RICHARD GRIFFITHS

The award-winning, iconic English actor Richard Griffiths was famous for his role in the Harry Potter film series as Vernon Dursley, Harry Potter’s uncle who begrudgingly raised him since the beginning of the film. He also worked on television and stage. His performance in the stage play The History Boys received many awards and critical acclaim. The recognition he got include a Tony Award for Best Actor, an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in a Play, a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, and a Theatre World Award.

Griffith succumbed to complications from surgery at the age of 65. Throughout his career, he enjoyed acting in many films and television series, and the world got to see his passion for acting. His posthumous and final film role was as an uncredited defense lawyer in About Time. It’s unfortunate that he was gone too soon as he had the acting spark that sent electricity running throughout the people who saw him on screen.