Richard Griffiths Dies At Age 65
Let's all take a moment to mourn the late Richard Griffiths, who has died at age 65, due to complications with his heart surgery. He was best known for playing Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films and Uncle Monty in Withnail and I.
Griffiths was born in Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, and left school at 15 but later returned to education to study drama, before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company.
He married Heather Gibson in 1980 after they met 1973.
His early TV career saw him land bit parts in series such as Minder, The Sweeney and Bergerac, while he also played small parts in major films such as Chariots of Fire, Superman II and Gandhi before the big breakthrough came in Withnail and I.
Sir Nicholas Hytner, director of the National Theatre, said Griffiths's unexpected death would devastate his "army of friends".
He said: "Richard Griffiths wasn't only one of the most loved and recognisable British actors - he was also one of the very greatest."
-Danni Rose