Richard Griffiths
Known for: 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).
Filmography
Film
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Uncle Vernon Dursley
2001
Film
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Vernon Dursley
2002
Film
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Vernon Dursley
2004
Film
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Vernon Dursley
2010
Film
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Vernon Dursley
2007
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Series
Minder
Derek Farrow
1979
Series
Crown Court
Interpreter
1972
Series
Inspector Morse
Canon Humphrey Appleton
1987
Series
Bergerac
Jean-Pierre
1981
Film
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
King George
2011
Film
About Time
Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
2013
Series
ITV Playhouse
Park keeper
1967
Series
ITV Playhouse
Board member
1967
Series
TFI Friday
1996
Film
Sleepy Hollow
Bürgermeister Phillipse
1999
Pebble Mill
Self
1991
Series
The Sweeney
Ronnie Harries
1975
Series
Episodes
Julian Bullard
2011
Series
Pie in the Sky
Henry Crabbe
1994
Series
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Film
Superman II
Terrorist
1980
Series
The Hollow Crown
Duke of Burgundy
2012
Series
Boon
1986
Series
Lovejoy
Hans Koopman
1986
Film
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker
1991
Film
Bedtime Stories
Barry Nottingham
2008
Film
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Jeltz (voice)
2005
Series
Screen One
Brian Beazely
1989
Film
Hugo
Monsieur Frick
2011
Series
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Sir John Falstaff
1978
Series
Bleak House
Mr. Bayham Badger
2005
Second City Firsts
Bedworth Hog
1973
Film
Guarding Tess
Frederick
1994
Film
Withnail & I
Monty
1987
Film
Chariots of Fire
Head Porter - Caius College
1981
Film
Gandhi
Collins
1982
Film
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Captain Billings
1984
Series
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Mr. Jackson (voice)
1992
Film
Gorky Park
Anton
1983
Film
King Ralph
Phipps
1991
Series
Six Fifty-Five Special
Self
1981
Film
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Sir Tom
1981
Series
Gormenghast
Swelter
2000
Film
Vatel
Dr. Bourdelot
2000
Film
Funny Bones
Jim Minty
1995
Series
Perfect Scoundrels
Phil Kirby
1990
Film
Ragtime
Delmas' Assistant No. 1
1981
Series
Countdown
1982
Film
Ballet Shoes
Great Uncle Matthew
2008
Series
In the Red
Geoffrey Crichton Potter
1998
Series
tlc
Mr Benedict Ron
2002
Series
The Cleopatras
Pot Belly
1983
Series
Bird of Prey
Henry Jay
1982
Series
Village Hall
Mr. Ridealgh
1974
Series
Whoops Apocalypse
Premier Dubienkin
1982
El C.I.D.
Weatherby
1990
Film
Stage Beauty
Sir Charles Sedley
2004
Film
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Santa Claus
2008
Film
Showing Up
Self
2014
Film
The History Boys
Hector
2006
Series
Hope and Glory
Leo Wheeldon
1999
Film
Casanova
Cardinal
1987
Film
Venus
Donald
2006
Film
Britannia Hospital
Cheerful Bernie
1982
Film
Shanghai Surprise
Willie Tuttle
1986
Film
A Private Function
Allardyce
1984
Series
Red Letter Day
Window Cleaner
1976
Film
Private Peaceful
The Colonel
2012
Film
Blame It on the Bellboy
Maurice Horton
1992
Film
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Self
2000
Film
Jackboots on Whitehall
Hermann Goering (voice)
2010
Series
The Marksman
Brown
1987
Series
Ffizz
Jack Mowbray
1987
Film
The Movie Life of George
Self
1989
Film
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Mr. Alderman Ptolomy Tortoise/Mr. Jackson/Sir Isaac Newton
2006
A Kind of Living
Trevor Beasley
1988
Film
Goldeneye
Second Admiral
1989
Film
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Sir John Falstaff
1982
Film
Breaking Glass
Studio Engineer
1980
Norma
Park Keeper
1974
Film
Opa!
Tierrney
2005
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
Board Member
1977
Film
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Porter
1992
Film
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
Willie Whitelaw
2002
Film
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
Mr. Jackson (voice)
1996
Film
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
Sidney Barron
1982
Film
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
Fitz / W. H. Auden
2010
Film
Ted & Ralph
Landowner at Party
1998
Film
A Breed of Heroes
Brian Beasely
1994
Film
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
Sam Broadbent
1976
A Light Snack
The Window Cleaner
1982
Film
The Comedy of Errors
Officer
1978
Film
Afternoon Off
Factory Boss
1979
Film
The Brides in the Bath
Sir Edward Marshall-Hall
2003
Film
Well Thank You, Thursday
Window Cleaner
1976
Film
The Animal Train
Elephant
1998
Film
Twelve Off the Belt
Bedworth Hogg
1977
Princes in the Tower
Thomas More voice
2005
Prisoners of Conscience
William Beausire
1981