LONDON — Richard Griffiths was one of the great British stage actors of his generation, a heavy man with a light touch, whether in Shakespeare or Neil Simon. But for millions of movie fans, he will ...

Most of the obituaries for Richard Griffiths, who died March 28, led with his role in the “Harry Potter” films, but to theatergoers and cult-film fans, his role as Uncle Vernon in the fantasy films ...

The “Harry Potter” franchise is beloved around the world, and the loss of anyone connected to it has been met with mourning. More than two dozen actors from the “Potter” films have died in the two ...

British actor Richard Griffiths, best known for playing muggle Uncle Vernon Dursley in the “Harry Potter” movies, has died. Griffiths died Thursday at University Hospital in Coventry, England, from ...

LONDON - Richard Griffiths was one of the great British stage actors of his generation, a heavy man with a light touch, whether in Shakespeare or Neil Simon. But for millions of movie fans, he will ...

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Richard Griffiths, who has acted in Withnail and I and Harry Potter, has died at the age of 63 following heart surgery British actor Richard Griffiths, best known for his roles in 'Withnail and I' and ...

Richard Griffiths, a versatile British actor who won a Tony Award for "The History Boys" and played the boy wizard's unsympathetic Uncle Vernon Dursley in the "Harry Potter" movies, has died. He was ...