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Richard Griffiths

1947 - 2013

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Richard Thomas Griffiths (31 July 1947 – 28 March 2013) 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). Over his career he received numerous accolades including a Tony Award and Olivier Award as well as a nomination for a BAFTA Award. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Griffiths is the 519th most popular actor (down from 403rd in 2019), the 751st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 522nd in 2019) and the 84th most popular British Actor.

Richard Griffiths is most famous for his role as Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter series.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Griffiths ranks 519 out of 13,578. Before him are Alida Valli, Gian Maria Volonté, Daniel Auteuil, Arthur Kennedy, Ray Stevenson, and Richard Kiel. After him are Carmen Maura, Richard Crenna, Shelley Duvall, Gene Wilder, Youn Yuh-jung, and Bruno Cremer.

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Among people born in 1947, Richard Griffiths ranks 63. Before him are Stan Kroenke, Mykola Azarov, Geoffrey Hinton, Joe Morton, Jonathan Banks, and Kevin Kline. After him are Tostão, Steve Howe, Youn Yuh-jung, Jioji Konrote, Va'aletoa Sualauvi II, and César Gaviria. Among people deceased in 2013, Richard Griffiths ranks 42. Before him are Ronald Coase, Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Georges Moustaki, Joan Fontaine, Rochus Misch, and Kenneth G. Wilson. After him are Lawrence Klein, Jesús Franco, Ray Manzarek, Ieng Sary, James Gandolfini, and Masao Uchino.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Griffiths ranks 751 out of 8,785. Before him are Hugh Despenser the younger (1287), Ben Jonson (1572), Jerome K. Jerome (1859), William Kidd (1645), Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (1768), and Ray Stevenson (1964). After him are John Smith (1580), Steve Howe (1947), Michael Howard (1941), Annie S. D. Maunder (1868), Rowland Hill (1795), and Bryan Ferry (1945).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Richard Griffiths ranks 84. Before him are Kenneth Branagh (1960), John Rhys-Davies (1944), Albert Finney (1936), Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969), Robert Carlyle (1961), and Ray Stevenson (1964). After him are Bill Nighy (1949), Gerard Butler (1969), Derek Jacobi (1938), Jean Simmons (1929), Charles Laughton (1899), and Wentworth Miller (1972).

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