Richard Griffiths

Griffiths in 2006, photo by s_bukley/bigstock.com

Date of Birth: 31 July, 1947

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Yorkshire, England, U.K.

Date of Death: 28 March, 2013

Place of Death: Coventry, West Midlands, England, U.K.

Ethnicity: English, Irish, likely distant Welsh, possibly other

Richard Griffiths was an English actor. His roles included the Harry Potter franchise, as well as The History Boys, Venus, Withnail and I, Pie in the Sky, Chariots of Fire, The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Gandhi, The Naked Gun 2+1⁄2: The Smell of Fear, Sleepy Hollow, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Hugo, and King George II in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

Richard was the son of Jane (Denmark), a bagger, and Thomas Griffiths, a steelworker. His parents were deaf, and Richard was fluent in British Sign Language. He was married to Heather Gibson, until his death.

Richard’s paternal grandfather was Richard Henry Griffiths (the son of Richard Griffiths and Elizabeth Banks). Richard’s grandfather Richard was born in Stockton, Durham, England. Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry Griffiths and Eliza Holmes.

Richard’s paternal grandmother was named Margaret Brannan. Margaret was born in Thornaby, Yorkshire, England.

Source: Genealogy of Richard Griffiths (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.wikitree.com

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