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Richard Griffiths Biography (1947-)

Born July 31, 1947, in Stockton-on-Tees (some sources say Thornaby-on-Tees),Cleveland, England; father, a steelworker; mother, a bagger; married HeatherGibson. Addresses: Contact: 125 Gloucester Rd., London SW2 4TE, England.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

July 31, 1947

Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Nobody's Perfect, Universal, 1968
• Sam Broadbent, All Things Bright and Beautiful (also known as It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet), World Northal, 1979
• Terrorist, Superman II, Warner Bros., 1980
• Studio engineer, Breaking Glass, Paramount, 1980
• Delma's assistant number one, Ragtime, Paramount, 1981
• Sir Tom Burgh, The French Lieutenant's Woman, United Artists, 1981
• Caius College Head Porter, Chariots of Fire, Warner Bros., 1981
• Collins, Gandhi, Columbia, 1982
• Cheerful Bernie, Britannia Hospital, Universal, 1982
• Anton, Gorky Park, Rank, 1983
• Captain Billings, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, Warner Bros., 1984
• Henry Allardyce the accountant, A Private Function, Island Alive,1985
• Willie Tuttle, Shanghai Surprise, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1986
• Montegue "Monty" Withnail, Withnail and I, Cineplex Odeon, 1987
• Phipps, King Ralph, Universal, 1991
• Dr. Albert S. Mainheimer and Earl Hacker, The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear, Paramount, 1991
• Maurice Horton, Blame It on the Bellboy, Buena Vista, 1992
• Frederick, Guarding Tess, TriStar, 1994
• Brian Beazley, A Breed of Heroes, 1994
• Jim Minty, Funny Bones, Buena Vista, 1995
• Magistrate Samuel Philipse, Sleepy Hollow, Paramount, 1999
• Dr. Bourdelot, Vatel, Miramax, 2000
• Himself/Magistrate Samuel Philipse, Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend, Paramount, 2000
• Uncle Vernon Dursley, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (alsoknown as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone), Warner Bros., 2001
• Uncle Vernon Dursley, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Warner Bros., 2002
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Soviet premier Dubienkin, Whoops Apocalypse, London Weekend Television, 1982
• Jack Mowbray, Ffizz, ITV, 1987, 1989
• Trevor Beasley, A Kind of Living, ITV, 1988-1990
• Detective inspector Henry Crabbe, Pie in the Sky, BBC, 1994-1997
• Leo Wheeldon, chief education officer, Hope & Glory (also known as Hope and Glory), BBC, 2000
• Movies
• Window cleaner, The Five Minute Films, BBC, 1982
• Henry Jay, Bird of Prey, 1982
• Henry Jay, Bird of Prey 2, 1984
• Cardinal Acquaviva, Casanova (also known as Il Veneziano, vitae amori di Giacomo Casanova), ABC, 1987
• Second admiral, Goldeneye: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (also known as Spymaster), syndicated, 1989
• Porter, Mr. Wakefield's Crusade, 1991
• Ronnie, Model by Day, Fox, 1994
• Landowner at party, Ted & Ralph, BBC, 1998
• Miniseries
• Brown, The Marksman, 1987
• Geoffrey Crichton-Potter, In the Red, BBC, 1998
• Swelter, Gormenghast, BBC, 2000
• Specials
• Officer, "The Comedy of Errors," The BBC Television Shakespeare, BBC-2, 1978
• Sir John Falstaff, "The Merry Wives of Windsor," The BBC Television Shakespeare (also known as The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Merry Wives of Windsor), BBC2, 1982
• Himself, An Audience with Victoria Wood, 1988
• Voice of Mr. Jackson, The Tale of Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse (animated; also known as The Worlds of Peter Rabbit and Friends),The Family Channel, 1995
• Reader, Christmas Glory 2000, ITV and BBC, 2000
• Episodic
• Harries, "Jack or Knave," The Sweeney, 1978
• Derek Farrow, "Dreamhouse," Minder, 1982
• Jean-Pierre, "Fall of a Birdman," Bergerac, BBC, 1982
• Sidney Garbutt, "Glasshouse People," Boon, 1986
• Hans Koopman, "They Call Me Midas," Lovejoy, BBC, 1993
• Humphrey Appleton, "The Day of the Devil," Inspector Morse, Central Television, broadcast as an episode of Mystery!, PBS, 1993
• Bishop of Mulberry, "Spring," The Vicar of Dibley, BBC1, 1999
• Stage Appearances
• Bottom, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1977
• Lariosik, The White Guard, London production, 1977
• George, Once in a Lifetime, London production, 1977
• Galileo Galilei (title role), The Life of Galileo, Almeida Theatre, London, 1994
• Art, London production, 2001
• Luther, London production, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

• Times (London), March 10, 1994, p. 14