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Hugh Griffith was a Welsh actor who worked in screen, stage, and television. Born in Marianglas, Anglesey, Wales, in 1912, he was educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. His professional career began in 1939, and he served in the British Army. Griffith was a citizen of the United Kingdom and spoke English.
He received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the same award as well as the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He is recognized in the Academy Award Best Supporting Actor collection. Griffith died in London in 1980 due to a myocardial infarction, which is classified as natural causes.
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Film & TV
Marianglas, Anglesey, Wales, UK
Hugh Griffith was an Oscar-winning Welsh screen, stage and television actor.
Known for
- Under Milk Wood — Captain Cat (voice) (archive sound)1992
- A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square — Sid Larkin1980
- Grand Slam — Caradog Lloyd-Evans1978
- The Hound of the Baskervilles — Frankland1978
- Casanova & Co. — The Caliph1977
- Joseph Andrews — Squire Western1977
- The Last Remake of Beau Geste — Judge1977
- The Passover Plot — Caiaphas1976
- The Joke — Dr Walden1976
- Legend of the Werewolf — Maestro Pamponi1975
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Key facts
- Born
- Hugh Emrys Griffith , ( 1912-05-30 ) 30 May 1912, Marian-glas , Anglesey , Wales
- Died
- 14 May 1980 (1980-05-14) (aged 67), London , England
- Resting place
- Golders Green Crematorium , London, England
- Education
- Llangefni County School
- Alma mater
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1939–1980
- Spouse
- Adelgunde Margaret Beatrice von Dechend ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947)
- Relatives
- Elen Roger Jones (sister)
- Awards
- See below
- Allegiance
- United Kingdom
- Branch
- British Army
- Service years
- 1940–1946
- Unit
- Royal Welch Fusiliers
- Conflicts
- World War II Burma Campaign
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hugh
- Family name
- Griffith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Marian-glas
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Military branch
- British Army
- Image
- Hugh griffith publicity photo.jpg
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- Hugh Griffith
- date of birth
- 1912-05-30
- date of death
- 1980-05-14
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- name in native language
- Hugh Griffith
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Encyclopedic overview
Hugh Emrys Griffith (30 May 1912 – 14 May 1980) was a Welsh actor. Described by BFI Screenonline as a "wild-eyed, formidable character player", Griffith appeared in more than 100 theatre, film, and television productions in a career that spanned over 40 years. He was the second Welsh-born actor to win an Academy Award (following Ray Milland for The Lost Weekend), winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in Ben-Hur (1959), with an additional nomination for Tom Jones (1963).
As a stage actor, he was a renowned Shakespearean and a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and was nominated for Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the original production Look Homeward, Angel. He was also a BAFTA Award and a three-time Golden Globe nominee for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (for Tom Jones; 1963, Oliver!; 1968, and The Fixer, also 1968), and a Clarence Derwent Award winner.
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