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    Richard Griffiths

    1947-07-31 (77 years old) in Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK

    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).

    Movies

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    Showing Up
    92 %|Feb 25, 2014
    Documentary
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    About Time
    79.19 %|Sep 4, 2013
    Drama, Romance, Fantasy
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    Private Peaceful
    66 %|Oct 12, 2012
    Drama, Romance, War
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    Hugo
    72 %|Nov 22, 2011
    Adventure, Drama, Family
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    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
    66 %|May 15, 2011
    Adventure, Action, Fantasy
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    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
    77.5 %|Nov 17, 2010
    Adventure, Fantasy
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    Jackboots on Whitehall
    49 %|Oct 8, 2010
    War, Animation, Comedy
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    National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
    80 %|Apr 22, 2010
    Drama, Comedy
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    Bedtime Stories
    62 %|Dec 24, 2008
    Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Romance
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    A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
    59 %|Dec 17, 2008
    Family, Adventure, Comedy
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    Ballet Shoes
    64 %|Aug 26, 2008
    Drama, Family
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    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    76.78 %|Jul 8, 2007
    Adventure, Fantasy
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    The History Boys
    66 %|Oct 2, 2006
    Drama
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    Venus
    65.89 %|Sep 2, 2006
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Opa!
    54 %|Nov 13, 2005
    Comedy, Romance
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    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    66.63 %|Apr 28, 2005
    Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
    actor
    Princes in the Tower
    0 %|Jan 1, 2005
    Drama
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    Stage Beauty
    67 %|Sep 3, 2004
    Comedy, Romance
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    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
    80.18 %|May 31, 2004
    Adventure, Fantasy
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    The Brides in the Bath
    59 %|Dec 31, 2003
    Crime, Drama
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    Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
    35 %|Dec 1, 2002
    TV Movie, Comedy
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    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
    77.2 %|Nov 13, 2002
    Adventure, Fantasy
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    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
    79.13 %|Nov 16, 2001
    Adventure, Fantasy
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    Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
    70 %|May 23, 2000
    Documentary, Horror
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    Vatel
    60.9 %|May 1, 2000
    History, Drama, Romance
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    Sleepy Hollow
    72 %|Nov 19, 1999
    Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery, Horror
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    Ted & Ralph
    66 %|Dec 26, 1998
    Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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    Funny Bones
    65 %|Sep 20, 1995
    Comedy
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    A Breed of Heroes
    10 %|Sep 4, 1994
    TV Movie, Comedy, Drama
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    Guarding Tess
    59.94 %|Mar 11, 1994
    Comedy, Drama
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    Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
    45 %|Apr 22, 1992
    Drama
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    Blame It on the Bellboy
    53 %|Jan 24, 1992
    Comedy
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    The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
    85 %|Jan 1, 1992
    Animation
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    The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
    68 %|Jun 28, 1991
    Comedy, Crime
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    King Ralph
    53.470000000000006 %|Feb 15, 1991
    Comedy
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    Goldeneye
    60 %|Aug 26, 1989
    TV Movie, Drama, History
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    The Movie Life of George
    0 %|Feb 10, 1989
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    Withnail & I
    73 %|Jun 19, 1987
    Comedy, Drama
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    Casanova
    44 %|Mar 1, 1987
    Comedy, Romance, TV Movie
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    Shanghai Surprise
    42.65 %|Aug 29, 1986
    Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
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    A Private Function
    63 %|Nov 9, 1984
    Comedy
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    Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
    63.31 %|Mar 30, 1984
    Adventure, Drama, Action, Romance
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    Gorky Park
    63 %|Dec 15, 1983
    Thriller, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    The Merry Wives of Windsor
    80 %|Dec 28, 1982
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    Gandhi
    76 %|Dec 1, 1982
    Drama, History
    actor
    A Light Snack
    58 %|Sep 8, 1982
    Comedy
    actor
    The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
    70 %|Jun 13, 1982
    Action, Drama
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    Britannia Hospital
    64 %|May 27, 1982
    Comedy, Science Fiction
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    Ragtime
    70 %|Nov 20, 1981
    Drama, History
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    The French Lieutenant's Woman
    64.2 %|Aug 28, 1981
    Drama, Romance, History
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    Chariots of Fire
    68 %|May 15, 1981
    Drama, History
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    Superman II
    67.35000000000001 %|Dec 12, 1980
    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
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    Breaking Glass
    69 %|Oct 1, 1980
    Music, Drama
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    Afternoon Off
    0 %|Feb 3, 1979
    Drama, Romance, TV Movie
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    The Comedy of Errors
    88 %|Oct 17, 1978
    actor
    It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
    0 %|Jun 28, 1977
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    Twelve Off the Belt
    0 %|May 3, 1977
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    It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
    60 %|Nov 18, 1976
    Drama, Comedy
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    Well Thank You, Thursday
    0 %|Jan 25, 1976
    Drama, Comedy, TV Movie
    actor
    Norma
    0 %|Oct 15, 1974

    Series

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    The Hollow Crown
    74 %|Jun 30, 2012
    Drama,
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    Episodes
    72 %|Jan 9, 2011
    Comedy
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    Bleak House
    82 %|Oct 27, 2005
    Drama
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    TLC
    45 %|Nov 17, 2002
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    Gormenghast
    70 %|Jan 17, 2000
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Hope and Glory
    50 %|Jun 22, 1999
    Drama
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    In the Red
    62 %|May 26, 1998
    Crime
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    Pie in the Sky
    84 %|Mar 13, 1994
    Comedy, Drama
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    The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
    61.43 %|May 13, 1992
    Animation, Family
    actor
    Pebble Mill
    31 %|Oct 14, 1991
    Talk
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    Perfect Scoundrels
    60 %|Apr 22, 1990
    Drama, Comedy
    actor
    El C.I.D.
    0 %|Feb 7, 1990
    Comedy, Drama
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    Kind of Living
    50 %|Feb 19, 1988
    Comedy
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    The Marksman
    0 %|Dec 4, 1987
    Drama
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    Ffizz
    0 %|Sep 9, 1987
    Comedy
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    Inspector Morse
    78 %|Jan 6, 1987
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Boon
    55 %|Jan 14, 1986
    Comedy, Drama, Crime
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    Lovejoy
    74 %|Jan 10, 1986
    Comedy, Drama, Mystery
    actor
    The Cleopatras
    30 %|Jan 19, 1983
    Drama
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    Countdown
    56 %|Nov 2, 1982
    Reality
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    Bird of Prey
    55 %|Apr 22, 1982
    Drama
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    Whoops Apocalypse
    72 %|Mar 14, 1982
    Comedy
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    Bergerac
    64 %|Oct 18, 1981
    Drama
    actor
    Six Fifty-Five Special
    0 %|Jul 13, 1981
    Talk
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    Minder
    67 %|Oct 29, 1979
    Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime
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    BBC Television Shakespeare
    52 %|Dec 3, 1978
    Drama, Comedy
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    An Audience with...
    53 %|Jan 8, 1978
    Talk
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    The Sweeney
    77 %|Jan 2, 1975
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
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    Village Hall
    0 %|Jul 16, 1974
    Drama, Comedy
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    Crown Court
    50 %|Oct 11, 1972
    Drama
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    Tony Awards
    50 %|Apr 1, 1956
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    Tony Awards
    50 %|Apr 1, 1956