Hugh Griffith
Welsh actor (1912-1980) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 67
Hugh Emrys Griffith was a Welsh actor. Described by BFI's Screenonline as a "wild-eyed, formidable character player", Griffith appeared in more than 100 theatre, film, and television productions in a career that spanned over 40 years.
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A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley SquareFilm, 1980Sid Larkin1977
Casanova & Co.Film, The Caliph1974
PlayhouseSeries, Dr. Walden
CrazeFilm, 1974Solicitor1973
Orson Welles' Great MysteriesSeries, The Man1972
Dr. Phibes Rises AgainFilm, Harry Ambrose1971
The Abominable Dr. PhibesFilm, Rabbi1968
Oliver!Film, The Magistrate1966
ABC Stage 67Series, Herr Hoffman
How to Steal a MillionFilm, 1966Charles Bonnet1965The Walrus And The CarpenterSeries1963
Tom JonesFilm, Squire Western1960Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorAwardThe Dow Hour of Great MysteriesSeries, 1960Captain Harmonville
ExodusFilm, 1960Mandria1957
Lucky JimFilm, Professor Welch1956
Armchair TheatreSeries, Simon Kendall1955
Quatermass IISeries, Dr Leo Pugh1954
The Million Pound NoteFilm, Potter1953
The OscarsSeries1951
Laughter in ParadiseFilm, Henry Russell1950
Lux Video TheatreSeries, Man with Cello1949
Lights OutSeries
A Run for Your MoneyFilm, 1949Huw Price1940
Night Train to MunichFilm1912Born30 May 1912People around Hugh
Samuel Z. Arkoff Produced The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1975)- Robert Fuest Directed The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1975)
Michael Balcon Produced Tom Jones and Kind Hearts and Coronets
Tony Richardson Directed The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
William Wyler Directed Ben-Hur and How to Steal a Million
Carlo Ponti Produced What? and High School Girl
Carol Reed Directed Oliver! and Mutiny on the Bounty
Trevor Howard Also in Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)- Terence Young Directed The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
Michael Powell Directed Gone to Earth and The Wild Heart- Emeric Pressburger Directed Gone to Earth and The Wild Heart
Terry-Thomas Also in The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1973)
Freddie Francis Directed Craze and Legend of the Werewolf
Pasquale Festa Campanile Directed On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... (1968)- John Addison Wrote Tom Jones (1963)
Reginald Beckwith Also in The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
Laurence Olivier Produced The Beggar's Opera (1953)
Stephen Boyd Also in The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
Finlay Currie Also in Ben-Hur and The Inspector
Joyce Grenfell Also in A Run for Your Money (1949)
George Devine Also in The Beggar's Opera (1953)
Jenny Runacre Also in The Canterbury Tales (1972)- Clive Morton Also in A Run for Your Money (1949)
- George A. Cooper Also in Tom Jones and The Bargee
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Ben-Hur 1959
Kind Hearts and Coronets 1949
How to Steal a Million 1966
Night Train to Munich 1940
Mutiny on the Bounty 1962
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Television 12
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He was the second Welsh-born actor to win an Academy Award, winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in Ben-Hur (1959), with a second nomination for Tom Jones (1963).
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Audrey HepburnAlso in Laughter in Paradise (1951)
Elke SommerAlso in A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1980)
Gregory PeckAlso in The Million Pound Note (1954)
Marcello MastroianniAlso in What? (1972)
Norman LearAlso in Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
Tom BakerAlso in The Canterbury Tales (1972)