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