Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths (born on July 31. 1947 in Thornaby-on-Tees) is the actor who represents Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter movies. He is married to Heather Gibson.Harry potter hagrid
He came from radio and stage classic, which has built a reputation as a clown at the beginning of Shakespeare, with more life than the portraits of Henry VIII, Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor "and background" One summer night of Dreams ," with the Royal Shakespeare Harry potter hagridCompany certain of its outstanding loans. The son of deaf mute parents, he learned the language at an early age and, curiously, has developed a talent for dialects which allowed him to show in a series of portraits of ethnicity. In the 1975 film, both here and abroad, the best in contemporary design and features have been period pieces.
AchievementsHarry potter hagrid
2004 - won the Evening Standard Theater Award for Best Actor for his representation of Hector in The History Boys, at the Teatro Nacional (Lyttleton) (London).Harry potter hagrid
Win the 2006 Tony Award for Best Actor in a drama for his performance as "Hector" by Alan Bennett in The History Boys. "
Passed shows / previous career
Griffiths was seen by the producers of Doctor Who for the role of the doctor himself, however, the original series did not continue after 1989.
He was in over 60 productions in film and theater.Harry potter hagrid
He also starred with Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) in the United Kingdom for TV, Film, Ballet Shoes.
Career of Harry potter hagrid
Richard plays the miserable old prune of a character, Uncle Vernon. Marry to Aunt Petunia, Dudley Dursley's father and uncle of Harry Potter. Participate in four of the six films so far.
Phones
Richard Griffiths was known to have a problem with the public mobile cellular playing in public during their shows.Harry potter hagrid
June 2005 ordered a man out of the National Theater, London, when his phone went out for the sixth time during a performance of Alan Bennett in The History Boys. "The actor was stopped in the middle of his lines, provides the offender with a look of ice and said: "I ask them to get up, get out of this room and never, never again." Other members of the audience applauded as the man left the theater.Harry potter hagrid
November 2005: The performance on stage in "Heroes" Wyndham's Theater in London, when a woman keep the phone ringing in the audience. He played third time, he stopped the game - and loud applause - was expelled from the courtroom.Harry potter hagrid
May 2006: When a cell phone rang out for the third time during his performance as Hector, a teacher in Alan Bennett The History Boys at the Broadhurst Theater in New York, Griffiths and rounded theatregoer thundered: "I'm not going to compete with these electronic devices. You were told to turn them off until the stage manager, says it is against the law. If you hear a phone go, we will close the performance. You have been warned. "Harry potter hagrid