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).
Filmography (98 titles)
9.2MovieShowing Up
Self · 2014
7.9MovieAbout Time
Lawyer in Play (uncredited) · 2013
6.6MoviePrivate Peaceful
The Colonel · 2012
7.4ShowThe Hollow Crown
Duke of Burgundy · 2012
7.2MovieHugo
Monsieur Frick · 2011
6.6MoviePirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
King George · 2011
7.2ShowEpisodes
Julian Bullard · 2011
7.7MovieHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Vernon Dursley · 2010
4.9MovieJackboots on Whitehall
Hermann Goering (voice) · 2010
8.0MovieNational Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
Fitz / W. H. Auden · 2010
6.2MovieBedtime Stories
Barry Nottingham · 2008
6.0MovieA Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Santa Claus · 2008
6.4MovieBallet Shoes
Great Uncle Matthew · 2008
7.7MovieHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Vernon Dursley · 2007
6.6MovieThe History Boys
Hector · 2006
6.6MovieVenus
Donald · 2006
8.5MovieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Mr. Alderman Ptolomy Tortoise/Mr. Jackson/Sir Isaac Newton · 2006
6.0MovieOpa!
Tierrney · 2005
8.0ShowBleak House
Mr. Bayham Badger · 2005
6.7MovieThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Jeltz (voice) · 2005
Princes in the Tower
Thomas More voice · 2005
6.6MovieStage Beauty
Sir Charles Sedley · 2004
8.0MovieHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Vernon Dursley · 2004
5.7MovieThe Brides in the Bath
Sir Edward Marshall-Hall · 2003
4.7MovieJeffrey Archer: The Truth
Willie Whitelaw · 2002
6.2Showtlc
Mr Benedict Ron · 2002
7.7MovieHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Vernon Dursley · 2002
7.9MovieHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Vernon Dursley · 2001
7.1MovieSleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Self · 2000
6.1MovieVatel
Dr. Bourdelot · 2000