Richard Griffiths

Born Jul 31, 1947 in Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Actor of film, television and stage, Richard Thomas Griffiths is known for his portrayals of Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films (2001–2010), Uncle Monty in Withnail & I (1987) and in TV series as Henry Crabbe in Pie in the Sky, and Trevor Beasley in A Kind of Living.

Filmography

Shows & movies

Showing Up as Himself

2014

| 1h 23m

About Time as Lawyer in Play

2013

Drama, Romance | 2h 3m

Private Peaceful as The Colonel

2012

Drama | 1h 40m

Hugo as Monsieur Frick

2011

Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy | 2h 6m

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides as King George II

2011

Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 2h 21m

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art as W. H. Auden

2010

Drama, Comedy | 2h 25m

Jackboots on Whitehall as Hermann Goering (voice)

2010

Animation, Comedy | 1h 27m

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 as Vernon Dursley

2010

Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy | 2h 26m

National Theatre Live as Fitz / W.H. Auden

15 seasons • 2009 • Continuing

Drama | 2h 30m

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa as Santa Claus

2008

Adventure, Comedy | 55m

Bedtime Stories as Barry Nottingham

2008

Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance | 1h 39m

Ballet Shoes as Great Uncle Matthew

2007

Drama, Family | 1h 25m

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as Vernon Dursley

2007

Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery | 2h 18m

Venus as Donald

2006

Comedy, Drama | 1h 35m

The History Boys as Hector

2006

Comedy, Drama | 1h 49m

Lost In Love as Tierrney

2005

Comedy | 1h 40m

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Jeltz (voice)

2005

Adventure, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction | 1h 49m

Stage Beauty as Sir Charles Sedley

2004

Comedy | 1h 46m

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as Vernon Dursley

2004

Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery | 2h 22m

The Brides in the Bath as Sir Edward Marshall-Hall

2003

Crime, Drama, Mystery | 1h 39m

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth as Willie Whitelaw

2002

Comedy, Drama, History | 1h 30m

TLC

1 season • 2002 • Ended

| 30m

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as Vernon Dursley

2002

Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery | 2h 41m

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as Vernon Dursley

2001

Adventure, Family, Fantasy | 2h 32m

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend as Richard Griffiths

2000

Documentary, Horror | 29m

Gormenghast as Swelter

1 season • 2000 • Ended

Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Mystery | 1h

Vatel as Dr. Bourdelot

2000

Drama | 2h 5m

Sleepy Hollow as Magistrate Philipse

1999

Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | 1h 51m

The Animal Train as Elephant

1998

Animation, Family | 29m

Archibald the Koala as Archibald

3 seasons • 1998 • Ended

Family, Children, Animation, Adventure, Suspense | 13m

In The Red as Geoffrey Crichton Potter

1 season • 1998 • Ended

Crime, Comedy, Thriller | 1h

Funny Bones as Jim Minty

1995

Comedy | 2h 8m

Pie in the Sky as Henry Crabbe

5 seasons • 1994 • Ended

Drama, Crime, Comedy, Mystery | 1h

A Breed of Heroes as Brian Beasely

1994

Comedy, Drama | 1h 30m

Guarding Tess as Frederick

1994

Comedy, Drama, Thriller | 1h 36m

The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies & Mrs. Tittlemouse as Mr. Jackson

1993

Animation, Adventure, Family | 26m

The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or the Roly-Poly Pudding as Mr. Jackson

1993

Family, Animation, Adventure | 26m

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade as Porter

1992

Drama | 2h 30m

Blame It on the Bellboy as Maurice Horton

1992

Comedy | 1h 18m

King Ralph as Duncan Phipps

1991

Comedy, Family | 1h 37m

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear as Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker

1991

Comedy, Crime | 1h 30m

Goldeneye as Second Admiral

1989

Drama | 1h 45m

A Kind of Living as Trevor Beasley

3 seasons • 1988 • Ended

Comedy | 30m

Ffizz as Jack Mowbray

2 seasons • 1987 • Ended

Comedy | 30m

The Marksman as Brown

1 season • 1987 • Ended

Mini-Series, Crime | 1h

Casanova as Cardinal

1987

| 2h 22m

Withnail & I as Montague Withnail (Uncle Monty)

1987

Comedy, Drama | 1h 48m

Shanghai Surprise as Willie Tuttle

1986

Adventure | 1h 37m

A Private Function as Henry Allardyce

1984

Comedy | 1h 34m

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes as Captain Billings

1984

Action, Adventure, Drama | 2h 23m

Gorky Park

1983

Thriller, Crime, Drama | 2h 8m

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale as Sidney Barron

1984

Action, Drama | 2h 30m

The Merry Wives of Windsor as Sir John Falstaff

1982

Comedy, Romance | 2h 50m

Whoops Apocalypse as Premier Dubienkin

1 season • 1982 • Ended

Science Fiction, Comedy | 30m

The Cleopatras as Potbelly

1 season • 1982 • Ended

Drama, History, War | 1h

Bird of Prey as Henry Jay

2 seasons • 1982 • Ended

Drama, Thriller | 50m

Britannia Hospital as Cheerful Bernie

1982

Comedy, Drama, Horror, Science Fiction | 1h 56m

Gandhi as Collins

1982

Drama | 3h 11m

Ragtime as Delmas' Assistant No. 1

1981

Drama | 2h 35m

The French Lieutenant's Woman as Sir Tom

1981

Drama | 2h 4m

Chariots of Fire as Head Port-Caius College

1981

Drama | 2h 3m

Nobody's Perfect as Sam Hooper

2 seasons • 1980 • Ended

Comedy | 30m

Breaking Glass as Studio Engineer

1980

Drama | 1h 44m

Superman II as Terrorist

1980

Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction | 2h 7m

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

1976

Drama | 1h 33m

Village Hall as Mr. Ridealgh

2 seasons • 1974 • Ended

Drama, Comedy | 1m