Harry Potter Star Richard Griffiths Dies
Actor Richard Griffiths, who starred in the Harry Potter movies and Withnail and I, has died after complications following heart surgery. The stage and screen star, who played Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films, was 65. May his soul RIP.
By Sadho Ram — 29 Mar 2013, 06:48 PM — Updated over 11 years ago
Harry Potter star Richard Griffiths dies aged 65
GRIFFITHS who starrted in Pie in the Sky died yesterday at the University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire.
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Richard Griffiths in one of his later parts, Fitz, in 'The Habit of Art' with Alex Jennings
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One of Britain’s most celebrated character actors, Griffiths died yesterday from complications following heart surgery
The stage and screen star, who played Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films, was 65.
Image via birminghammail.co.ukBorn in Thornaby-on-Tees in North Yorkshire in 1947, Griffiths established himself as a much-loved character actor in dozens of films and television series over five decades
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Griffiths appeared in dozens of films and TV shows and was one of Britain's leading stage actors, creating roles including the charismatic teacher Hector in Alan Bennett's "The History Boys."
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About Griffiths's role as 'Vernon Dursley'
From left to right: Fiona Shaw as Aunt Petunia, Harry Melling as Dudley, and Richard Griffiths as Uncle Vernon in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Image via wikimedia.orgVernon Dursley is Harry's uncle, Petunia's husband, Dudley's father and Marge's brother. Vernon is described as a big, beefy man, with hardly any neck, and a large moustache.
He is very much the head of his family, laying down most of the rules for Harry and doing most of the threatening, as well as spoiling Dudley.
Uncle Vernon and his wife have grudgingly raised Harry from an early age. He and Petunia never informed Harry about the magical world, including how his parents died
About Richard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths, OBE (31 July 1947 – 28 March 2013) was an English actor of stage, film and television. He was known for his portrayal of Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films
Griffiths was born in Thornaby-on-Tees, North Riding of Yorkshire, England. He also appeared in Richard Attenborough's Oscar-winning 1982 film Gandhi portraying the role of a British journalist.
Griffiths appeared as King George II in 2011's Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. He appeared in the first episode of Episodes, a show featuring Matt LeBlanc, as Julian Bullard.