Deceased

How Did Richard Griffiths Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 65

Also known asРічард ГріффітсGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn31/07/1947Born inThornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UKDied28/03/2013Died inUniversity Hospital CoventryCausesurgical complicationsWikidataQ314831 ↗Buried atChurch of St MaryTMDb#10983 ↗

Richard Thomas Griffiths was an English actor. He was known for his portrayals of Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films (2001–2011), Uncle Monty in Withnail and I (1987), and Henry Crabbe in Pie in the Sky (1994–1997). He received numerous accolades in his career and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2008.

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Filmography58 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2014	Showing UpMovie	Self	67
2013	About TimeMovie	Lawyer in Play (uncredited)	66
2012	The Hollow CrownSeries	Duke of Burgundy	65
2011	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesMovie	King George	64
2011	HugoMovie	Monsieur Frick	64
2011	EpisodesSeries	Julian Bullard	64
2010	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Movie	Vernon Dursley	63
2008	Bedtime StoriesMovie	Barry Nottingham	61
2008	A Muppets Christmas: Letters to SantaMovie	Santa Claus	61
2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixMovie	Vernon Dursley	60
2006	The World of Peter Rabbit and FriendsMovie	Mr. Alderman Ptolomy Tortoise/Mr. Jackson/Sir Isaac Newton	59
2006	VenusMovie	Donald	59
2005	Bleak HouseSeries	Mr. Bayham Badger	58
2002	Jeffrey Archer: The TruthMovie	Willie Whitelaw	55
2002	tlcSeries	Mr Benedict Ron	55
2001	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneMovie	Vernon Dursley	54
2000	Sleepy Hollow: Behind the LegendMovie	Self	53
2000	GormenghastSeries	Swelter	53
1999	Sleepy HollowMovie	Bürgermeister Phillipse	52
1998	In the RedSeries	Geoffrey Crichton Potter	51
1998	Ted & RalphMovie	Landowner at Party	51
1995	Funny BonesMovie	Jim Minty	48
1994	Pie in the SkySeries	Henry Crabbe	47
1994	Guarding TessMovie	Frederick	47
1992	The World of Peter Rabbit and FriendsSeries	Mr. Jackson (voice)	45
1992	Blame It on the BellboyMovie	Maurice Horton	45
1992	Mr. Wakefield's CrusadeMovie	Porter	45
1991	The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of FearMovie	Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker	44
1991	Pebble MillSeries	Self	44
1991	King RalphMovie	Phipps	44
1989	Screen OneSeries	Brian Beazely	42
1987	Inspector MorseSeries	Canon Humphrey Appleton	40
1987	FfizzSeries	Jack Mowbray	40
1987	CasanovaMovie	Cardinal	40
1986	LovejoySeries	Hans Koopman	39
1986	BoonSeries	—	39
1984	Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesMovie	Captain Billings	37
1984	A Private FunctionMovie	Allardyce	37
1983	Gorky ParkMovie	Anton	36
1983	The CleopatrasSeries	Pot Belly	36
1982	CountdownSeries	—	35
1982	GandhiMovie	Collins	35
1982	The Merry Wives of WindsorMovie	Sir John Falstaff	35
1981	Chariots of FireMovie	Head Porter - Caius College	34
1981	The French Lieutenant's WomanMovie	Sir Tom	34
1981	BergeracSeries	Jean-Pierre	34
1981	RagtimeMovie	Delmas' Assistant No. 1	34
1981	Six Fifty-Five SpecialSeries	Self	34
1980	Superman IIMovie	Terrorist	33
1979	MinderSeries	Derek Farrow	32
1979	Afternoon OffMovie	Factory Boss	32
1978	The BBC Television ShakespeareSeries	Sir John Falstaff	31
1978	An Audience with...Series	Self	31
1975	The SweeneySeries	Ronnie Harries	28
1973	Second City FirstsSeries	Bedworth Hog	26
1972	Crown CourtSeries	Interpreter	25
1967	ITV PlayhouseSeries	Board member	20
1967	ITV PlayhouseSeries	Park keeper	20