Richard Griffiths

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British actor film actor human stage actor television actor

Richard Griffiths was a British character actor best known for his roles in films such as "Withnail & I" and as Uncle Vernon Dursley in the "Harry Potter" series.

Aliases (4)

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British actor →
film actor →
human →
stage actor →
television actor →
activeIn film →
television →
theatre →
ageAtDeath 65 →
awardReceived Drama Desk Award →
surface form: "Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play"

Laurence Olivier Award →
surface form: "Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor"

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play →
birthName Richard Griffiths →
surface form: "Richard Thomas Griffiths"
causeOfDeath complications following heart surgery →
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom →
dateOfBirth 1947-07-31 →
dateOfDeath 2013-03-28 →
educatedAt Royal Academy of Dramatic Art →
genre comedy →
drama →
knownFor character acting →
comic roles →
roles in British film and television →
languageSpoken English →
name Richard Griffiths →
nationality British →
notableWork Harry Potter film series →
Pie in the Sky →
Stage production of Equus (2007 revival) →
Stage production of Heroes →
Stage production of The History Boys →
The History Boys (Broadway production) →
surface form: "The History Boys"

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear →
Withnail & I →
occupation actor →
placeOfBirth Thornaby-on-Tees, North Riding of Yorkshire, England →
placeOfDeath Coventry →
surface form: "Coventry, West Midlands, England"
role Hector in The History Boys (stage) →
surface form: "Hector in The History Boys (film)"

Hector in The History Boys (stage) →
Henry Crabbe in Pie in the Sky →
Uncle Monty in Withnail & I →
Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series →
spouse Heather Gibson →
workedWith Daniel Radcliffe →
Nicholas Hytner →
Paul McGann →
Richard E. Grant →

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Richard Griffiths → birthName → Richard Griffiths →
this entity surface form: "Richard Thomas Griffiths"
Stage Beauty → castMember → Richard Griffiths →
Richard Griffiths → name → Richard Griffiths →
subject surface form: "Hector"
this entity surface form: "Richard Griffiths (original National Theatre production)"
subject surface form: "Hector"
this entity surface form: "Richard Griffiths (original West End production)"
subject surface form: "Hector"
this entity surface form: "Richard Griffiths (Broadway transfer)"
Sleepy Hollow (1999 film) → starring → Richard Griffiths →