Where to watch Richard Griffiths in the UK
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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 P…
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- Crown Court (1972) as Interpreter
- Minder (1979) as Derek Farrow
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Winner
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Park keeper
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) as Vernon Dursley
- Bergerac (1981) as Jean-Pierre
- An Audience with... (1978) as Self
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) as Vernon Dursley
- Inspector Morse (1987) as Canon Humphrey Appleton
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) as Vernon Dursley
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) as Vernon Dursley
- The Sweeney (1975) as Ronnie Harries
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) as Vernon Dursley
- Pie in the Sky (1994) as Henry Crabbe
- Pebble Mill (1991) as Self
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) as King George
- Episodes (2011) as Julian Bullard
- About Time (2013) as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
- Lovejoy (1986) as Hans Koopman
- The Hollow Crown (2012) as Duke of Burgundy
- Boon (1986) Cast
- Sleepy Hollow (1999) as Bürgermeister Phillipse
- Hugo (2011) as Monsieur Frick
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) as Jeltz (voice)
- Bedtime Stories (2008) as Barry Nottingham
- Bleak House (2005) as Mr. Bayham Badger
- The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) as Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker
- Superman II (1980) as Terrorist
- Gandhi (1982) as Collins
- The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992) as Mr. Jackson (voice)
- Chariots of Fire (1981) as Head Porter - Caius College
- Gormenghast (2000) as Swelter
- Six Fifty-Five Special (1981) as Self
- tlc (2002) as Mr Benedict Ron
- Perfect Scoundrels (1990) as Phil Kirby
- Withnail & I (1987) as Monty
- Ragtime (1981) as Delmas' Assistant No. 1
- In the Red (1998) as Geoffrey Crichton Potter
- The Cleopatras (1983) as Pot Belly
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) as Captain Billings
- The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) as Sir Tom
- Guarding Tess (1994) as Frederick
- A Kind of Living (1988) as Trevor Beasley
- Ballet Shoes (2008) as Great Uncle Matthew
- Whoops Apocalypse (1982) as Premier Dubienkin
- Countdown (1982) Cast
- Gorky Park (1983) as Anton
- King Ralph (1991) as Duncan Phipps
- Bird of Prey (1982) as Henry Jay
- El C.I.D. (1990) as Weatherby
- Stage Beauty (2004) as Sir Charles Sedley
- Venus (2006) as Donald
- Vatel (2000) as Dr. Bourdelot
- A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008) as Santa Claus
- Hope and Glory (1999) as Leo Wheeldon
- Shanghai Surprise (1986) as Willie Tuttle
- Private Peaceful (2012) as The Colonel
- Funny Bones (1995) as Jim Minty
- Britannia Hospital (1982) as Cheerful Bernie
- Casanova (1987) as Cardinal
- The History Boys (2006) as Hector
- Showing Up (2014) as Self
- Breaking Glass (1980) as Studio Engineer
- A Private Function (1984) as Allardyce
- Village Hall (1974) as Mr. Ridealgh
- Goldeneye (1989) as Second Admiral
- Ffizz (1987) Cast
- The Marksman (1987) as Brown
- A Breed of Heroes (1994) as Brian Beasely
- The Movie Life of George (1989) as Self
- The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982) as Sir John Falstaff
- Afternoon Off (1979) as Factory Boss
- Blame It on the Bellboy (1992) as Maurice Horton
- Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (2000) as Self
- It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1976) as Sam Broadbent
- Jackboots on Whitehall (2010) as Hermann Goering (voice)
- The World Cup: A Captain's Tale (1982) as Sidney Barron
- Jeffrey Archer: The Truth (2002) as Willie Whitelaw
- Opa! (2005) as Tierrney
- The Comedy of Errors (1978) as Officer
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Most-watched Richard Griffiths films currently: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).
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Selected TV credits: Crown Court (1972), Minder (1979), Tony Awards (1956), ITV Playhouse (1967), Bergerac (1981).
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