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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 over 100 theatre, film, and television productions in a career that spanned over 40 years.
Hugh Griffith. Actor: Ben-Hur. Enjoyably larger-than-life character actor Hugh Emrys Griffith was born in Marianglas, Anglesey, North Wales, to Mary (Williams) and William Griffith.
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 over 100 theatre, film, and television productions in a career that spanned over 40 years.
May 15, 1980 · Hugh Griffith, the Academy Awardwinning Welsh character actor, died after a long illness yesterday at his London home. He was 67 years old. View Full Article in Timesmachine »
What? Acting. Hugh Griffith was an Oscar-winning Welsh screen, stage and television actor.
May 26, 2024 · Hugh Emrys Griffith was a British actor who won an Oscar from the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences for his role in Ben Hur (1959) and brought energy and ebullience to such character parts as Professor Welch in Lucky Jim (1957) and Squire Western in Tom Jones (1963).
Birthday: May 30, 1912. Birthplace: Marian Glas, Anglesey, Wales, UK. Wild-eyed, with a hook nose and often sporting a pointed beard and mustache, this Welsh character actor turned in a...
May 30, 2012 · Today, 30 May, marks what would have been the 100th birthday of one of Wales' Oscar-winning actors, Hugh Griffith. Griffith scooped the gong in 1960 for best actor in a supporting role, as he...
Jul 27, 2009 · Winner of the best supporting actor Oscar for his role as Sheik Ilderim in Ben-Hur alongside Charlton Heston, Hugh Griffith is also fondly remembered by Welsh rugby fans for his role in...
Hugh Emrys Griffith was a Welsh screen and stage actor. He is best known for playing Sheik Ilderim in the movie Ben-Hur . For this role, he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Some of his other notable credits include Exodus , Mutiny on the Bounty , Tom Jones and Oliver! .
