Personal Info
Known Credits
60
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1947-07-31 (78 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Also Known For
Річард Гріффітс
Richard Griffiths
Biography
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 fil ...
Acting
2014 --
Showing Up
| Self
2013 --
About Time
| Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
2012 --
Private Peaceful
| The Colonel
2011 --
Hugo
| Monsieur Frick
2011 --
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
| King George
2010 --
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
2008 --
Bedtime Stories
| Barry Nottingham
2008 --
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
| Santa Claus
2008 --
Ballet Shoes
| Great Uncle Matthew
2007 --
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
| Vernon Dursley
2006 --
The History Boys
| Hector
2006 --
Venus
| Donald
2005 --
Opa!
| Tierrney
2005 --
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
| Jeltz (voice)
2005 --
Princes in the Tower
| Thomas More voice
2004 --
Stage Beauty
| Sir Charles Sedley
2004 --
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
| Vernon Dursley
2003 --
The Brides in the Bath
| Sir Edward Marshall-Hall
2002 --
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
| Willie Whitelaw
2002 --
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
| Vernon Dursley
2001 --
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
| Vernon Dursley
2000 --
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
| Self
2000 --
Vatel
| Dr. Bourdelot
1999 --
Sleepy Hollow
| Bürgermeister Phillipse
1998 --
Ted & Ralph
| Landowner at Party
1995 --
Funny Bones
| Jim Minty
1994 --
A Breed of Heroes
| Brian Beasely
1994 --
Guarding Tess
| Frederick
1992 --
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
| Porter
1992 --
Blame It on the Bellboy
| Maurice Horton
1992 --
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
| Mr. Alderman Ptolomy Tortoise/Mr. Jackson/Sir Isaac Newton
1991 --
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
| Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker
1991 --
King Ralph
| Duncan Phipps
1989 --
Goldeneye
| Second Admiral
1989 --
The Movie Life of George
| Self
1987 --
Withnail & I
| Monty
1987 --
Casanova
| Cardinal
1986 --
Shanghai Surprise
| Willie Tuttle
1984 --
A Private Function
| Allardyce
1984 --
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
| Captain Billings
1983 --
Gorky Park
| Anton
1982 --
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
1981 --
Ragtime
| Delmas' Assistant No. 1
1981 --
The French Lieutenant's Woman
| Sir Tom
1981 --
Chariots of Fire
| Head Porter - Caius College
1980 --
Superman II
| Terrorist
1980 --
Breaking Glass
| Studio Engineer
1979 --
Afternoon Off
| Factory Boss
1978 --
The Comedy of Errors
| Officer
1977 --
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
| Board Member
1977 --
Twelve Off the Belt
| Bedworth Hogg
1976 --
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
| Sam Broadbent
1976 --
Well Thank You, Thursday
| Window Cleaner
1974 --
Norma
| Park Keeper