- Date of Birth: 31 July, 1947
- Place of Birth: Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire , England
- Biography: Richard Griffiths OBE (born 31 July 1947) is an English actor of stage, film and television. He has received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, and the... Read more
Filmography
- Bedtime Stories (2008)
- A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008)
- Jackboots on Whitehall (2008)
- Ballet Shoes (2007)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- Venus (2007)
- The History Boys (2006)
- 51st Annual Drama Desk Awards (2006)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
- Opa! (2005)
- Stage Beauty (2004)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
News
BROADWAY
nypost.com –
2009-01-15
(Reviews by Clive Barnes, unless noted otherwise) "BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL": **** A soaring new show about a coal miner's son who's born to pirouette, set to Elton John's best score ever. ... Full Article
Griffiths 'envies' Daniel Radcliffe
msn.com –
2008-11-18
NEW YORK -- A hot day in the city has left Richard Griffiths with a powerful thirst. No sooner has he settled down at a table in a Manhattan restaurant with his wife, Heather, than he rather grandly compares his... ... Full Article
Withnail actor Griffiths given OBE
dailystar.co.uk –
2007-12-29
His most famous film role remains Uncle Monty in cult favourite Withnail & I.And he is familiar to millions of children the world over as beastly Uncle Vernon in the Harry Potter movies. ... Full Article
Equus (2007)
ew.com –
2007-03-09
Can Harry Potter deliver live on stage? In fact, clothed or naked, Daniel Radcliffe is pretty much the whole show in a disappointing West End revival of Equus that will especially bother those (like myself) who recall the electrifying 1974... ... Full Article
Fascinating, but lacks horse power
thisislondon.co.uk –
2007-02-28


See Africa Differently - Richard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths smoking outside Noel Coward Theatre
Richard Griffiths "Bedtime Stories" Interview
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