Richard Griffiths
Acting
- Nascimento:
- 1947-07-31
- Falecimento:
- 2013-03-28
- Local de nascimento:
- Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Biografia
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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Filmografia
Showing Up
Questão de Tempo
Private Peaceful
A Coroa Vazia
A Invenção de Hugo Cabret
Piratas do Caribe: Navegando em Águas Misteriosas
Episodes
Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte - Parte 1
Jackboots on Whitehall
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
Um Faz de Conta Que Acontece
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Dançando Para a Vida
Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix
Fazendo História
Vênus
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films
Opa!
Bleak House
O Guia do Mochileiro das Galáxias
Princes in the Tower
A Bela do Palco
Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban
The Brides in the Bath
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
tlc
Harry Potter e a Câmara Secreta
Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Vatel - Um Banquete Para o Rei
Gormenghast
A Lenda do Cavaleiro Sem Cabeça
Hope and Glory
Ted & Ralph
The Animal Train
In the Red
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
TFI Friday
Rir É Viver
A Breed of Heroes
Pie in the Sky
O Guarda-Costas e a Primeira Dama
Peter Rabbit e seus Amigos
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Escândalos No Hotel
Pebble Mill
Corra que a Polícia Vem Aí! 2½
Rei Por Acaso
Perfect Scoundrels
El C.I.D.
Screen One
Goldeneye
The Movie Life of George
A Kind of Living
The Marksman
Ffizz
Os Desajustados
Casanova: O Maior Amante de Todos os Tempos
Inspector Morse