Richard Thomas Griffiths (31 iyul 1947 – 28 mart 2013) ingliz kino, televideniye va sahna aktyori edi. "The History Boys" sahna pyesasidagi ijrosi uchun Griffiths Toni mukofoti, Lorens Olivye mukofoti, Drama Desk mukofoti va Tashqi Tanqidchilar Doirasi mukofotini qo'lga kiritdi. 2006 yildagi film moslashuvi uchun Griffiths eng yaxshi asosiy rol uchun BAFTA mukofotiga nomzod bo'ldi. U "Harry Potter" filmlarida Vernon Dursley rolini (2001-2010) o'ynadi va BBC filmida "Ballet Shoes" (2007) Matthew Brown "Gum" rolini ijro etdi. Shuningdek, u "Withnail and I" (1987) filmida Uncle Monty va "Pie in the Sky" (1994–1997) serialida Henry Crabbe rolini o'ynadi. Karerasining dastlabki bosqichlarida u "Chariots of Fire" (1981), "The French Lieutenant's Woman" (1981), "Gandhi" (1982) va "The Naked Gun 2+1⁄2: The Smell of Fear" (1991) kabi tanqidchilar tomonidan yuqori baholangan filmlarda yordamchi rollarda ishtirok etdi. Keyinchalik, u "Sleepy Hollow" (1999), "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (2005), "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" (2011) va Martin Skorsezening "Hugo" (2011) filmida paydo bo'ldi.
