Richard Thomas Griffiths is a British theater, film and television actor. Cavalier of the Order of the British Empire. Repeated nominee for the award: "Tony", "Emmy", Laurence Olivier Award, Outer Critics Circle Award. For his creative biography he played in more than eighty films. Well known to viewers for the role of Vernon Dursle in the Harry Potter films.
Griffiths began his career on the BBC radio station and worked on stage, playing small roles. A few years later he became one of the leading actors of the Manchester Theater and made his film debut.
Childhood
The boy was born in the summer of 1947 in one of the small towns of England, in a family of workers. From childhood, Richard had to learn sign language because his parents were deaf and dumb.
Richard did not like to recall his early years, where he had to endure many unpleasant moments. He tried several times to run away from home, worked as a porter and made no plans for his future life. But once a market employee, where the boy at that time was making his living, convinced him that education was necessary. Thanks to this, Richard returned to school and later became a good actor, whom the audience fell in love with for his many roles.
At the age of fifteen, Richard began to get involved in theater and attended a school drama group. Gradually, he liked to appear on the scene more and more, by the end of school, Richard decided to continue his education and entered the theater school in Manchester. Creativity completely captured the young man and he soon begins his acting career in theater and television.
Creative way
After working for several years at a radio station and simultaneously performing at a local theater, Griffiths in 1975 for the first time received an invitation to shoot the film "This should not have happened with a veterinarian", in which the future famous actor made his film debut. Griffiths played his role quite successfully, but did not receive any further offers from the filmmakers and continued his theatrical career and work at the radio station. A year later, he was invited to the television project "The Flying Squad of Scotland Yard", where the actor starred in a cameo role in one of the first seasons of the popular series.
Only four years later, he reappears on the screens and since then begins to constantly appear in new projects. During this period, Richard was involved in the films: "Superman 2", "Ragtime", "The Woman of the French Lieutenant", "Chariots of Fire", "Gandhi", "Gorky Park", "The Messenger is to Blame for Everything, " King Ralph, Naked Pistol, Sleepy Hollow, Bodyguard Tess.
In addition to filming a movie, Griffiths continues to perform on stage, becoming a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theater troupe.
For theatrical roles, the actor was repeatedly awarded prestigious prizes. He received the Tony Theater Award for his role in the play History Lovers, won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theater Actor and Drama Desc as an outstanding actor in the play.
Griffiths gained immense popularity in the series of films about Harry Potter, where he embodied on the screen the image of Uncle Vernon.
The actor’s last works in film were roles in the films: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Guardian of Time, Henry V, Boyfriend of the Future, and the episode Episodes.
