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