Person
Richard Griffiths
Born 31 July 1947 Died 28 March 2013, aged 65 Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK TMDB ↗
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.
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The numbers
20age in their first credit on record (1967)
46years on screen and counting
8credits in 1982, their busiest year
91dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 66 About Time
2013as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
Age: 65 Private Peaceful
2012as The Colonel
Age: 64 Hugo
2011as Monsieur Frick
Age: 63 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011as King George
Age: 63 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010as Vernon Dursley
Age: 63 Jackboots on Whitehall
2010as Hermann Goering (voice)
Age: 62 National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
2010as Fitz / W. H. Auden
Age: 61 Bedtime Stories
2008as Barry Nottingham
Age: 61 A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008as Santa Claus
Age: 61 Ballet Shoes
2008as Great Uncle Matthew
Age: 59 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007as Vernon Dursley
Age: 59 The History Boys
2006as Hector
Age: 59 Venus
2006as Donald
Age: 58 The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
2006as Mr. Alderman Ptolomy Tortoise/Mr. Jackson/Sir Isaac Newton
Age: 58 Opa!
2005as Tierrney
Age: 57 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005as Jeltz (voice)
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Age: 57 Princes in the Tower
2005as Thomas More voice
Age: 57 Stage Beauty
2004as Sir Charles Sedley
Age: 56 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004as Vernon Dursley
Age: 56 The Brides in the Bath
2003as Sir Edward Marshall-Hall
Age: 55 Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
2002as Willie Whitelaw
Age: 55 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002as Vernon Dursley
Age: 54 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001as Vernon Dursley
Age: 52 Vatel
2000as Dr. Bourdelot
Age: 52 Sleepy Hollow
1999as Bürgermeister Phillipse
Age: 51 Ted & Ralph
1998as Landowner at Party
Age: 51 The Animal Train
1998as Elephant
Age: 49 The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
1996as Mr. Jackson (voice)
Age: 48 Funny Bones
1995as Jim Minty
Age: 47 A Breed of Heroes
1994as Brian Beasely
Age: 46 Guarding Tess
1994as Frederick
Age: 44 Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
1992as Porter
Age: 44 Blame It on the Bellboy
1992as Maurice Horton
Age: 43 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991as Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker
Age: 43 King Ralph
1991as Duncan Phipps
Age: 42 Goldeneye
1989as Second Admiral
Age: 39 Withnail & I
1987as Monty
Age: 39 Casanova
1987as Cardinal
Age: 39 Shanghai Surprise
1986as Willie Tuttle
Age: 37 A Private Function
1984as Allardyce
Age: 36 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984as Captain Billings
Age: 36 Gorky Park
1983as Anton
Age: 35 The Merry Wives of Windsor
1982as Sir John Falstaff
Age: 35 Gandhi
1982as Collins
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Age: 35 A Light Snack
1982as The Window Cleaner
Age: 34 The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
1982as Sidney Barron
Age: 34 Britannia Hospital
1982as Cheerful Bernie
Age: 34 Ragtime
1981as Delmas' Assistant No. 1
Age: 34 The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981as Sir Tom
Age: 33 Chariots of Fire
1981as Head Porter - Caius College
Age: 33 Superman II
1980as Terrorist
Age: 33 Breaking Glass
1980as Studio Engineer
Age: 31 Afternoon Off
1979as Factory Boss
Age: 31 The Comedy of Errors
1978as Officer
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Age: 29 It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
1977as Board Member
Age: 29 Twelve Off the Belt
1977as Bedworth Hogg
Age: 29 It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
1976as Sam Broadbent
Age: 28 Well Thank You, Thursday
1976as Window Cleaner
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Age: 27 Norma
1974as Park Keeper
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TV credits
Age: 64 The Hollow Crown
2012as Duke of Burgundy
Age: 63 Episodes
2011as Julian Bullard
Age: 58 Bleak House
2005as Mr. Bayham Badger
Age: 55 tlc
2002as Mr Benedict Ron
Age: 52 Gormenghast
2000as Swelter
Age: 51 Hope and Glory
1999as Leo Wheeldon
Age: 50 In the Red
1998as Geoffrey Crichton Potter
Age: 46 Pie in the Sky
1994as Henry Crabbe
Age: 45 The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992as Mr. Jackson (voice)
Age: 42 Perfect Scoundrels
1990as Phil Kirby
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Age: 42 El C.I.D.
1990as Weatherby
Age: 42 Screen One
1989as Brian Beazely
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Age: 40 A Kind of Living
1988as Trevor Beasley
Age: 40 The Marksman
1987as Brown
Age: 40 Ffizz
1987as Jack Mowbray
Age: 39 Inspector Morse
1987as Canon Humphrey Appleton
Age: 38 Boon
1986
Age: 38 Lovejoy
1986as Hans Koopman
Age: 35 The Cleopatras
1983as Pot Belly
Age: 35 Countdown
1982
Age: 34 Bird of Prey
1982as Henry Jay
Age: 34 Whoops Apocalypse
1982as Premier Dubienkin
Age: 34 Bergerac
1981as Jean-Pierre
Age: 32 Minder
1979as Derek Farrow
Age: 31 The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978as Sir John Falstaff
Age: 28 Red Letter Day
1976as Window Cleaner
Age: 27 The Sweeney
1975as Ronnie Harries
Age: 26 Village Hall
1974as Mr. Ridealgh
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Age: 26 Second City Firsts
1973as Bedworth Hog
Age: 25 Crown Court
1972as Interpreter
Age: 20 ITV Playhouse
1967as Park keeper
Age: 20 ITV Playhouse
1967as Board member