Richard Griffiths
Actor
Born Jul 31, 1947 · Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Active 1967–2013
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…
Filmography
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) — Uncle Vernon DursleyHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) — Vernon DursleyHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) — Vernon DursleyHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) — Vernon DursleyHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) — Vernon DursleyAbout Time (2013) — Lawyer in Play (uncredited)Hugo (2011) — Monsieur FrickSleepy Hollow (1999) — Bürgermeister PhillipsePirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) — King GeorgeGandhi (1982) — CollinsThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) — Jeltz (voice)The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) — Dr. Meinheimer / Earl HackerSuperman II (1980) — TerroristBedtime Stories (2008) — Barry NottinghamChariots of Fire (1981) — Head Porter - Caius CollegeWithnail & I (1987) — MontyGreystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) — Captain BillingsInspector Morse (1987) — Canon Humphrey AppletonEpisodes (2011) — Julian BullardRagtime (1981) — Delmas' Assistant No. 1Gorky Park (1983) — AntonThe History Boys (2006) — HectorThe French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) — Sir TomBallet Shoes (2008) — Great Uncle Matthew