Hugh Emrys Griffith was a Welsh actor. Described by BFI Screenonline as a "wild-eyed, formidable character player", Griffith appeared in more than 100 theatre, film, and television productions in a career that spanned over 40 years. He was the second Welsh-born actor to win an Academy Award, winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in Ben-Hur (1959), with an additional nomination for Tom Jones (1963).
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Under Milk WoodMovie | Captain Cat (voice) (archive sound) | 80 |
| 1980 | A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley SquareMovie | Sid Larkin | 68 |
| 1978 | The Hound of the BaskervillesMovie | Frankland | 66 |
| 1977 | Casanova & Co.Movie | The Caliph | 65 |
| 1977 | The Last Remake of Beau GesteMovie | Judge | 65 |
| 1977 | Joseph AndrewsMovie | Squire Western | 65 |
| 1975 | Legend of the WerewolfMovie | Maestro Pamponi | 63 |
| 1974 | PlayhouseSeries | Dr. Walden | 62 |
| 1974 | CrazeMovie | Solicitor | 62 |
| 1973 | Take Me HighMovie | Sir Harry Cunningham | 61 |
| 1972 | What?Movie | Joseph Noblart | 60 |
| 1972 | The Canterbury TalesMovie | Sir January | 60 |
| 1972 | Dr. Phibes Rises AgainMovie | Harry Ambrose | 60 |
| 1972 | Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?Movie | Mr. Harrison, The Pigman | 60 |
| 1971 | The Abominable Dr. PhibesMovie | Rabbi | 59 |
| 1970 | Start the Revolution Without MeMovie | King Louis | 58 |
| 1970 | Cry of the BansheeMovie | Mickey | 58 |
| 1968 | The FixerMovie | Lebedev | 56 |
| 1968 | Oliver!Movie | The Magistrate | 56 |
| 1967 | Brown Eye, Evil EyeMovie | Tadeusz Bridges | 55 |
| 1967 | The Sailor from GibraltarMovie | Llewellyn | 55 |
| 1967 | Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So SadMovie | Commodore Roseabove | 55 |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67Series | Herr Hoffman | 54 |
| 1966 | The Poppy Is Also a FlowerMovie | Salah Rahman Khan | 54 |
| 1966 | How to Steal a MillionMovie | Charles Bonnet | 54 |
| 1963 | Tom JonesMovie | Squire Western | 51 |
| 1962 | Mutiny on the BountyMovie | Alexander Smith | 50 |
| 1962 | The Counterfeit TraitorMovie | Collins | 50 |
| 1960 | ExodusMovie | Mandria | 48 |
| 1960 | The CitadelMovie | Philip Denny | 48 |
| 1960 | The Day They Robbed the Bank of EnglandMovie | O'Shea | 48 |
| 1959 | The Story on Page OneMovie | Judge Edgar Neilsen | 47 |
| 1959 | Ben-HurMovie | Scheich Ildirim | 47 |
| 1957 | The Good CompanionsMovie | Morton Mitcham | 45 |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreSeries | Simon Kendall | 44 |
| 1956 | Colonel March of Scotland YardSeries | Dr. Ivy | 44 |
| 1955 | Passage HomeMovie | Pettigrew der Chefingenieur | 43 |
| 1955 | The Moment of TruthMovie | The Photographer | 43 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self | 41 |
| 1953 | The Titfield ThunderboltMovie | Dan | 41 |
| 1953 | The Beggar's OperaMovie | The Beggar | 41 |
| 1951 | The Galloping MajorMovie | Humbert Temple | 39 |
| 1951 | Laughter in ParadiseMovie | Henry Russell | 39 |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreSeries | Man with Cello | 38 |
| 1949 | Lights OutSeries | — | 37 |
| 1949 | Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing HeiressMovie | Bensall, the butler | 37 |
| 1949 | A Run for Your MoneyMovie | Huw Price | 37 |
| 1949 | Kind Hearts and CoronetsMovie | Lord High Steward | 37 |
| 1948 | London Belongs to MeMovie | Headlam Fynne | 36 |
| 1948 | The First GentlemanMovie | John Fisher | 36 |
| 1948 | So Evil My LoveMovie | Coroner | 36 |
| 1948 | The Three Weird SistersMovie | Mabli Hughes | 36 |
| 1940 | Neutral PortMovie | Bit | 28 |
| 1940 | Night Train to MunichMovie | — | 28 |