Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths

1947-07-31

Biography

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).

Also appears in

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

7.9

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

7.7

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

8.0

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

6.6

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

7.7

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

7.8

Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories

6.2

Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

7.2

About Time

About Time

7.9

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

6.8

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

6.7

Superman II

Superman II

6.7

Hugo

Hugo

7.2

Gandhi

Gandhi

7.6

Ragtime

Ragtime

7.0

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

6.3

Withnail & I

Withnail & I

7.3

Stage Beauty

Stage Beauty

6.7

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

5.9

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

6.4