Hugh Griffith

Welsh actor (1912–1980) · United States · Male · Born 1912-05-30 · Died 1980-05-14

18 films · 1 show

Hugh Emrys Griffith was a Welsh actor. Described by BFI's Screenonline as a "wild-eyed, formidable character player", Griffith appeared in more than 100 theatre, film, and television productions in a career that spanned over 40 years. He was the second Welsh-born actor to win an Academy Award, winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in Ben-Hur (1959), with a second nomination for Tom Jones (1963). Wikipedia ↗