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Hugh Emrys Griffith was a Welsh film, stage and television actor. He is best remembered for his role in the film Ben-Hur (1959), which earned him critical acclaim and an Academy Award. Some of his other notable credits include Exodus (1960), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Tom Jones (1963) and Oliver! (1968).
Birth Name
Hugh Emrys Griffith
Born
Thursday, 30 May 1912
Died
Wednesday, 14 May 1980
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks | Rabbi | 2014 |
| Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Rabbi | 2007 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | Sid Larkin | 1979 |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | Frankland | 1978 |
| The Last Remake of Beau Geste | Judge | 1977 |
| Joseph Andrews | Squire Western | 1977 |
| Some Like It Cool | The Caliph | 1977 |
| The Passover Plot | Caiaphas | 1976 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks | Rabbi | 2014 |
| Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Rabbi | 2007 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | Sid Larkin | 1979 |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | Frankland | 1978 |
| The Last Remake of Beau Geste | Judge | 1977 |
| Joseph Andrews | Squire Western | 1977 |
| Some Like It Cool | The Caliph | 1977 |
| The Passover Plot | Caiaphas | 1976 |
| Legend of the Werewolf | Maestro Pamponi | 1975 |
| Craze | Solicitor | 1974 |
| BBC2 Playhouse | Dr. Walden | 1974 |
| High School Girl | Barone di Roccadura | 1974 |
| Luther | Tetzel / John Tetzel | 1974 |
| Take Me High | Sir Harry Cunningham | 1973 |
| The Final Programme | Professor Hira | 1973 |
| Orson Welles' Great Mysteries | The Man | 1973 |
| Increase and Multiply | Monsignor Casadei | 1973 |
| What? | Joseph Noblart | 1972 |
| The Canterbury Tales | Sir January | 1972 |
| Dr. Phibes Rises Again | Harry Ambrose | 1972 |
| Clochemerle | Alexandre Bourdillat | 1972 |
| Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? | Mr. Harrison (The Pigman) / Mr. Harrison, The Pigman | 1972 |
| The Abominable Dr. Phibes | Rabbi | 1971 |
| Cry of the Banshee | Mickey | 1970 |
| Wuthering Heights | Dr. Kenneth | 1970 |
| Start the Revolution Without Me | King Louis | 1970 |
| The Fixer | Lebedev | 1968 |
| Oliver! | Magistrate / The Magistrate | 1968 |
| Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare | Ignazio | 1968 |
| On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... | Ibn-el-Rascid / Dragone | 1967 |
| The Sailor from Gibraltar | Llewellyn | 1967 |
| Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad | Commodore Roseabove | 1967 |
| ABC Stage 67 | Herr Hoffman | 1966 |
| How to Steal a Million | Charles Bonnet | 1966 |
| The Poppy Is Also a Flower | Salah Rahman Khan | 1966 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Choobukov / Uncle Rollo | 1965 |
| The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders | Prison Governor | 1965 |
| Hide and Seek | Wilkins | 1964 |
| The Bargee | Joe / Joe Turnbull | 1964 |
| Tom Jones | Squire Western | 1963 |
| Mutiny on the Bounty | Alexander Smith | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself | 1962 |
| Term of Trial | O'Hara | 1962 |
| Lisa | Van der Pink | 1962 |
| The Counterfeit Traitor | Collins | 1962 |
| Comedy Playhouse | Luther Flannery | 1961 |
| The Day They Robbed the Bank of England | O'Shea | 1960 |
| Dow Hour of Great Mysteries | Captain Harmonville | 1960 |
| Exodus | Mandria | 1960 |
| The Story on Page One | Judge Edgar Neilsen | 1959 |
| Ben-Hur | Sheik Ilderim / Scheich Ildirim | 1959 |
| Play of the Week | Général St. Pé | 1959 |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | Long John Silver | 1957 |
| Lucky Jim | Professor Welch | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| The Good Companions | Morton Mitcham | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Jaggers / Rev. Light | 1956 |
| Armchair Theatre | Simon Kendall | 1956 |
| Quatermass II | Dr. Leo Pugh | 1955 |
| Colonel March of Scotland Yard | Dr. Ivy | 1955 |
| ITV Play of the Week | M. Tarde | 1955 |
| Passage Home | Pettigrew der Chefingenieur / Pettigrew | 1955 |
| The Sleeping Tiger | The Inspector / Inspector Simmons | 1954 |
| Man with a Million | Potter | 1954 |
| The Beggar's Opera | The Beggar | 1953 |
| The Titfield Thunderbolt | Dan | 1953 |
| Omnibus | (segment "Ah Sweet Mystery of Mrs. Murphy") | 1952 |
| The Wild Heart | Andrew Vessons | 1952 |
| Laughter in Paradise | Henry Augustus Russell | 1951 |
| The Galloping Major | Humbert Temple | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Man with Cello / Constantine | 1950 |
| Gone to Earth | Andrew Vessons | 1950 |
| Scrapbook for 1933 | (voice) | 1950 |
| A Run for Your Money | Huw / Huw Price | 1949 |
| Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress | Bensall, the butler / Bensall | 1949 |
| Kind Hearts and Coronets | Lord High Steward | 1949 |
| Woman of Dolwyn | The Minister / Minister | 1949 |
| Dulcimer Street | Headlam Fynne | 1948 |
| The Three Weird Sisters | Mabli Hughes | 1948 |
| Affairs of a Rogue | Bishop of Salisbury | 1948 |
| So Evil My Love | Coroner | 1948 |
| The Silver Darlings | Packman | 1947 |
| Neutral Port | Bit / Spaniard | 1940 |
| Night Train to Munich | Sailor | 1940 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1969 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| 1969 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| 1964 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1964 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| 1960 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Won |
