Richard Griffiths

After nearly two decades of stage and screen work in his native Britain where he is renowned as both a Shakespearean clown and a fine dramatic player, Richard Griffiths saw his profile across the Atlantic increase after portraying the lusty Uncle Monty in the cult film "Withnail and I" (1987) and playing dual roles as a prissy German and a Southern redneck in the comedy "The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear" (1991). He further earned a host of new admirers for his comic villain Uncle Vernon Dursley in the film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's mega-successful book "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's