Deceased

How Did Hugh Griffith Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 67

Also known asHugh Emrys Griffith, Хью ГриффитGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn30/05/1912Born inMarianglas, Anglesey, Wales, UKDied14/05/1980 (aged 67)Died inLondonCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ310934 ↗TMDb#10021 ↗

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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Filmography65 titles

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
1976	The JokeMovie	Dr Walden	64
1975	Legend of the WerewolfMovie	Maestro Pamponi	63
1974	PlayhouseSeries	Dr. Walden	62
1974	CrazeMovie	Solicitor	62
1974	High School GirlMovie	Barone di Roccadura	62
1973	Take Me HighMovie	Sir Harry Cunningham	61
1973	The Final ProgrammeMovie	Professor Hira	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
1968	Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pareMovie	Ignazio	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
1967	On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...Movie	Ibn-el-Rascid	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
1964	The BargeeMovie	Joe Turnbull	52
1963	Tom JonesMovie	Squire Western	51
1962	Mutiny on the BountyMovie	Alexander Smith	50
1962	The Counterfeit TraitorMovie	Collins	50
1962	The InspectorMovie	Van der Pink	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
1957	Now Let Him GoMovie	Simon Kendall	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
1955	Quatermass IISeries	Dr Leo Pugh	43
1954	The Sleeping TigerMovie	Inspector Simmons	42
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
1950	Gone to EarthMovie	Andrew Vessons	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