Hugh Griffith

Biography

Hugh Griffith was an Oscar-winning Welsh screen, stage and television actor.

Career Overview

Hugh Griffith has 66 screen credits in a career dating back to 1940. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Ealing comedies with 3 titles. Signature works include Ben-Hur, The Canterbury Tales, The Abominable Dr. Phibes. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

66

Birth Date

1912-05-30 00:00:00

Birth Place

Marianglas, Anglesey, Wales, UK

Known For

• 

  Ben-Hur
• 

  The Canterbury Tales
• 

  The Abominable Dr. Phibes
• 

  The Counterfeit Traitor
• 

  Grand Slam
• 

  How to Steal a Million

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• Ealing comedies (3 titles)
• Dr. Phibes Collection (2 titles)
• Ben-Hur (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Charlton Heston (1 collaborations)
• Stephen Boyd (1 collaborations)
• Jack Hawkins (1 collaborations)
• Haya Harareet (1 collaborations)
• Martha Scott (1 collaborations)
• Cathy O'Donnell (1 collaborations)
• Sam Jaffe (1 collaborations)
• Finlay Currie (1 collaborations)
• Frank Thring (1 collaborations)
• George Relph (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (66 credits)

  • Under Milk Wood

    Captain Cat (voice) (archive sound)

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

    Sid Larkin

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles

    Frankland

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Grand Slam

    Caradog Lloyd-Evans

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Last Remake of Beau Geste

    Judge

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Joseph Andrews

    Squire Western

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Passover Plot

    Caiaphas

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • The Joke

    Dr Walden

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Craze

    Solicitor

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • High School Girl

    Barone di Roccadura

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Luther

    Tetzel

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Playhouse

    - The Joke (1974) ... Dr. Walden actor actors
    1974
  • Take Me High

    Sir Harry Cunningham

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Final Programme

    Professor Hira

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Increase and Multiply

    Monsignor Casadei

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • What?

    Joseph Noblart

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Canterbury Tales

    Sir January

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Dr. Phibes Rises Again

    Harry Ambrose

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

    Mr. Harrison, The Pigman

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Abominable Dr. Phibes

    Rabbi

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Cry of the Banshee

    Mickey

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Wuthering Heights

    Dr. Kenneth

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Start the Revolution Without Me

    King Louis

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Fixer

    Lebedev

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Oliver!

    The Magistrate

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare

    Ignazio

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...

    Ibn-el-Rascid

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad

    Commodore Roseabove

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Brown Eye, Evil Eye

    Tadeusz Bridges

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Sailor from Gibraltar

    Llewellyn

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • How to Steal a Million

    Charles Bonnet

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Poppy Is Also a Flower

    Salah Rahman Khan

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Hide and Seek

    Wilkins

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Bargee

    Joe Turnbull

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Tom Jones

    Squire Western

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Mutiny on the Bounty

    Alexander Smith

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Term of Trial

    O'Hara

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Inspector

    Van der Pink

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Counterfeit Traitor

    Collins

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Exodus

    Mandria

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Citadel

    Philip Denny

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Story on Page One

    Judge Edgar Neilsen

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Ben-Hur

    Scheich Ildirim

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Lucky Jim

    Professor Welch

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Now Let Him Go

    Simon Kendall

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Good Companions

    Morton Mitcham

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Merry Christmas

    Scrooge

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Passage Home

    Pettigrew der Chefingenieur

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Moment of Truth

    The Photographer

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Sleeping Tiger

    Inspector Simmons

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Million Pound Note

    Potter

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Beggar's Opera

    The Beggar

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Titfield Thunderbolt

    Dan

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Oscars

    - The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961) ... Self actor actors
    1953
  • Laughter in Paradise

    Henry Russell

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Galloping Major

    Humbert Temple

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Gone to Earth

    Andrew Vessons

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Scrapbook for 1933

    (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • A Run for Your Money

    Huw Price

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress

    Bensall, the butler

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Kind Hearts and Coronets

    Lord High Steward

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • London Belongs to Me

    Headlam Fynne

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • So Evil My Love

    Coroner

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The First Gentleman

    John Fisher

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Three Weird Sisters

    Mabli Hughes

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Neutral Port

    Bit

    actor

    actors
    1940