Griffith Rhys Jones Biography (1953-)

Born November 16 (some sources cite November 6), 1953, in Cardiff, Wales; sonof Elwyn and Gwyneth Margaret (maiden name, Jones) Rhys Jones; married Joanna Frances Harris, 1981; children: one son, one daughter. Addresses: Office: Talkback, 33 Percy Street, London W1P 9FG, England.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer, writer
Birth Details: November 16, 1953; Cardiff, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Charley's Aunt, 1983
Trumpets and Raspberries, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1985
The Alchemist, Lyric-Hammersmith, London, 1985
Arturo Ui, Queens Theatre, London, 1987
Small Doses (short plays; includes "Boat People"), 1989
Smith and Jones, 1989
Die Fledermaus (opera), Royal Opera, Theatre at Covent Garden, London, 1989
The Wind in the Willows, Royal National Theatre, London, 1990
An Absolute Turkey, Globe Theatre, London, 1994
The Front Page, Donmar Warehouse Theatre, 1997
Also appeared in The Revengers Comedies, Strand Theatre, London; and Not in Front of the Audience, Theatre Royal.
Stage Work
Director
Director, The Alchemist, Lyric-Hammersmith, London, 1985
Twelfth Night, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1991
Also director of Le School Trip, Old Vic Youth Theatre.
Film Appearances
Fundamental Frolics, 1981
Multiple roles, The Secret Policeman's Other Ball, Miramax, 1982
Graham Sweetley, Morons from Outer Space, Universal, 1985
Henry Wilt, The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt (also known as Wilt), J. Arthur Rank, 1990
Ex, 1991
Touchstone, As You Like It, 1992
Graham, Staggered (also known as Mad Wedding), Victor Films, 1994
Tino, The Adventures of Pinocchio (also known as Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio, Die Legende von Pinocchio, and Pinocchio), NewLine Cinema, 1996
Ray Mason, Up `n' Under (also known as Up and Under), Entertainment Film Distributors, 1998
Caesar, The Testimony of Taliesin Jones, Snake River, 2000
Television Appearances
Series
A View of Harry Clark, BBC, 1989
Narrator, Tales from the Poop Deck, [Great Britain], beginning c.1991
Ian Deasey, Demob, [Great Britain], beginning c. 1993
The Nose at Ten, [Great Britain], beginning c. 1996
As Griff Rhys Jones; Series
Regular performer, Not the Nine O'Clock News, BBC-2, 1979-80 and 1982
Regular performer, Alas Smith & Jones, BBC-2, 1984-87, then CBS, 1991
Regular performer, The World According to Smith and Jones, BBC, 1987
Regular performer, Smith and Jones in Small Doses, [Great Britain], beginning c. 1989
Regular performer, Smith and Jones, BBC, 1989-92 and 1995
Regular performer, Smith and Jones: Prime Cuts (compilation series), BBC, 1995
Miniseries
(As Griff Rhys Jones) Carrington, Porterhouse Blue, Channel 4, 1987
Specials

Guest speaker from Wembley Stadium, Live Aid, British Television,MTV, ABC, and syndicated, 1985
The Grand Knockout Tournament, 1987
Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes, 1993
Comic Relief: Behind the Nose, HBO, 1995
Host, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 1997
Presenter, Crystal Balls (documentary), BBC, 1998
Live from the Lighthouse, 1998
The Book Quiz, 1998
Comic Relief: The Record Breaker, 1999
The Not the Nine O'Clock News Story, BBC, 1999
(In archival footage) The 100 Greatest TV Ads, Tyne Tees, 2000
Also appeared in In Search of Happiness (documentary), BBC; They Think It's All Over, BBC1; The Day Today; and Murder Most Horrid.
Episodic
Title role, "Bambi," The Young Ones, BBC-2, 1984
Who Dares Wins, Channel 4, 1984
Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Channel 4, 1988-89
Clive Anderson Talks Back, Channel 4, 1990
Rita Rudner, BBC, 1990
Have I Got News for You?, BBC-2, 1992-93
Clive Anderson Talks Back, Channel 4, 1994
Clive Anderson All Talk, BBC, 1996
Shooting Stars, BBC, 1996
TFI Friday (also known as Thank Four It's Friday), Channel4, 1997
Jeremy Sprangster, "The Curious Tale of Mr. Speakfish," Jonathan Creek, BBC, 1999
Ruby, BBC, 1999
Parkinson, [Great Britain], 2000
"Douglas Adams: The Man Who Blew Up the World," Omnibus, BBC, 2001
Clive Anderson Now, [Great Britain], 2001
Movies
Baron Wasteland, Jack and the Beanstalk, London Weekend Television, 1998
Emperor, Aladdin, 2000
Television Work
Producer; Series
Alas Smith & Jones, BBC-2, 1984-87, then CBS, 1991
Smith and Jones, BBC, 1989-92 and 1995
RECORDINGS
Taped Readings
Porterhouse Blues, Chivers Audio Books, 1987 and 1993
Ancestral Vices, Chivers Audio Books, 1992
Little Wolf's Book of Badness, Collins, 1996
The BBC Collection of Humorous Poetry, BDD Audio Publishing, 1999
Also read on tape Virgin Chattering Classics, Listen for Pleasure;and BBC Radio Collection, BBC Audio.
WRITINGS
Stage Plays
"Boat People," in Small Doses, 1989
Smith and Jones, 1989
Screenplays
(With Mel Smith and Bob Mercer) Morons from Outer Space, Universal, 1985
Teleplays
With Others; Series
Not the Nine O'Clock News, BBC-2, 1979-80 and 1982
Alas Smith & Jones, BBC-2, 1984-87, then CBS, 1991
The World According to Smith and Jones, BBC, 1987
Smith and Jones in Small Doses, [Great Britain], 1989
Smith and Jones, BBC, 1989-92 and 1995
Smith and Jones: Prime Cuts (compilation series), BBC, 1995
Other Writings
As Griff Rhys Jones
Janet Lives with Mel and Griff, 1988
Smith and Jones Head to Head, 1992
Author of The Lavishly Tooled Smith and Jones.
Books
Head to Head, Fontana, 1992
The Nation's Favourite Poems, BBC Consumer Publishing, 1996
The Nation's Favourite Comic Poems, BBC Consumer Publishing, 1998
The Nation's Favourite Twentieth Century, BBC Consumer Publishing,1999
Also author of Smith and Jones Live and Janet Lives with Mel, Harpercollins.

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