Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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Richard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths’s screen credits include Uncle Vernon Dursley in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Vernon Dursley in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Bürgermeister Phillipse in Sleepy Hollow.
Born July 31, 1947† March 28, 2013 Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK5 movies on MoviHero
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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 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 Woman (1981), Gandhi (1982), and The Naked Gun 2+1⁄2: The Smell of Fear (1991). In his later career he appeared in Sleepy Hollow (1999), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) and in Martin Scorsese's Hugo (2011).
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- 2011Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides2h 16m · Action · AdventureKing George
- 2007Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2h 18m · Adventure · FantasyVernon Dursley
- 2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets2h 41m · Adventure · FantasyVernon Dursley
- 2001Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone2h 32m · Adventure · FantasyUncle Vernon Dursley
- 1999Sleepy Hollow1h 45m · Fantasy · HorrorBürgermeister Phillipse
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- 2014Showing UpSelf
- 2013About TimeLawyer in Play (uncredited)
- 2012Private PeacefulThe Colonel
- 2011HugoMonsieur Frick
- 2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Vernon Dursley
- 2010Jackboots on WhitehallHermann Goering (voice)
- 2010National Theatre Live: The Habit of ArtFitz / W. H. Auden
- 2008Bedtime StoriesBarry Nottingham
- 2008A Muppets Christmas: Letters to SantaSanta Claus
- 2008Ballet ShoesGreat Uncle Matthew
- 2006The History BoysHector
- 2006VenusDonald
- 2006The World of Peter Rabbit and FriendsMr. Alderman Ptolomy Tortoise/Mr. Jackson/Sir Isaac Newton
- 2005Opa!Tierrney
- 2005The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyJeltz (voice)
- 2005Princes in the TowerThomas More voice
- 2004Stage BeautySir Charles Sedley
- 2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanVernon Dursley
- 2003The Brides in the BathSir Edward Marshall-Hall
- 2002Jeffrey Archer: The TruthWillie Whitelaw
- 2000Sleepy Hollow: Behind the LegendSelf
- 2000VatelDr. Bourdelot
- 1998Ted & RalphLandowner at Party
- 1998The Animal TrainElephant
- 1996The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. TittlemouseMr. Jackson (voice)
- 1995Funny BonesJim Minty
- 1994A Breed of HeroesBrian Beasely
- 1994Guarding TessFrederick
- 1992Mr. Wakefield's CrusadePorter
- 1992Blame It on the BellboyMaurice Horton
- 1991The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of FearDr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker
- 1991King RalphPhipps
- 1989GoldeneyeSecond Admiral
- 1989The Movie Life of GeorgeSelf
- 1987Withnail & IMonty
- 1987CasanovaCardinal
- 1986Shanghai SurpriseWillie Tuttle
- 1984A Private FunctionAllardyce
- 1984Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesCaptain Billings
- 1983Gorky ParkAnton
- 1982The Merry Wives of WindsorSir John Falstaff
- 1982GandhiCollins
- 1982A Light SnackThe Window Cleaner
- 1982The World Cup: A Captain's TaleSidney Barron
- 1982Britannia HospitalCheerful Bernie
- 1981RagtimeDelmas' Assistant No. 1
- 1981The French Lieutenant's WomanSir Tom
- 1981Chariots of FireHead Porter - Caius College
- 1980Superman IITerrorist
- 1980Breaking GlassStudio Engineer
- 1979Afternoon OffFactory Boss
- 1978The Comedy of ErrorsOfficer
- 1977It's Only Rock 'n' RollBoard Member
- 1977Twelve Off the BeltBedworth Hogg
- 1976It Shouldn't Happen to a VetSam Broadbent
- 1976Well Thank You, ThursdayWindow Cleaner
- 1974NormaPark Keeper
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