Richard Griffiths Net Worth is
$5 Million
Richard Griffiths Biography
We estimated annual income around $588,235
Known for movies
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
as Uncle Vernon
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
as Uncle Vernon Dursley
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
as Vernon Dursley
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
as Uncle Vernon Dursley
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Richard Griffiths |
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Date Of Birth | July 31, 1947 |
| Died | March 28, 2013, Coventry, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.75 m |
| Profession | Actor |
| Education | Manchester Metropolitan University |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Heather Gibson |
| Parents | Thomas Griffiths, Jane Griffiths |
| Siblings | John Griffiths |
| Awards | Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actor |
| Nominations | BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance |
| Movies | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Withnail and I, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, The History Boys, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Hugo, Chariots of Fire, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, Sleepy Hollow, Bedtime Stories, Gorky Park, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, Guarding Tess, King Ralph, Ballet Shoes, Blame It on the Bellboy, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Private Peaceful, A Private Function, Stage Beauty, Gandhi, Shanghai Surprise, Britannia Hospital, Jackboots on Whitehall, Vatel, Funny Bones, A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa, Ragtime, Breaking Glass, Venus, Opa!, Henry V, Oi! Get off our Train, Casanova, The House of Angelo, Jeffrey Archer: The Truth, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Beatrix Potter: The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends, The Comedy of Errors |
| TV Shows | Pie in the Sky, A Kind Of Living, Ffizz, The Cleopatras, Archibald the Koala, Bird of Prey, Episodes, Gormenghast, Hope and Glory, Whoops Apocalypse, TLC |
Interesting Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | The ninth Harry Potter film series cast member to die. |
| 2 | He appeared in two Best Picture Academy Award winners in consecutive years: Chariots of Fire (1981) and Gandhi (1982). John Gielgud and Ian Charleson also appeared in both films. |
| 3 | Replaced the late Richard Vernon as Slartibartfast in the new "Tertiary Phase" episodes of "The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy" BBC4 radio series, adapted from the late Douglas Adams' books 3-5 of the "trilogy". Phase 4 ("Quandary") is slated for 2005, with phase 5 ("Quintessential") to follow. [September 2004] |
| 4 | Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England [December 2007] |
| 5 | London, England: Appearing as Fitz and W.H. Auden in the world premiere of "The Habit of Art" by 'Alan Bennett' at the Lyttleton Theatre in the National Theatre. [November 2009] |
| 6 | London, England: Acting in the play "Equus" with Daniel Radcliffe, who he is also acting with in the Harry Potter films. [February 2007] |
| 7 | Gave the commencement speech to the Oxford University Class of 2008. |
| 8 | He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2008 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to drama. |
| 9 | Has, at least twice, played a dual role, once in Whoops Apocalypse (1982) as a replacement "Premier Dubienkin" (as well as the original), and in The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) as "Dr. Meinheimer" and impersonator "Earl Hacker". |
| 10 | May 2006: When a mobile rang out for the third time during his performance as Hector, a teacher, in Alan Bennett's The History Boys at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York, Griffiths rounded on the theatregoer and thundered: "I am not going to compete with these electronic devices. You were told to turn them off by the stage manager; you were told it was against the law. If we hear one more phone go off, we'll quit this performance. You have been warned." |
| 11 | June 2005: he ordered a man out of the National Theatre, London, when his mobile phone went off for the sixth time during a performance of Alan Bennett's "The History Boys". The actor stopped in the middle of his lines, fixed the offender with an icy stare and said: "I am asking you to stand up, leave this auditorium and never, ever come back". Other members of the audience applauded as the man left the theatre. |
| 12 | Won the 2006 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Actor in A Leading Role in a Play for "The History Boys". The presenter of the award to Griffiths was Julia Roberts. |
| 13 | He was awarded the 2006 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance as "Hector" in Alan Bennett's "The History Boys.". |
| 14 | November 2005: Was performing in the stage play "Heroes" in London's Wyndham Theatre when a lady's mobile phone kept ringing in the audience. After it rang a third time, he stopped the play and - to loud applause - had her ejected from the theatre. |
| 15 | Parents died at the end of 1976. |
| 16 | 2004 - Won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Hector in "The History Boys" at the National Theatre (Lyttleton) (London). |
| 17 | Was considered by producers for the role of "The Doctor" in Doctor Who (1963), had the series' original run continued past 1989. |
Quotes
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I know actors who hold parties simply because they have an audition, which is tragic. |
| 2 | If I had my way, all actors over 55 would be issued a 3-lb. wet salmon with which to slap the face of every young, beautiful, successful upstart. 'That's for being so lucky, you bastard!' I would shout. And then, hit them again, if you can. |
| 3 | (On Uncle Vernon from the Harry Potter movies) "Vernon distrusts Harry completely and is always concerned that he is going to do something strange at any moment. That is Vernon's biggest fear - he doesn't want anything strange happening that the neighbours might see." |
| 4 | Winning is something you've dreamed about and hoped for, so that when you get there it's no big deal. But if you lose you're gutted, and the gutted sense just goes on, and I know what that's like, because I've been having that gutted feeling since 1979. |
| 5 | I've always hated the way I looked... |
| 6 | I hate being the subject of photographs. |
Pictures
Nominated Awards
Nominated awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The History Boys (2006) | |
| 2007 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The History Boys (2006) | |
| 2007 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Actor of the Year | The History Boys (2006) | |
| 2003 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) | Kenneth Branagh John Cleese Robbie Coltrane Warwick Davis Rupert Grint Richard Harris Jason Isaacs Daniel Radcliffe Alan Rickman Fiona Shaw Maggie Smith Julie Walters Emma Watson |
Filmography
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| About Time | 2013/I | Lawyer in play (uncredited) | |
| Private Peaceful | 2012 | The Colonel | |
| The Hollow Crown | 2012 | TV Series | Duke of Burgundy |
| Hugo | 2011 | Monsieur Frick | |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | 2011 | King George | |
| Episodes | 2011 | TV Series | Julian Bullard |
| George and Bernard Shaw | 2011 | TV Series | Bernard |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | 2010 | Vernon Dursley | |
| Jackboots on Whitehall | 2010 | Hermann Goering (voice) | |
| National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art | 2010 | Fitz / W.H. Auden | |
| Bedtime Stories | 2008 | Barry Nottingham | |
| A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa | 2008 | TV Movie | Santa Claus |
| Ballet Shoes | 2007 | TV Movie | Great Uncle Matthew |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | 2007 | Uncle Vernon Dursley | |
| The History Boys | 2006 | Hector | |
| Venus | 2006/I | Donald | |
| Bleak House | 2005 | TV Mini-Series | Mr. Bayham Badger |
| Opa! | 2005 | Tierney | |
| Princes in the Tower | 2005 | TV Movie | Thomas More (voice) |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | 2005 | Jeltz (voice) | |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | 2004 | Uncle Vernon | |
| Stage Beauty | 2004 | Sir Charles Sedley | |
| The Brides in the Bath | 2003 | TV Movie | Sir Edward Marshall-Hall |
| tlc | 2002 | TV Series | Mr. Benedict Ron |
| Jeffrey Archer: The Truth | 2002 | TV Movie | Willie Whitelaw |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | 2002 | Uncle Vernon Dursley | |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | 2001 | Uncle Vernon Dursley | |
| Hope & Glory | 2000 | TV Series | Leo Wheeldon |
| Vatel | 2000 | Dr. Bourdelot | |
| Gormenghast | 2000 | TV Mini-Series | Swelter |
| The Vicar of Dibley | 1999 | TV Series | Bishop of Mulberry |
| Sleepy Hollow | 1999 | Magistrate Philipse | |
| Ted & Ralph | 1998 | TV Movie | Landowner at Party |
| The Animal Train | 1998 | TV Short | Elephant (voice) |
| The Canterbury Tales | 1998 | TV Series | Saturn |
| In the Red | 1998 | TV Series | Geoffrey Crichton Potter |
| Archibald the Koala | 1998 | TV Series | Archibald |
| Pie in the Sky | 1994-1997 | TV Series | Henry Crabbe |
| Funny Bones | 1995 | Jim Minty | |
| The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends | 1994-1995 | TV Series | Mr. Jackson / Mr. Alderman Ptolomy Tortoise / Sir Isaac Newton |
| Screen One | 1994 | TV Series | Brian Beazely |
| Guarding Tess | 1994 | Frederick | |
| Lovejoy | 1993 | TV Series | Hans Koopman |
| Inspector Morse | 1993 | TV Series | Canon Humphrey Appleton |
| Mr. Wakefield's Crusade | 1992 | TV Series | Porter |
| The Good Guys | 1992 | TV Series | Archie Phillips |
| El C.I.D. | 1992 | TV Series | Weatherby |
| Blame It on the Bellboy | 1992 | Maurice Horton | |
| The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | 1991 | Dr. Meinheimer Earl Hacker | |
| Perfect Scoundrels | 1991 | TV Series | Phil Kirby |
| King Ralph | 1991 | Duncan Phipps | |
| A Kind of Living | 1988-1990 | TV Series | Trevor Beasley |
| Ffizz | 1987-1989 | TV Series | Jack Mowbray |
| Goldeneye | 1989 | TV Movie | Second admiral |
| The Marksman | 1987 | TV Mini-Series | Brown |
| Withnail & I | 1987 | Monty | |
| Casanova | 1987 | TV Movie | Cardinal |
| Shanghai Surprise | 1986 | Willie Tuttle | |
| Boon | 1986 | TV Series | Sidney Garbutt |
| If Looks Could Kill-The Power of Behaviour | 1986 | Video short | |
| A Private Function | 1984 | Allardyce | |
| Bird of Prey 2 | 1984 | TV Series | Henry Jay |
| Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | 1984 | Captain Billings | |
| Minder | 1982-1983 | TV Series | Appearance by / Derek Farrow |
| Gorky Park | 1983 | Anton | |
| Bergerac | 1983 | TV Series | Jean-Pierre |
| The Cleopatras | 1983 | TV Mini-Series | Pot Belly |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | 1982 | TV Movie | Sir John Falstaff |
| Gandhi | 1982 | Collins | |
| Five-Minute Films | 1982 | TV Series short | The Window Cleaner |
| The World Cup: A Captain's Tale | 1982 | TV Movie | Sidney Barron |
| Britannia Hospital | 1982 | Cheerful Bernie | |
| Bird of Prey | 1982 | TV Series | Henry Jay |
| Whoops Apocalypse | 1982 | TV Series | Premier Dubienkin |
| Ragtime | 1981 | Delmas' Assistant No. 1 | |
| Prisoners of Conscience | 1981 | TV Series | William Beausire |
| The French Lieutenant's Woman | 1981 | Sir Tom | |
| Chariots of Fire | 1981 | Head Porter-Caius College | |
| Superman II | 1980 | Terrorist #3 | |
| Nobody's Perfect | 1980/II | TV Series | Sam Hooper |
| Breaking Glass | 1980 | Studio Engineer | |
| Afternoon Off | 1979 | TV Movie | Factory Boss |
| The Sweeney | 1978 | TV Series | Ronnie Harries |
| The Comedy of Errors | 1978 | TV Movie | Officer |
| ITV Playhouse | 1974-1977 | TV Series | Board member / Park keeper |
| Second City Firsts | 1977 | TV Series | Bedworth Hog |
| The Expert | 1976 | TV Series | Ripley |
| It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet | 1976 | Sam Broadbent | |
| Red Letter Day | 1976 | TV Series | Window Cleaner |
| When the Boat Comes In | 1976 | TV Series | P.C. Price |
| Village Hall | 1974 | TV Series | Mr. Ridealgh |
| Crown Court | 1974 | TV Series | Interpreter |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| About Time | 2013/I | special thanks | |
| Edición Especial Coleccionista | 2013 | TV Series in memory of - 1 episode |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Showing Up | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| Theater Talk | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Alan Bennett and the Habit of Art | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Charlie Rose | 2006-2008 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| The 62nd Annual Tony Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Play |
| Pass It On: The History Boys on Screen | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| BBC London News | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - Stage Actor |
| Breakfast | 2005-2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ballet Shoes: Deleted Scenes | 2007 | Video documentary short | Great Uncle Matthew (uncredited) |
| The 60th Annual Tony Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Leading Actor in a Play |
| 51st Annual Drama Desk Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
| Working in the Theatre | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Actor |
| The 50 Greatest Comedy Films | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The South Bank Show | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Head to Shrunken Head | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Countdown | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Interviews with Professors & More | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| A History of Britain | 2001 | TV Mini-Series documentary | |
| Christmas Glory 2000 | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Reader |
| Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend | 2000 | Video documentary short | Himself / Magistrate Samuel Philipse |
| TFI Friday | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| Masterchef | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| An Audience with Victoria Wood | 1988 | TV Special | Himself - Audience Member (uncredited) |
| The Shattered Dream: Employment in the Eighties | 1981 | TV Series documentary | Voice-over |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Making of the Lady in the Van | 2016 | Video documentary short | Stage Role (uncredited) |
| The 86th Annual Academy Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Actor (In Memoriam) |
| 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - In Memoriam |
| The 67th Annual Tony Awards | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Actor (In Memoriam) |
| Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 | 2010 | Video Game | Uncle Vernon |
| Ballet Shoes: Interview with Emma Watson | 2007 | Video documentary short | Great Uncle Matthew (uncredited) |
| A Taste of My Life | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Hector |
| Making of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Jeltz (uncredited) |
| Care of Magical Creatures | 2004 | Video documentary short | Uncle Vernon Dursley (uncredited) |
| Creating the Vision | 2004 | Video documentary short | Vernon Dursley (uncredited) |
| The Real Vicars of Dibley | 2002 | TV Movie | Bishop of Mulberry (uncredited) |