
Richard Griffiths
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).
TV Shows(31)

The Hollow Crown
Duke of Burgundy
2012

Episodes
Julian Bullard
2011

Bleak House
Mr. Bayham Badger
2005

tlc
Mr Benedict Ron
2002

Gormenghast
Swelter
2000

Hope and Glory
Leo Wheeldon
1999

In the Red
Geoffrey Crichton Potter
1998

Pie in the Sky
Henry Crabbe
1994

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Mr. Jackson (voice)
1992
Pebble Mill
Self
1991

Perfect Scoundrels
Phil Kirby
1990
El C.I.D.
Weatherby
1990
A Kind of Living
Trevor Beasley
1988

The Marksman
Brown
1987

Ffizz
1987

Inspector Morse
Canon Humphrey Appleton
1987

Boon
1986

Lovejoy
Hans Koopman
1986

The Cleopatras
Pot Belly
1983

Countdown
1982

Bird of Prey
Henry Jay
1982

Whoops Apocalypse
Premier Dubienkin
1982

Bergerac
Jean-Pierre
1981

Six Fifty-Five Special
Self
1981

Minder
Derek Farrow
1979

An Audience with...
Self
1978

The Sweeney
Ronnie Harries
1975

Village Hall
Mr. Ridealgh
1974

Crown Court
Interpreter
1972

ITV Playhouse
Park keeper
1967

Tony Awards
Self - Winner
1956
Movies(62)

Showing Up
Self
2014

About Time
Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
2013

Private Peaceful
The Colonel
2012

Hugo
Monsieur Frick
2011

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
King George
2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Vernon Dursley
2010

Jackboots on Whitehall
Hermann Goering (voice)
2010

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
Fitz / W. H. Auden
2010

Bedtime Stories
Barry Nottingham
2008

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Santa Claus
2008

Ballet Shoes
Great Uncle Matthew
2008

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Vernon Dursley
2007

The History Boys
Hector
2006

Venus
Donald
2006

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Mr. Alderman Ptolomy Tortoise/Mr. Jackson/Sir Isaac Newton
2006

Opa!
Tierrney
2005

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Jeltz (voice)
2005
Princes in the Tower
Thomas More voice
2005

Stage Beauty
Sir Charles Sedley
2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Vernon Dursley
2004

The Brides in the Bath
Sir Edward Marshall-Hall
2003

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
Willie Whitelaw
2002

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Vernon Dursley
2002

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Vernon Dursley
2001

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Self
2000

Vatel
Dr. Bourdelot
2000

Sleepy Hollow
Bürgermeister Phillipse
1999

Ted & Ralph
Landowner at Party
1998

The Animal Train
Elephant
1998

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
Mr. Jackson (voice)
1996

Funny Bones
Jim Minty
1995

A Breed of Heroes
Brian Beasely
1994

Guarding Tess
Frederick
1994

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Porter
1992

Blame It on the Bellboy
Maurice Horton
1992

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker
1991

King Ralph
Duncan Phipps
1991

Goldeneye
Second Admiral
1989

The Movie Life of George
Self
1989

Withnail & I
Monty
1987

Casanova
Cardinal
1987

Shanghai Surprise
Willie Tuttle
1986

A Private Function
Allardyce
1984

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Captain Billings
1984

Gorky Park
Anton
1983

The Merry Wives of Windsor
Sir John Falstaff
1982

Gandhi
Collins
1982
A Light Snack
The Window Cleaner
1982

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
Sidney Barron
1982

Britannia Hospital
Cheerful Bernie
1982

Ragtime
Delmas' Assistant No. 1
1981

The French Lieutenant's Woman
Sir Tom
1981

Chariots of Fire
Head Porter - Caius College
1981

Superman II
Terrorist
1980

Breaking Glass
Studio Engineer
1980

Afternoon Off
Factory Boss
1979

The Comedy of Errors
Officer
1978
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
Board Member
1977

Twelve Off the Belt
Bedworth Hogg
1977

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
Sam Broadbent
1976

Well Thank You, Thursday
Window Cleaner
1976
Norma
Park Keeper
1974