Hugh Emrys Griffith

British actor

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Born:: May 30, 1912, Anglesey, Wales

Died:: May 14, 1980, London (aged 67)

Awards And Honors:: Academy Award (1960); Academy Award (1960): Actor in a Supporting Role

Married To:: Adelgunde Margaret Beatrice von Dechend

Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In):: "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (1979); "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1978); "The Last Remake of Beau Geste" (1977); "Joseph Andrews" (1977); "Casanova & Co." (1977); "The Passover Plot" (1976); "Legend of the Werewolf" (1975); "A Legacy" (1975); "Craze" (1974); "Cugini carnali" (1974); "Luther" (1974); "Orson Welles' Great Mysteries" (1973); "Take Me High" (1973); "The Final Programme" (1973); "Owen, M.D." (1973); "Crescete e moltiplicatevi" (1973); "Che?" (1972); "Dr. Phibes Rises Again" (1972); "I racconti di Canterbury" (1972); "Clochemerle" (1972); "Thirty-Minute Theatre" (1971–1972); "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" (1971); "Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?" (1971); "Wuthering Heights" (1970); "Cry of the Banshee" (1970); "Start the Revolution Without Me" (1970); "The Fixer" (1968); "Oliver!" (1968); "Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare" (1968); "Brown Eye, Evil Eye" (1967); "La cintura di castità" (1967); "The Sailor from Gibraltar" (1967); "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad" (1967); "ABC Stage 67" (1966); "How to Steal a Million" (1966); "The Poppy Is Also a Flower" (1966); "The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders" (1965); "The Walrus and the Carpenter" (1965); "The Bargee" (1964); "Hide and Seek" (1964); "Comedy Playhouse" (1963); "Tom Jones" (1963); "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1962); "Term of Trial" (1962); "The Inspector" (1962); "The Counterfeit Traitor" (1962); "Exodus" (1960); "Dow Hour of Great Mysteries" (1960); "The Day They Robbed the Bank of England" (1960); "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1960); "The Story on Page One" (1959); "Playhouse 90" (1959); "Ben-Hur" (1959); "Play of the Week" (1959); "ITV Play of the Week" (1959); "Omnibus" (1959); "Lucky Jim" (1957); "Armchair Theatre" (1957); "The Good Companions" (1957); "Colonel March of Scotland Yard" (1955); "Quatermass II" (1955); "Passage Home" (1955); "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" (1955); "The Sleeping Tiger" (1954); "Thames Tug" (1953); "The Beggar's Opera" (1953); "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents" (1953); "Saturday Special" (1953); "The Titfield Thunderbolt" (1953); "The Wild Heart" (1952); "Back to Methuselah" (1952); "Lights Out" (1952); "Lux Video Theatre" (1952); "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1952); "Laughter in Paradise" (1951); "The Galloping Major" (1951); "Gone to Earth" (1950); "A Run for Your Money" (1949); "Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress" (1949); "Kind Hearts and Coronets" (1949); "The Last Days of Dolwyn" (1949); "London Belongs to Me" (1948); "The First Gentleman" (1948); "So Evil My Love" (1948); "The Three Weird Sisters" (1948); "The Silver Darlings" (1947)

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Hugh Emrys Griffith (born May 30, 1912, Anglesey, Wales—died May 14, 1980, London) was a British actor who won an Oscar from the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences for his role in Ben Hur (1959) and brought energy and ebullience to such character parts as Professor Welch in Lucky Jim (1957) and Squire Western in Tom Jones (1963). Although as a film actor his comedy had a savage bite that raised it above the level of slapstick, it was on stage that he was able to exhibit the full range of his talent. After army service during World ...(100 of 191 words)

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