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Richard Griffiths

Acting · Born July 31, 1947 · 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.

Movies with Richard Griffiths

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) — Uncle Vernon Dursley
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) — Vernon Dursley
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) — Vernon Dursley
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) — Vernon Dursley
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) — Vernon Dursley
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) — King George
• About Time (2013) — Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
• Sleepy Hollow (1999) — Bürgermeister Phillipse
• Bedtime Stories (2008) — Barry Nottingham
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) — Jeltz (voice)
• The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) — Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker
• Superman II (1980) — Terrorist

TV shows with Richard Griffiths

• Pie in the Sky (1994) — Henry Crabbe
• Countdown (1982)
• tlc (2002) — Mr Benedict Ron
• Bird of Prey (1982) — Henry Jay
• Ffizz (1987) — Jack Mowbray