Hugh Griffith
from the trailer for the film Ben-Hur (1959)
Born	May 30, 1912(1912-05-30) Marian Glas, Anglesey, Wales
Died	May 14, 1980 (aged 67) London, England
Years active	1939 - 1980
Awards won Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor 1959 Ben-Hur Other Awards NBR Award for Best Supporting Actor 1959 Ben-Hur

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Griffith was born in Marian Glas, Anglesey, Wales and educated at local schools. He attempted to gain entrance to university, but failed the English examination. He was then urged to make a career in banking. He became a bank clerk and transferred to London to be closer to acting opportunities. Just as he was making progress and gained admission to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, he had to suspend his plans in order to serve in the army in India and Burma during World War II. He resumed his acting career in 1947. Anglesey (historically Anglesea; Welsh: , pronounced (IPA)) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking island off the northwest coast of Wales. ... This article is about the country. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Categories: United Kingdom-related stubs | Performing arts education in London ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Griffith began his film career in British films during the late 1940s, and by the 1950s was also appearing in Hollywood films. He also had a successful career as a theatre actor, and in 1958 was nominated for Tony award for his performance in Look Homeward, Angel on Broadway. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Ben-Hur (1959), and received a second nomination for his role in Tom Jones (1963). He appeared as the magistrate in Oliver! in 1968. ... Jan. ... Look Homeward, Angel is Thomas Wolfes first novel. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to male actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Ben-Hur is a 1959 epic film directed by William Wyler, and is the third version of Lew Wallaces novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880). ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Oliver! is an Academy Award winning film and 1968 musical film directed by Carol Reed and based on the stage musical Oliver!. Both the film and play are based on the famous Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. ...

On television, he had major roles in Quatermass II (1955) and Clochemerle (1972), but is best remembered for his role as lecherous funeral director Caradog Lloyd-Evans in the 1978 comedy Grand Slam. Griffith received an honorary degree from the University of Wales, Bangor in 1980. He died from a heart attack in London, 16 days before his 68th birthday. The opening title sequence of Quatermass II. Quatermass II is a British television science-fiction serial, the second in the popular and influential Quatermass series written by Nigel Kneale. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Clochemerle is a 1934 French satirical novel by Gabriel Chevallier. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Grand Slam is a 1978 sports comedy film from BBC Wales. ... Affiliations University of Wales Website http://www. ... Heart attack redirects here. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Filmography

London Belongs to Me (also known as Dulcimer Street) is a 1948 British film directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Richard Attenborough and Alastair Sim. ... A Run for Your Money is a 1949 Ealing Studios comedy film starring Donald Houston and Meredith Edwards as two Welshmen visiting London for the first time. ... Kind Hearts and Coronets is a 1949 British black comedy film produced by Ealing Studios. ... For the Stevie Nicks album, see The Wild Heart (album). ... Audrey Hepburn A 1951 comedy noted for a cameo appearance of a very young Audrey Hepburn. ... The Titfield Thunderbolt is a 1952 film about a story of villagers trying to prevent British Railways from closing the fictional Titfield branch line. ... Peter Brooks film version of The Beggars Opera was made in 1953 starring Laurence Olivier, Dorothy Tutin, Stanley Holloway and others. ... Christine (Sharon Acker) and Jim (Ian Carmichael) in a cab Lucky Jim is a comic novel written by Kingsley Amis, first published in 1954. ... Ben-Hur is a 1959 epic film directed by William Wyler, and is the third version of Lew Wallaces novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880). ... The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960). ... Exodus Exodus is a 1960 film starring Paul Newman. ... Term of Trial is a 1962 British drama film made by Romulus Films Ltd. ... Mutiny on the Bounty, based on the 1932 novel by Charles Nordhoff, is a 1962 film starring Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders is a 1722 novel by Daniel Defoe. ... How to Steal a Million is an art-heist movie starring Peter OToole as a suave art investigator and Audrey Hepburn as Nicole Bonnet, the daughter of an art fraud. ... Oliver! is an Academy Award winning film and 1968 musical film directed by Carol Reed and based on the stage musical Oliver!. Both the film and play are based on the famous Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. ... The Fixer is a 1968 film based on the 1966 semi-biographical novel by Bernard Malamud about a Jew, Menahem Mendel Beilis, in Tsarist Russia who was unjustly imprisoned and the notorious trial that ensued. ... Start the Revolution Without Me is a 1970 film directed by Bud Yorkin, starring Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland, Hugh Griffith, Jack MacGowran, Billie Whitelaw and Victor Spinetti. ... For other uses, see Wuthering Heights (disambiguation). ... Cry Of The Banshee is a 1970 horror film produced by American International Pictures starring Vincent Price as an evil witchhunter. ... Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) was the second Dr. Phibes movie, a sequel to The Abominable Dr. Phibes. ... I racconti di Canterbury is a 1972 Italian film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini and is based on the novel The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. ... What? (also variously titled Diary of Forbidden Dreams, Che?, Quoi?, and Was? in different countries) is a comedy movie written and directed by Roman Polanski in 1972, starred by Marcello Mastroianni, Sydne Rome and Hugh Griffith. ... Take Me High was a 1973 English feature film, directed by David Askey, written by Christopher Penfold and starring Cliff Richard, with Deborah Watling, Hugh Griffith, George Cole and Anthony Andrews. ... Luther is a 1973 film about the life of Martin Luther, father of the Protestant Reformation. ... Legend of the Werewolf is a 1975 film directed by Freddie Francis. ... The Last Remake of Beau Geste is a 1977 comedy film starring, directed and co-written by Marty Feldman. ... Grand Slam is a 1978 sports comedy film from BBC Wales. ... The Hound of the Baskervilles was a 1978 comedy film spoofing The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ...

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