Hugh Griffith

Hugh Griffith
Griffith in 1960
Born	Hugh Emrys Griffith (1912-05-30)30 May 1912 Marian-glas, Anglesey, Wales
Died	14 May 1980(1980-05-14) (aged 67) London, England
Resting place	Golders Green Crematorium, London, England
Education	Llangefni County School
Alma mater	Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1939–1980
Spouse	Adelgunde Margaret Beatrice von Dechend (m. 1947)
Relatives	Elen Roger Jones (sister)
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1940–1946
Unit	Royal Welch Fusiliers
Battles/wars	World War II Burma Campaign

Hugh Emrys Griffith (30 May 1912 – 14 May 1980) was a Welsh actor.^[1] Described by BFI Screenonline as a "wild-eyed, formidable character player",^[2] Griffith appeared in over 100 theatre, film, and television productions in a career that spanned over 40 years.^[2] He was the second-ever Welsh-born actor to win an Academy Award (following Ray Milland for The Lost Weekend), winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in Ben-Hur (1959), with an additional nomination for Tom Jones (1963).

As a stage actor, he was a renowned Shakespearean and a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and was nominated for Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the original production Look Homeward, Angel. He was also a BAFTA Award and a three-time Golden Globe nominee for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (for Tom Jones; 1963, Oliver!; 1968, and The Fixer, also 1968), and a Clarence Derwent Award winner.