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cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Richard Griffiths</b></font><p><img src="richard-griffiths-1-sized.jpg" height=285 width=245 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Richard Griffiths"><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/730/000106412/" class=proflink>31-Jul</a>-<a href="/lists/946/000105631/" class=proflink>1947</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> Thornaby-on-Tees, Yorkshire, England<br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/971/000106653/" class=proflink>28-Mar</a>-<a href="/lists/548/000358471/" class=proflink>2013</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/731/000111398/" class=proflink>Coventry, England</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> Complications of Surgery<br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Actor<p><b>Nationality:</b> England<br><b>Executive summary:</b> <i>The History Boys</i><p><b>Wife:</b> Heather Gibson (m. 1980, until his death)<br><p> High School: Stockton & Billingham College<br><p> <a href="/honors/859/000044727/">Tony</a> 2006 for <i>The History Boys</i><br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELEVISION</font><br> <a href="/tv/387/000130994/">Pie in the Sky</a> Henry Crabbe (1994-97)<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/382/000276551/">Hugo (10-Oct-2011)</a> <br> <a href="/films/424/000274599/">Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (11-May-2011)</a> · King George<br> <a href="/films/854/000260074/">Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (11-Nov-2010)</a> · Vernon Dursley<br> <a href="/films/334/000357260/">Jackboots on Whitehall (20-Jun-2010)</a> · Goering <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[VOICE]</font><br> <a href="/films/215/000179675/">Bedtime Stories (24-Dec-2008)</a> <br> <a href="/films/844/000166346/">Ballet Shoes (26-Dec-2007)</a> · Great Uncle Matthew<br> <a href="/films/801/000159324/">Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (3-Jul-2007)</a> <br> <a href="/films/527/000129140/">The History Boys (2-Oct-2006)</a> · Hector<br> <a href="/films/505/000129118/">Venus (2-Sep-2006)</a> · Donald<br> <a href="/films/956/000360873/">Opa! (13-Sep-2005)</a> · Tierney<br> <a href="/films/552/000095267/">The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20-Apr-2005)</a> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[VOICE]</font><br> <a href="/films/210/000051057/">Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (31-May-2004)</a> · Uncle Vernon<br> <a href="/films/793/000066595/">Stage Beauty (8-May-2004)</a> <br> <a href="/films/276/000034174/">Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (3-Nov-2002)</a> · Uncle Vernon<br> <a href="/films/277/000034175/">Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (4-Nov-2001)</a> · Uncle Vernon Dursley<br> <a href="/films/969/000042843/">Vatel (10-May-2000)</a> <br> <a href="/films/222/000090949/">Gormenghast (17-Jan-2000)</a> <br> <a href="/films/406/000034304/">Sleepy Hollow (17-Nov-1999)</a> <br> <a href="/films/501/000041378/">Funny Bones (24-Mar-1995)</a> <br> <a href="/films/177/000042051/">Guarding Tess (11-Mar-1994)</a> · Frederick<br> <a href="/films/588/000033489/">Blame It on the Bellboy (6-Mar-1992)</a> <br> <a href="/films/856/000035751/">The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (28-Jun-1991)</a> · Earl Hacker<br> <a href="/films/976/000033877/">King Ralph (15-Feb-1991)</a> · Phipps<br> <a href="/films/705/000242976/">Casanova (1-Mar-1987)</a> <br> <a href="/films/247/000041124/">Withnail and I (1987)</a> · Monty<br> <a href="/films/249/000083997/">Shanghai Surprise (29-Aug-1986)</a> <br> <a href="/films/299/000084047/">A Private Function (Nov-1984)</a> · Allardyce<br> <a href="/films/331/000037220/">Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (30-Mar-1984)</a> <br> <a href="/films/577/000034475/">Gorky Park (15-Dec-1983)</a> <br> <a href="/films/861/000032765/">Gandhi (6-Dec-1982)</a> · Collins<br> <a href="/films/736/000037625/">Britannia Hospital (27-May-1982)</a> <br> <a href="/films/279/000034177/">Ragtime (20-Nov-1981)</a> <br> <a href="/films/483/000043354/">The French Lieutenant's Woman (18-Sep-1981)</a> · Sir Tom<br> <a href="/films/738/000032642/">Superman II (19-Jun-1981)</a> · Terrorist<br> <a href="/films/334/000034232/">Chariots of Fire (20-May-1981)</a> · Head Porter, Caius College<br> <a href="/films/486/000084234/">Breaking Glass (1980)</a> · Studio Engineer<br> <a href="/films/161/000229471/">It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1975)</a> <br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=130993"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=130993">Richard Griffiths</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=130993" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>