Richard Griffiths
Acting
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).
Known for
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movieAbout Time
2013
Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
moviePrivate Peaceful
2012
The Colonel
tvThe Hollow Crown
2012
Duke of Burgundy
movieHugo
2011
Monsieur Frick
tvEpisodes
2011
Julian Bullard
movieHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
Vernon Dursley
movieJackboots on Whitehall
2010
Hermann Goering (voice)
movieNational Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
2010
Fitz / W. H. Auden
movieBedtime Stories
2008
Barry Nottingham
movieBallet Shoes
2008
Great Uncle Matthew
movieHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
Vernon Dursley
movieVenus
2006
Donald
movieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
2006
Mr. Alderman Ptolomy Tortoise/Mr. Jackson/Sir Isaac Newton
movieOpa!
2005
Tierrney
tvBleak House
2005
Mr. Bayham Badger
movieThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005
Jeltz (voice)
Princes in the Tower
2005
Thomas More voice
movieStage Beauty
2004
Sir Charles Sedley
movieHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
Vernon Dursley
movieThe Brides in the Bath
2003
Sir Edward Marshall-Hall
movieJeffrey Archer: The Truth
2002
Willie Whitelaw
tvtlc
2002
Mr Benedict Ron
movieHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
Vernon Dursley
movieHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
Vernon Dursley
movieVatel
2000
Dr. Bourdelot
tvGormenghast
2000
Swelter
movieSleepy Hollow
1999
Bürgermeister Phillipse
tvHope and Glory
1999
Leo Wheeldon
movieTed & Ralph
1998
Landowner at Party
movieThe Animal Train
1998
Elephant
tvIn the Red
1998
Geoffrey Crichton Potter
movieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
1996
Mr. Jackson (voice)
movieFunny Bones
1995
Jim Minty
movieA Breed of Heroes
1994
Brian Beasely
tvPie in the Sky
1994
Henry Crabbe
movieGuarding Tess
1994
Frederick
tvThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992
Mr. Jackson (voice)
movieBlame It on the Bellboy
1992
Maurice Horton
movieThe Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991
Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker
movieKing Ralph
1991
Duncan Phipps
tvPerfect Scoundrels
1990
Phil Kirby
El C.I.D.
1990
Weatherby
tvScreen One
1989
Brian Beazely
movieGoldeneye
1989
Second Admiral
A Kind of Living
1988
Trevor Beasley
tvThe Marksman
1987
Brown
tvFfizz
1987
Jack Mowbray
movieCasanova
1987
Cardinal
tvInspector Morse
1987
Canon Humphrey Appleton
movieShanghai Surprise
1986
Willie Tuttle
tvLovejoy
1986
Hans Koopman
movieA Private Function
1984
Allardyce
movieGreystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
Captain Billings
movieGorky Park
1983
Anton
tvThe Cleopatras
1983
Pot Belly
movieThe Merry Wives of Windsor
1982
Sir John Falstaff
movieGandhi
1982
Collins
A Light Snack
1982
The Window Cleaner
movieThe World Cup: A Captain's Tale
1982
Sidney Barron
movieBritannia Hospital
1982
Cheerful Bernie
tvBird of Prey
1982
Henry Jay
tvWhoops Apocalypse
1982
Premier Dubienkin
movieRagtime
1981
Delmas' Assistant No. 1
tvBergerac
1981
Jean-Pierre
Prisoners of Conscience
1981
William Beausire
movieChariots of Fire
1981
Head Porter - Caius College
movieSuperman II
1980
Terrorist
movieBreaking Glass
1980
Studio Engineer
tvMinder
1979
Derek Farrow
movieAfternoon Off
1979
Factory Boss
tvThe BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
Sir John Falstaff
movieTwelve Off the Belt
1977
Bedworth Hogg
movieIt Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
1976
Sam Broadbent
movieWell Thank You, Thursday
1976
Window Cleaner
tvRed Letter Day
1976
Window Cleaner
tvThe Sweeney
1975
Ronnie Harries
Norma
1974
Park Keeper
tvVillage Hall
1974
Mr. Ridealgh
Second City Firsts
1973
Bedworth Hog
tvCrown Court
1972
Interpreter
tvITV Playhouse
1967
Park keeper / Board member
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Winner / Self - Presenter