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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
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness	Rabbi	2007
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

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Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks	Rabbi	2014
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness	Rabbi	2007
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		1974
High School Girl	Barone di Roccadura	1974
Luther	Tetzel	1974
Take Me High	Sir Harry Cunningham	1973
The Final Programme	Professor Hira	1973
What?	Joseph Noblart	1972
Dr. Phibes Rises Again	Harry Ambrose	1972
The Canterbury Tales	Sir January	1972
Clochemerle	Alexandre Bourdillat	1972
The Abominable Dr. Phibes	Rabbi	1971
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?	Mr. Harrison	1971
Start The Revolution Without Me	King Louis	1970
Cry Of The Banshee	Mickey	1970
Wuthering Heights	Dr. Kenneth	1970
Oliver!	Magistrate	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	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	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	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 Jack Paar Tonight Show	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
Passage Home	Pettigrew der Chefingenieur	1955
The Sleeping Tiger	The Inspector	1954
Man with a Million	Potter (uncredited)	1954
The Beggar's Opera	The Beggar	1953
The Titfield Thunderbolt	Dan	1953
Rheingold Theatre		1953
Omnibus	(segment "Ah Sweet Mystery of Mrs. Murphy")	1952
The Wild Heart	Andrew Vessons	1952
Goodyear Playhouse		1951
The Galloping Major	Harold Temple	1951
Laughter in Paradise	Henry Augustus Russell	1951
Gone to Earth	Andrew Vessons	1950
Lux Video Theatre	Constantine, Man with Cello	1950
A Run for Your Money	Huw	1949
Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress	Bensall, the butler	1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets	Lord High Steward	1949
Woman of Dolwyn	The Minister	1949
Dulcimer Street	Headlam Fynne	1948
So Evil My Love	Coroner	1948
The Three Weird Sisters	Mabli Hughes	1948
Affairs of a Rogue	Bishop of Salisbury	1948
The Silver Darlings	Packman	1947
Lights Out		1946
Neutral Port	Bit	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