Funny Bones
Film · 1995
Guarding Tess
Film · 1994
A Breed of Heroes
Film · 1994
Pie in the Sky
Series · 1994
Blame It on the Bellboy
Film · 1992
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Film · 1992
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Series · 1992
King Ralph
Film · 1991
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Film · 1991
Pebble Mill
Series · 1991
Perfect Scoundrels
Series · 1990
El C.I.D.
Series · 1990
Goldeneye
Film · 1989
The Movie Life of George
Film · 1989
Screen One
Series · 1989
A Kind of Living
Series · 1988
Withnail & I
Film · 1987
Casanova
Film · 1987
Inspector Morse
Series · 1987
Ffizz
Series · 1987
The Marksman
Series · 1987
Shanghai Surprise
Film · 1986
Boon
Series · 1986
Lovejoy
Series · 1986
A Private Function
Film · 1984
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Film · 1984
Gorky Park
Film · 1983
The Cleopatras
Series · 1983
Britannia Hospital
Film · 1982
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
Film · 1982
A Light Snack
Film · 1982
Gandhi
Film · 1982
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Film · 1982
Countdown
Series · 1982
Whoops Apocalypse
Series · 1982
Bird of Prey
Series · 1982
Ragtime
Film · 1981
Chariots of Fire
Film · 1981
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Film · 1981
Bergerac
Series · 1981
Six Fifty-Five Special
Series · 1981
Prisoners of Conscience
Series · 1981
Superman II
Film · 1980
Breaking Glass
Film · 1980
Nobody's Perfect
Series · 1980
Afternoon Off
Film · 1979
Minder
Series · 1979
The Comedy of Errors
Film · 1978
An Audience with...
Series · 1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Series · 1978
Twelve Off the Belt
Film · 1977
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
Film · 1977
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
Film · 1976
Well Thank You, Thursday
Film · 1976
Red Letter Day
Series · 1976
The Sweeney
Series · 1975
Norma
Film · 1974
Village Hall
Series · 1974
Second City Firsts
Series · 1973
Crown Court
Series · 1972
ITV Playhouse
Series · 1967
ITV Playhouse
Series · 1967
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956