Harry Potter actor Richard Griffiths passes away

Harry Potter actor Richard Griffiths has died of complications following heart surgery, it was announced today. He was 65.

Harry Potter actor Richard Griffiths passes away
Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 - 09:54

Richard Griffiths, one of Britain’s most celebrated character actors, has died from complications following heart surgery.

The stage and screen star, who played Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films, was 65.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: BritainPlace: University Hospital of CoventryPlace: WarwickshirePlace: Thornaby-on-Tees, North YorkshirePerson: Richard GriffithsPerson: Vernon DursleyPerson: Daniel RadcliffePerson: Harry PotterPerson: RadcliffePerson: GriffithsPerson: RichardPerson: Dursleys’Person: HarryPerson: Nicholas HytnerPerson: ShakespearePerson: HytnerPerson: MontyPerson: Simon BeresfordPerson: HeatherPerson: Thea SharrockPerson: David PughPerson: Dafydd RogersPerson: Heather GibsonPerson: Richard E GrantPerson: Paul McGannOrganisation: Royal Shakespeare Company
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