Richard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths
Person

Richard Griffiths

Actor 1947-07-31 Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK

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...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001 · Uncle Vernon Dursley

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002 · Vernon Dursley

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004 · Vernon Dursley

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007 · Vernon Dursley

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010 · Vernon Dursley

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011 · King George

About Time

About Time

2013 · Lawyer in Play (uncredited)

Hugo

Hugo

2011 · Monsieur Frick

Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

1999 · Bürgermeister Phillipse

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2005 · Jeltz (voice)

Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories

2008 · Barry Nottingham

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

1991 · Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker

Superman II

Superman II

1980 · Terrorist

Gandhi

Gandhi

1982 · Collins

Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

1981 · Head Porter - Caius College

Withnail & I

Withnail & I

1987 · Monty

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984 · Captain Billings

Guarding Tess

Guarding Tess

1994 · Frederick

Gorky Park

Gorky Park

1983 · Anton

King Ralph

King Ralph

1991 · Phipps