Griff Rhys Jones
Birthday: 1953-11-16
Place of Birth: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Biography: Griff Rhys Jones is a Welsh actor and writer. He was born in 1953 in Cardiff gut the family later moved to Essex, England. Educated at Brentwood School in Essex, he won an exhibition to Emmanuel College, Cambridge to read History, transferring later to English. He joined the Footlights Club, becoming its vice president in 1976.
Movies
Riot at the Rite
In the spring of 1913, Parisian businessman Gabriel Astruc opens a new theater on the Champs Elysées...
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Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
Documentary about the rise and fall and rise again of the legendary John Otway....
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Morons from Outer Space
The story begins on a small spaceship docking with a refueling station. On board are a group of four...
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Taliesin Jones
Not quite a religious film, not quite a coming-of-age story, not quite a kiddie flick, and not quite...
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Wilt
Henry Wilt is a more or less failed teacher who fantasizes about murdering his dominant, non-attenti...
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Ex
Griff Rhys Jones stars as a writer on a popular television soap opera who falls in love with the sho...
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Up 'n' Under
The Cobblers Arms have been the best and most feared Amateur Rugby League team for the past ten year...
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Puckoon
Spike Milligan's book about the divided Irish village of Puckoon comes to the big screen....
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Three Men in a Boat
Griff Rhys Jones, Rory McGrath, Dara O'Briain and Loli the dog set out from Kingston to Oxford acros...
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Three Men In Another Boat
Griff Rhys Jones, Dara O'Briain and Rory McGrath reunite for a follow-up journey, this time on board...
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The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome
To generations Arthur Ransome's books, including Swallows and Amazons, were an integral part of grow...
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As You Like It
Hiding out in an industrial wasteland from the murderous wrath of a regional ruler, a woman, disguis...
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Under Milk Wood
An all star cast unite to perform a distinctive BBC Wales Television adaptation of Dylan Thomas's ra...
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The Adventures of Pinocchio
One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has one ma...
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Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
A look behind the scenes of satirical sketch show Not the Nine O'Clock News....
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Amnesty International's Big 30
In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's Ball, A...
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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-...
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Future TX
Dylan and Molly get their first mobile phones and immediately they both ring at the same time. When ...
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Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
We join Ben a year on as he is getting used to life without his beloved Gran. With the memory of the...
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Tales of Television Centre
Various actors, presenters, directors and other staff who have worked at the iconic BBC Television C...
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Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas
Griff Rhys Jones reveals how Dickens created the idea of a traditional family Christmas through one ...
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Smith & Jones - One Night Stand
Smith and Jones debate on an awe inspiring range of themes from Devon to death, self assembly furnit...
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Staggered
Very much in love, Neil's wedding plans are sabotaged, beginning when he is abandoned, naked, on a S...
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Three Men in More Than One Boat
In their third trip, the trio attempt to get from Plymouth to the Isles of Scilly using several boat...
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Comedians Do It On Stage
A Group of Britain's top comedy and music performers gather at a London Theater, to give their suppo...
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Jake's Journey
A normal teenager is transported to a Monty Pythonesque medieval fantasy land where an odd, adamant ...
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The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume One
Attention, comedy fans: NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS is the real thing. This is scathing, no-holds-barr...
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A View of Harry Clark
Harry Clark is a social worker on the verge of cracking up. His job is to help other people: who is ...
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Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army
Apart from a few fragmentary stories, Griff Rhys Jones's father never talked about his war. Yet as a...
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Murder on the Blackpool Express
A Blackpool coach driver and a tour guide get caught up in a deadly comedic conspiracy when bus pass...
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Finland For Adults
A short film staring British comedians Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones that seeks to update the Santa...
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Wogan on Wodehouse
Terry Wogan looks at the life and work of the writer P.G. Wodehouse, including interviews from rarel...
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Live Aid
Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the Joh...
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Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video
Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jone star in festive special about a family with a video camera. Christmas ...
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Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
A tribute to British comedian Mel Smith, who died in July 2013, aged 60, featuring home video footag...
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Love Somehow
'Genius is a terrible thing'. The life of Caitlin Thomas, the wife of the famous Welsh poet Dylan Th...
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Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
A televised pantomime of Aladdin with characters played by well-known celebrities....
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Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
A televised pantomime of Jack and the Beanstalk featuring various celebrities....
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Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future
Author of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, polymath Douglas Adams was a pioneer of science fict...
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The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume Two
Attention, comedy fans: NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS is the real thing. This is scathing, no-holds-barr...
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Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue
from the Comedy Theatre, London featuring Sue Aldred Clive Anderson , Jon Canter Jane Ellison , Ge...
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The Funny Side of Christmas
Skits from: "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"; "The Les Dawson Show"; "Yes Minister"; "Only Foo...
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Character Building
A promotional compilation of clips from beloved well known children's BBC shows....
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Sardines
Davy Kotowski is a petty officer aboard submarine HMS Wolverine. Following a rigged arm-wrestling co...
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