Richard Griffiths
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 film Ballet Shoes (2007). He also portrayed Uncle Monty in Withnail and I (1987), and Henry Crabbe in Pie in the Sky (1994–1997). Earlier in his career, he had supporting roles in such critically acclaimed films as Chariots of Fire (1981), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Gandhi (1982), and The Naked Gun 2+1⁄2: The Smell of Fear (1991). In his later career he appeared in Sleepy Hollow (1999), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) and in Martin Scorsese's Hugo (2011).
Acted Movies
Director: Richard Eyre
Writers: Jeffrey Hatcher,
Cast: Ben Chaplin, Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Clare Higgins, Derek Hutchinson, Fenella Woolgar, Hugh Bonneville, Mark Letheren, Richard Griffiths, Tom Wilkinson,
Director: Roland Joffé
Writers: Jeanne Labrune,
Cast: Arielle Dombasle, Gérard Depardieu, Hywel Bennett, Julian Glover, Julian Sands, Murray Lachlan Young, Richard Griffiths, Tim Roth, Timothy Spall, Uma Thurman,
Director: Hugh Wilson
Writers: PJ Torokvei,
Cast: Austin Pendleton, David Graf, Don Yesso, Edward Albert, James Lally, James Rebhorn, John Roselius, Nicolas Cage, Richard Griffiths, Shirley MacLaine,
Director: David S. Ward
Writers: David S. Ward,
Cast: Camille Coduri, James Villiers, Joely Richardson, John Goodman, John Hurt, Julian Glover, Leslie Phillips, Niall O'Brien, Peter O'Toole, Richard Griffiths,
Director: Bruce Robinson
Writers: Bruce Robinson,
Cast: Daragh O'Malley, Irene Sutcliffe, Michael Elphick, Michael Wardle, Noel Johnson, Paul McGann, Ralph Brown, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths, Una Brandon-Jones,
Director: Malcolm Mowbray
Writers: Alan Bennett,
Cast: Alison Steadman, Bill Paterson, Denholm Elliott, Jim Carter, John Normington, Liz Smith, Maggie Smith, Michael Palin, Richard Griffiths, Tony Haygarth,
Director: Michael Apted
Writers: Dennis Potter,
Cast: Alexander Knox, Alexei Sayle, Brian Dennehy, Ian Bannen, Joanna Pacula, Lee Marvin, Michael Elphick, Richard Griffiths, Rikki Fulton, William Hurt,