Acting · Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Born July 31, 1947
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).
MovieShowing Up
2014
as Self
MovieAbout Time
2013
as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
MoviePrivate Peaceful
2012
as The Colonel
TVThe Hollow Crown
2012
as Duke of Burgundy
MovieHugo
2011
as Monsieur Frick
MoviePirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
as King George
TVEpisodes
2011
as Julian Bullard
MovieHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
as Vernon Dursley
MovieJackboots on Whitehall
2010
as Hermann Goering (voice)
MovieNational Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
2010
as Fitz / W. H. Auden
MovieBedtime Stories
2008
as Barry Nottingham
MovieA Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008
as Santa Claus
MovieBallet Shoes
2008
as Great Uncle Matthew
MovieHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
as Vernon Dursley
MovieThe History Boys
2006
as Hector
MovieVenus
2006
as Donald
MovieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
2006
as Mr. Alderman Ptolomy Tortoise/Mr. Jackson/Sir Isaac Newton
MovieOpa!
2005
as Tierrney
TVBleak House
2005
as Mr. Bayham Badger
MovieThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005
as Jeltz (voice)
Princes in the Tower
2005
as Thomas More voice
MovieStage Beauty
2004
as Sir Charles Sedley
MovieHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as Vernon Dursley
MovieThe Brides in the Bath
2003
as Sir Edward Marshall-Hall
MovieJeffrey Archer: The Truth
2002
as Willie Whitelaw
TVtlc
2002
as Mr Benedict Ron
MovieHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
as Vernon Dursley
MovieHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
as Vernon Dursley
MovieSleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000
as Self
MovieVatel
2000
as Dr. Bourdelot
TVGormenghast
2000
as Swelter
MovieSleepy Hollow
1999
as Bürgermeister Phillipse
TVHope and Glory
1999
as Leo Wheeldon
MovieTed & Ralph
1998
as Landowner at Party
MovieThe Animal Train
1998
as Elephant
TVIn the Red
1998
as Geoffrey Crichton Potter
MovieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
1996
as Mr. Jackson (voice)
MovieFunny Bones
1995
as Jim Minty
MovieA Breed of Heroes
1994
as Brian Beasely
TVPie in the Sky
1994
as Henry Crabbe
MovieGuarding Tess
1994
as Frederick
TVThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992
as Mr. Jackson (voice)
MovieMr. Wakefield's Crusade
1992
as Porter
MovieBlame It on the Bellboy
1992
as Maurice Horton
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
MovieThe Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991
as Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker
MovieKing Ralph
1991
as Duncan Phipps
TVPerfect Scoundrels
1990
as Phil Kirby
El C.I.D.
1990
as Weatherby
TVScreen One
1989
as Brian Beazely
MovieGoldeneye
1989
as Second Admiral
MovieThe Movie Life of George
1989
as Self
A Kind of Living
1988
as Trevor Beasley
TVThe Marksman
1987
as Brown
TVFfizz
1987
as Jack Mowbray
MovieWithnail & I
1987
as Monty
MovieCasanova
1987
as Cardinal
TVInspector Morse
1987
as Canon Humphrey Appleton
MovieShanghai Surprise
1986
as Willie Tuttle
TVBoon
1986
TVLovejoy
1986
as Hans Koopman
MovieA Private Function
1984
as Allardyce
MovieGreystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
as Captain Billings
MovieGorky Park
1983
as Anton
TVThe Cleopatras
1983
as Pot Belly
MovieThe Merry Wives of Windsor
1982
as Sir John Falstaff
MovieGandhi
1982
as Collins
TVCountdown
1982
A Light Snack
1982
as The Window Cleaner
MovieThe World Cup: A Captain's Tale
1982
as Sidney Barron
MovieBritannia Hospital
1982
as Cheerful Bernie
TVBird of Prey
1982
as Henry Jay
TVWhoops Apocalypse
1982
as Premier Dubienkin
MovieRagtime
1981
as Delmas' Assistant No. 1
TVBergerac
1981
as Jean-Pierre
Prisoners of Conscience
1981
as William Beausire
MovieThe French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
as Sir Tom
TVSix Fifty-Five Special
1981
as Self
MovieChariots of Fire
1981
as Head Porter - Caius College
MovieSuperman II
1980
as Terrorist
MovieBreaking Glass
1980
as Studio Engineer
TVMinder
1979
as Derek Farrow
MovieAfternoon Off
1979
as Factory Boss
TVThe BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
as Sir John Falstaff
MovieThe Comedy of Errors
1978
as Officer
TVAn Audience with...
1978
as Self
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
1977
as Board Member
MovieTwelve Off the Belt
1977
as Bedworth Hogg
MovieIt Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
1976
as Sam Broadbent
MovieWell Thank You, Thursday
1976
as Window Cleaner
TVRed Letter Day
1976
as Window Cleaner
TVThe Sweeney
1975
as Ronnie Harries
Norma
1974
as Park Keeper
TVVillage Hall
1974
as Mr. Ridealgh
Second City Firsts
1973
as Bedworth Hog
TVCrown Court
1972
as Interpreter
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as Park keeper
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner
