

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…
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Crown Court
1972 • TV
Interpreter

Minder
1979 • TV
Derek Farrow

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 • Movie
Vernon Dursley

Tony Awards
1956 • TV
Self - Winner

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 • Movie
Vernon Dursley

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010 • Movie
Vernon Dursley

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 • Movie
Vernon Dursley

Bergerac
1981 • TV
Jean-Pierre

Inspector Morse
1987 • TV
Canon Humphrey Appleton

The Sweeney
1975 • TV
Ronnie Harries
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