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Richard Thomas Griffiths was an English actor of film, television, and stage. For his performance in the stage play The History Boys, Griffiths won much acclaim and received many awards including, Tony Award, Laurence Olivier Award, the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award. For the 2006 film adaptation, Griffiths was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
Birth Name
Richard Thomas Griffiths
Born
Thursday, 31 July 1947
Died
Thursday, 28 March 2013
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | (archive footage) | 2022 |
| An Accidental Studio | (archive footage) | 2019 |
| Showing Up | Self | 2014 |
| About Time | Lawyer in play | 2013 |
| The 67th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Actor (In Memoriam) | 2013 |
| Private Peaceful | The Colonel | 2012 |
| The Hollow Crown | Duke of Burgundy | 2012 |
| Hugo | Monsieur Frick | 2011 |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | King George | 2011 |
| Episodes | Julian Bullard | 2011 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | (archive footage) | 2022 |
| An Accidental Studio | (archive footage) | 2019 |
| Showing Up | Self | 2014 |
| About Time | Lawyer in play | 2013 |
| The 67th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Actor (In Memoriam) | 2013 |
| Private Peaceful | The Colonel | 2012 |
| The Hollow Crown | Duke of Burgundy | 2012 |
| Hugo | Monsieur Frick | 2011 |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | King George | 2011 |
| Episodes | Julian Bullard | 2011 |
| Alan Bennett and the Habit of Art | Self | 2010 |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Vernon Dursley | 2010 |
| Jackboots on Whitehall | Hermann Goering (voice) / Hermann Goering | 2010 |
| National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art | W.H. Auden / Fitz / W. H. Auden | 2010 |
| Bedtime Stories | Barry Nottingham | 2008 |
| A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa | Santa Claus | 2008 |
| The 62nd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2008 |
| Ballet Shoes | Great Uncle Matthew | 2007 |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Vernon Dursley | 2007 |
| Venus | Donald | 2006 |
| The History Boys | Hector | 2006 |
| The 60th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Winner | 2006 |
| Lost in Love | Tierney / Tierrney | 2005 |
| Bleak House | Mr. Bayham Badger | 2005 |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Jeltz / Jeltz (voice) | 2005 |
| Princes in the Tower | Thomas More | 2005 |
| Stage Beauty | Sir Charles Sedley | 2004 |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Uncle Vernon / 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 | Uncle Vernon | 2002 |
| tlc | Mr. Benedict Ron | 2002 |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | Uncle Vernon Dursley / Vernon Dursley | 2001 |
| A History of Britain | (voice) | 2000 |
| Vatel | Dr. Bourdelot | 2000 |
| Gormenghast | Swelter | 2000 |
| Sleepy Hollow | Magistrate Philipse / Bürgermeister Phillipse | 1999 |
| Hope & Glory | Leo Wheeldon | 1999 |
| Ted & Ralph | Landowner at Party | 1998 |
| The Animal Train | Elephant | 1998 |
| The Canterbury Tales | Saturn | 1998 |
| In the Red | Geoffrey Crichton Potter | 1998 |
| Theater Talk | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Funny Bones | Jim Minty | 1995 |
| The Vicar of Dibley | Bishop of Mulberry | 1994 |
| Pie in the Sky | Henry Crabbe | 1994 |
| Guarding Tess | Frederick | 1994 |
| The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends | Mr. Jackson (voice) / Mr. Alderman Ptolomy Tortoise | 1992 |
| Blame It on the Bellboy | Maurice Horton | 1992 |
| The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | Earl Hacker / Dr. Meinheimer | 1991 |
| King Ralph | Phipps / Duncan Phipps | 1991 |
| Masterchef | Self | 1990 |
| El C.I.D. | Weatherby | 1990 |
| Screen One | Brian Beazely | 1989 |
| Goldeneye | Second admiral | 1989 |
| An Audience with Victoria Wood | Self - Audience Member | 1988 |
| Withnail & I | Monty | 1987 |
| Casanova | Cardinal | 1987 |
| Inspector Morse | Canon Humphrey Appleton | 1987 |
| Shanghai Surprise | Willie Tuttle | 1986 |
| Boon | Sidney Garbutt | 1986 |
| Lovejoy | Hans Koopman | 1986 |
| A Private Function | Allardyce | 1984 |
| Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | Captain Billings | 1984 |
| Gorky Park | Anton | 1983 |
| The Cleopatras | Pot Belly | 1983 |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | Sir John Falstaff | 1982 |
| Gandhi | Collins | 1982 |
| The World Cup: A Captain's Tale | Sidney Barron | 1982 |
| Britannia Hospital | Cheerful Bernie | 1982 |
| Bird of Prey | Henry Jay | 1982 |
| Whoops Apocalypse | Premier Dubienkin | 1982 |
| Ragtime | Delmas' Assistant No. 1 | 1981 |
| Bergerac | Jean-Pierre | 1981 |
| The French Lieutenant's Woman | Sir Tom | 1981 |
| Chariots of Fire | Head Porter-Caius College / Head Port-Caius College | 1981 |
| Superman II | Terrorist #3 / Terrorist | 1980 |
| Breaking Glass | Studio Engineer | 1980 |
| Minder | Derek Farrow | 1979 |
| Afternoon Off | Factory Boss | 1979 |
| The Comedy of Errors | Officer | 1978 |
| The South Bank Show | Self | 1978 |
| When the Boat Comes In | P.C. Price | 1976 |
| Working in the Theatre | Self - Actor | 1976 |
| The Sweeney | Ronnie Harries | 1975 |
| Village Hall | Mr. Ridealgh | 1974 |
| Second City Firsts | Bedworth Hog | 1973 |
| Crown Court | Interpreter | 1972 |
| The Expert | Ripley | 1968 |
| ITV Playhouse | Board member / Park keeper | 1967 |
