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Richard Griffiths

Actor of film, television and stage, Richard Thomas Griffiths is known for his portrayals of Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films (2001–2010), Uncle Monty in Withnail & I (1987) and in TV series as Henry Crabbe in Pie in the Sky, and Trevor Beasley in A Kind of Living.

Aliases
  • Richard Thomas Griffiths OBE
English
Filmography

A Breed of Heroes

1994
as Brian Beasely

A Kind of Living

1988
as Trevor Beasley

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

2008
as Santa Claus

A Private Function

1984
as Henry Allardyce

About Time

2013
as Lawyer in Play

Archibald the Koala

1998
as Archibald

Ballet Shoes

2008
as Great Uncle Matthew

Bedtime Stories

2008
as Barry Nottingham

Bird of Prey

1982
as Henry Jay

Blame It on the Bellboy

1992
as Maurice Horton

Breaking Glass

1980
as Studio Engineer

Britannia Hospital

1982
as Cheerful Bernie

Casanova

1987
as Cardinal

Chariots of Fire

1981
as Head Port-Caius College

Ffizz

1987
as Jack Mowbray

Ffizz

1987
as Jack Mowbray

Funny Bones

1995
as Jim Minty

Gandhi

1982
as Collins

Goldeneye

1989
as Second Admiral

Gorky Park

1983

Gormenghast

2000
as Swelter

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984
as Captain Billings

Guarding Tess

1994
as Frederick

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002
as Vernon Dursley

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010
as Vernon Dursley

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007
as Vernon Dursley

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001
as Vernon Dursley

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004
as Vernon Dursley

Hugo

2011
as Monsieur Frick

In The Red

1998
as Geoffrey Crichton Potter

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

1976

Jackboots on Whitehall

2010
as Hermann Goering (voice)

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

2002
as Willie Whitelaw

King Ralph

1991
as Duncan Phipps

Lost In Love

2005
as Tierrney

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

1992
as Porter

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

2010
as W. H. Auden

Nobody's Perfect

1980
as Sam Hooper

Pie in the Sky

1994
as Henry Crabbe

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011
as King George II

Private Peaceful

2012
as The Colonel

Ragtime

1981
as Delmas' Assistant No. 1

Shanghai Surprise

1986
as Willie Tuttle

Showing Up

2014
as Himself

Sleepy Hollow

1999
as Magistrate Philipse

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

2000
as Richard Griffiths

Stage Beauty

2004
as Sir Charles Sedley

Superman II

1980
as Terrorist

TLC

2002

The Animal Train

1998
as Elephant

The Brides in the Bath

2003
as Sir Edward Marshall-Hall

The Cleopatras

1982
as Potbelly

The French Lieutenant's Woman

1981
as Sir Tom

The History Boys

2006
as Hector

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2005
as Jeltz (voice)

The Marksman

1987
as Brown

The Merry Wives of Windsor

1982
as Sir John Falstaff

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

1991
as Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker

The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or the Roly-Poly Pudding

1993
as Mr. Jackson

The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies & Mrs. Tittlemouse

1993
as Mr. Jackson

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

1982
as Sidney Barron

Vatel

2000
as Dr. Bourdelot

Venus

2006
as Donald

Whoops Apocalypse

1982
as Premier Dubienkin

Withnail & I

1987
as Montague Withnail (Uncle Monty)

Writer

Episode Nobody's Perfect
The Anniversary 		1982

Producer

Movie JLS: Eyes Wide Open 2011

Guest Star

Episode The Muppet Show
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa 		2008
Episode The Canterbury Tales
Arriving at Canterbury 		1998
Episode The Good Guys (1992)
Going West 		1992
Episode ITV Playhouse
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll 		1977
Episode The Canterbury Tales
Leaving London 		1998
Episode ITV Playhouse
Norma 		1974
Episode The Vicar of Dibley
Spring 		1999
Episode Red Letter Day
Well Thank You, Thursday 		1976