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5′ 10″ (1.78 m) Mini Bio. The avuncular star character actor Richard Griffiths grew up in a council flat in less than prosperous conditions, the son of deaf and volatile parents in a dysfunctional family setting. According to an article in the Telegraph newspaper, his father Thomas was a steelworker 'who fought in pubs for prize money'.
Sep 22, 2008 · The other four days Griffiths dines not quite so rigorously while his body stabilizes from its most recent weight loss. Griffiths expects to lose a remaining 40 pounds by March, when his...
Griffiths was uncommonly skinny as a child and this required radiation treatment on his pituitary gland from the age of eight. It caused his metabolism to slow to such an extent that he eventually became obese, a condition which in all likelihood contributed to his death from complications during heart surgery on 28 March 2013 at the age of 65.
His metabolism slowed, and he gained 60 per cent of his body weight within a year. Having previously been picked on by bigger boys, Griffiths used his new size to his advantage, once beating up...
Mar 29, 2013 · Obituary: Richard Griffiths. Richard Griffiths, who has died at the age of 65, was one of Britain's most celebrated character actors and will perhaps be best remembered for his role as the ...
Apr 15, 2013 · Fear that his great weight might bring him down. So it did. Britain’s most beloved character actor died March 28 in Coventry after heart surgery. He was 65. Born in Yorkshire to deaf parents,...
Mar 29, 2013 · Celebrated actor Richard Griffiths, who has died aged 65 after complications following heart surgery, was a popular stage and screen actor perhaps best known for playing the flamboyant Uncle...
