The article published on the website of the newspaper
« The Guardian» on 29 March 2013 is headlined « Richard Griffiths, uncle to
Withnail and Harry Potter, dies aged 65». The article reports at length that Richard
Griffiths died after complications following heart surgery.
It’s an open secret that he was the award-winning
actor famous for his roles in Withnail & I and Harry Potter.
It was revealed that tributes poured in for the actor.
Daniel Radcliffe, who starred alongside Griffiths in the Harry Potter films,
said the actor made any room "twice as funny". Griffiths had supported
him at two key points in Redcliff’s career, when he first played the young
Harry Potter and later when he made his stage debut in Equus.
The article carries a lot of comments and regrets
about his death from different people, such as Sir Nicholas Hytner, director of
the National Theatre, Richard E Grant, Hytner, who directed Griffiths, Thea
Sharrock and many others.
Meanwhile, Griffiths was feted for his roles as
Withnail's eccentric Uncle Monty in the cult classic and Hector, the
unconventional teacher in Alan Bennett's play The History Boys, for which he
won the Laurence Olivier Award for best actor, the Drama Desk Award for
outstanding actor in a play, the Outer Critics Circle Award for best featured
actor in a play, and a Tony Award for best performance by a leading actor in a
play. He gained widespread fame as grumpy Uncle Vernon in the Harry Potter
films and was much loved as disillusioned police officer and pie chef, Inspector
Henry Crabbe, in the successful TV detective drama series Pie In The Sky.
Analyzing this situation it is necessary to emphasize
that he was the son of a steelworker, born in Thornaby-on-Tees, North
Yorkshire, in 1947 were he cared for his deaf parents. He left school at 15 but
later studied drama, before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company. He married
Heather Gibson in 1980 after they met during a production of Lady Windermere's
Fan in 1973. His portly stature, which made him instantly recognisable on
screen, was thought to have been caused by medication he was given as a
youngster. He was awarded an OBE for services to drama in 2007.
The author draws to conclusion that he was a very
great actor.
As for me, I was very shocked, when I read about his
death on the Internet. Unfortunately, I knew him only for the roles in Harry
Potter and Sleepy Hollow, but I like his acting. From my point of view he was a
great actor, despite his appearance which was attractive not for everyone.
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Excellent job! Your slips:
1) in 1947 ( without 'were', or just 'where') he cared for his deaf parents.