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Richard Griffiths

Birthday: 1947-07-31 | Place of Birth: Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Richard Griffiths was an English actor of stage, film and television. He received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, and the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, all for his role in the play The History Boys. He was also known for his portrayal of Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films, Uncle Monty in Withnail and I and Henry Crabbe in Pie in the Sky. On March 29th, 2013 Richard died due to complications following heart surgery.

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Known For

Private Peaceful

Private Peaceful 2012

Release Date:

2012

Rating: 6.2

genres:

Drama / Romance / War

Stars:

Jack O'Connell / George MacKay / Richard Griffiths

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Hugo

Hugo 2011

Release Date:

2011

Rating: 7.5

genres:

Adventure / Drama / Family

Stars:

Asa Butterfield / Ben Kingsley / Chloë Grace Moretz

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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011

Release Date:

2011

Rating: 6.6

genres:

Adventure / Fantasy / Action

Stars:

Johnny Depp / Penélope Cruz / Geoffrey Rush

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 2010

Release Date:

2010

Rating: 7.7

genres:

Adventure / Fantasy

Stars:

Daniel Radcliffe / Emma Watson / Rupert Grint

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Jackboots on Whitehall

Jackboots on Whitehall 2010

Release Date:

2010

Rating: 5.3

genres:

Animation / Comedy / War

Stars:

Ewan McGregor / Rosamund Pike / Richard E. Grant

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Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories 2008

Release Date:

2008

Rating: 6

genres:

Fantasy / Comedy / Romance

Stars:

Adam Sandler / Keri Russell / Guy Pearce

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Acting

2012

Private Peaceful

as The Colonel

2011

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

as King George

2008

Bedtime Stories

as Barry Nottingham

2008

Ballet Shoes

as Great Uncle Matthew

2008

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

as Santa Claus

2006

Venus

as Donald

2006

The History Boys

as Hector

2005

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

as Jeltz (voice)

2005

Opa!

as Tierrney

2004

Stage Beauty

as Sir Charles Sedley

2001

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

as Vernon Dursley

2000

Vatel

as Dr. Bourdelot

2000

Gormenghast

as Swelter

2000

Gormenghast

as Swelter

1999

Sleepy Hollow

as Bürgermeister Phillipse

1998

In the Red

as Geoffrey Crichton Potter

1995

Funny Bones

as Jim Minty

1994

Guarding Tess

as Frederick

1994

Pie in the Sky

as Henry Crabbe

1992

Blame It on the Bellboy

as Maurice Horton

1991

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

as Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker

1991

King Ralph

as Duncan Phipps

1987

Withnail & I

as Monty