Actor Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths
Photo of actor Richard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths was an English actor of stage, film and television. He received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, and the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, all for his role in the play The History Boys. He was also known for his portrayal of Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films, Uncle Monty in Withnail and I and Henry Crabbe in Pie in the Sky. On March 29th, 2013 Richard died due to complications following heart surgery.
Place of birth
Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Date of birth
31st July 1947
Date of death
28th March 2013
Movies that starred Richard Griffiths (14 in total)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides poster

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides [2011]

King George
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 poster

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 [2010]

Vernon Dursley
Bedtime Stories poster

Bedtime Stories [2008]

Barry Nottingham
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix poster

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [2007]

Vernon Dursley
The History Boys poster

The History Boys [2006]

Hector
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban poster

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [2004]

Vernon Dursley
Stage Beauty poster

Stage Beauty [2004]

Sir Charles Sedley
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets poster

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [2002]

Vernon Dursley
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth poster

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth [2002]

Willie Whitelaw
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone poster

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone [2001]

Vernon Dursley
Vatel poster

Vatel [2000]

Dr. Bourdelot
Sleepy Hollow poster

Sleepy Hollow [1999]

Bürgermeister Phillipse
Funny Bones poster

Funny Bones [1995]

Jim Minty
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear poster

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear [1991]

Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker
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