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Dead at 65: Harry Potter Actor Famous for Playing Gay Teacher in Stage Hit

29 March 2013 7:41 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »

British stage, film and television actor Richard Griffiths died yesterday due to complications in the aftermath of heart surgery at Coventry hospital. He was 65 years old. Though best remembered for his performance as Uncle Vernon in the Harry Potter flicks, Griffiths was a well-respected name on the British stage, having won a number of awards ( Tony. Laurence Olivier, and Drama Desk awards.) for playing a free-spirited gay teacher -- who likes his male teenage students a tad too much -- in Alan Bennett's play The History Boys. (Pictured above: Griffiths in the film version of The History Boys, co-starring Dominic Cooper.) Griffiths was also a well-regarded movie actor -- though not as a result of his work on the Harry Potter movies. His prestige lay on his work on low-budget, independently made British efforts such as Nicholas Hytner's outstanding film adapation of The History Boys (released in 2006) and »

- Andre Soares

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R.I.P. Richard Griffiths (1947-2013)

29 March 2013 1:01 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »

Veteran British character actor Richard Griffiths passed away yesterday March 28th aged 65, after suffering complications following heart surgery. Best known for his role as Harry Potter's uncle Vernon Dursley in the blockbuster Harry Potter film series, Griffith enjoyed a long and distinguished career on both the stage and screen, winning a host of accolades including a Tony Award for his work in the play The History Boys, as well a BAFTA Award nomination for Leading Actor for the 2006 film adaptation.

Born in Thornaby-on-Tees in 1947, Griffiths began his career treading the boards with the Royal Shakespeare Company before making his feature film debut in 1975's It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet. Minor roles in the likes of Superman II, The French Lieutenant's Woman, Chariots of Fire and Ghandi soon followed in the early 80s, which also saw him making the transition to television, appearing in the lead in the BBC's 1982 techno-thriller TV series Bird of Prey. »

- Flickering Myth

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R.I.P. 'Withnail & I' and 'Harry Potter' Star Richard Griffiths (1947-2013)

29 March 2013 4:01 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »

Good Friday just became significantly worse, with the news that veteran British character actor Richard Griffiths has passed away at the age of 65, due to complications from heart surgery. A star of stage and screen for close to forty years, the actor was best known for playing a pair of uncles -- Uncle Monty in "Withnail & I," and Vernon Dursley in the "Harry Potter" franchise, but was behind dozens of memorable roles that stretch far beyond those two. Born in Yorkshire in 1947 (both his parents were deaf, and he had to learn sign language at young age to communicate with them), Griffiths trained at Manchester Polytechnic School Of Drama, before starting off his career in radio drama and rep theater, before coming to the attention of the Royal Shakespeare Company. at the start of the 1980s, he started to land small roles in high-profile films like "Superman II," "Chariots Of Fire, »

- Oliver Lyttelton

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