Richard Griffiths
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 f
Born
Jul 31, 1947
Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Died
Mar 28, 2013
Known For
Acting
Movies
62 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.3
Known For
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
as Vernon Dursley
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as Vernon Dursley
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
as Vernon Dursley
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
as Vernon Dursley
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
as Vernon Dursley
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
as King George
About Time
2013
as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
Sleepy Hollow
1999
as Bürgermeister Phillipse
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991
as Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker
Superman II
1980
as Terrorist
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