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Old 03-29-13, 05:49 PM
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English actor Richard Griffiths best know as Uncle Vernon in Harry Potter films, died on Thursday from complications of heart surgery.

He would be missed.

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Oh shit! He was an awesome actor! He'll definitely be missed.

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Truly sad.

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He was wonderfully creepy in Withnail & I.
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Great character actor, I always loved seeing him in stuff.
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independent as a hog on ice.
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RIP Uncle Monty
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Wow. He was great in everything he did. Even his throwaway cameo in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

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Little known fact: he has a birthmark that looks like Whistler's Mother
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To me, he will always be "Terrorist #3" in the Eiffel Tower scene from Superman II.
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To me, he will always be "Terrorist #3" in the Eiffel Tower scene from Superman II.
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He was in Naked Gun 2. Poor Richard, can't stop laughing on this scene.

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Originally Posted by dom56
He was in Naked Gun 2. Poor Richard, can't stop laughing on this scene.

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Hence the birthmark comment.

But this is the movie I remember him from, too.
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Don't forget Sleepy Hollow.
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^ or even his most critical role in both the stage and film version of 'The History Boys'

he even had a very brief role in Chariots of Fire.
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He was wonderfully creepy in Withnail & I.
I MEAN TO HAVE YOU, EVEN IF IT MUST BE THEFT!

He was a very funny man and will indeed be missed.
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