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in Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban ]] Richard Griffiths (born 31 July , 1947 in Thornaby-on-Tees, Yorkshire, England) is an English actor. BIOGRAPHY The son of deaf parents, he learned sign language at an early age in order to communicate with them. He even developed an ear for dialects that subsequently landed him several ethnic roles. In his childhood he attempted to run away from home many times. He dropped out of school at age 15 and worked as a porter for a while, but his boss eventually convinced him to go back to school. Here he decided to attend a drama class at Stockton & Billingham College, a decision that would change his life forever. After graduating, Richard earned a spot on BBC Radio. He also worked in small theatres, sometimes acting and sometimes managing. He built up an early reputation as a Shakespearean "clown" with hilarious portrayals of '' Henry VIII '' and several other characters such as Falstaff in "The Merry Wives of Windsor" with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He eventually settled in Manchester and began to get proper lead roles in plays. From there he began to appear on television and then got his big break in film in '' It Shouldn't Happen To A Vet '' (1975). His more recognised roles have been in both contemporary and period pieces such as Gorky Park (1983), Withnail & I (1987), King Ralph (1991), Guarding Tess (1994), and Sleepy Hollow (1999). Recently he has been seen as Uncle Vernon in the ''Harry Potter'' series ( Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone , Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets and Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban ). Although typically known for comic performances, aside from ''Harry Potter'', he's probably best recognised as Inspector Henry Crabbe, disillusioned policeman and pie chef extraordinaire, in the British Detective-drama '' Pie In The Sky ''. He also made an extended appearance in the recent BBC1 version of Charles Dickens ' Bleak House . QUOTES ''(On Uncle Vernon)'' Vernon distrusts Harry completely and is always concerned that he is going to do something strange at any moment. That is Vernon's biggest fear—he doesn't want anything strange happening that the neighbors might see. ''(On the difference between Cuaron and Columbus:)'' "You can't tell yet. We're a bad part of the story, the unliked. Of course there's the basic difference, which is the form of how each one treats the project and everyone knows that the story will become more darker from now on. What I thought was interesting, is that Alfonso showed us that there should be more fear. Harry's more powerful each time. We're not a threat to him anymore. Now he can act on his own, in a frightening way. In the beginning, we were evil. Now, we want to be, but we don't have this power anymore. We were scared all the time, that Harry was gonna do something to us." TRIVIA
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