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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.
What? Acting. Hugh Griffith was an Oscar-winning Welsh screen, stage and television actor.
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Feb 18, 2014 · Olivia De Havilland presenting Hugh Griffith the Oscar® for Supporting Actor for "Ben-Hur" at the 32nd Academy Awards in 1960. Accepted by William Wyler and hosted by Bob Hope. ...more.
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 »
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.
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...
British actor born in Marian Glass, Wells, United Kingdom on May 30, 1912 as Hugh Emrys Griffith. He won an Oscar in 1960 as Best Supporting Actor for the movie Ben-Hur (1958) and won the Golden Laurel Award and the NBR Award for the same movie.
With a touch of the farouche, wild-eyed Hugh Griffith was a formidable character player, the highlight of whose 40-year film career was winning a supporting actor Oscar as the Sheikh in Ben-Hur (US, d. William Wyler, 1959), though his wildly blusterous, Oscar-nominated, Squire Western in Tom Jones (d. Tony Richardson, 1963) is just as film ...
