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Tony Winner Richard Griffiths, Known for Harry Potter and The History Boys, Dead at 65 by Beth Stevens

Tony winner Richard Griffiths died following complications after heart surgery, according to London’s Telegraph newspaper. The Olivier Award-winning British actor is best known for playing Harry Potter's nasty Uncle Vernon Dursley in the popular movie franchise and for his role as the lascivious Uncle Monty in the black comedy Withnail and I. He was 65. Griffiths won the 2006 Tony and Olivier Awards…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:06AM on March 29, 2013

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