Griff Rhys Jones
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.9588 |
| Birthday | 1953-11-16 |
| Place of Birth | Cardiff, Wales, UK |
| Also Known As | Griff Rhys-Jones, Griffith Rhys Jones, |
2005
Riot at the Rite
8/2
In the spring of 1913, Parisian businessman Gabriel Astruc opens a new theater on the Champs Elysées. The first performance is the premiere of Igor St...
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Riot at the Rite
2013
Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
5.5/2
Documentary about the rise and fall and rise again of the legendary John Otway.
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Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
1985
Morons from Outer Space
4.851/47
The story begins on a small spaceship docking with a refueling station. On board are a group of four aliens, Bernard, Sandra, Desmond, and Julian. Dur...
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Morons from Outer Space
2002
Taliesin Jones
7/10
Not quite a religious film, not quite a coming-of-age story, not quite a kiddie flick, and not quite a supernatural horror movie, Taliesin Jones's ide...
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Taliesin Jones
1989
Wilt
6.361/36
Henry Wilt is a more or less failed teacher who fantasizes about murdering his dominant, non-attentive wife Eva. At a party who gets stuck in an infla...
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Wilt
1991
Ex
10/1
Griff Rhys Jones stars as a writer on a popular television soap opera who falls in love with the show's leading lady but finds himself unable to break...
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Ex
1998
Up 'n' Under
5.156/16
The Cobblers Arms have been the best and most feared Amateur Rugby League team for the past ten years. Ex-pro Arthur bets their boss that he could tra...
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Up 'n' Under
2002
Puckoon
6.286/7
Spike Milligan's book about the divided Irish village of Puckoon comes to the big screen.
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Puckoon
2006
Three Men in a Boat
5.75/4
Griff Rhys Jones, Rory McGrath, Dara O'Briain and Loli the dog set out from Kingston to Oxford across the Thames in a wooden skiff, attempting to re-t...
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Three Men in a Boat
2008
Three Men In Another Boat
4/2
Griff Rhys Jones, Dara O'Briain and Rory McGrath reunite for a follow-up journey, this time on board Griff's classic yacht. The trio endeavor to sail...
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Three Men In Another Boat
2005
The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome
0/0
To generations Arthur Ransome's books, including Swallows and Amazons, were an integral part of growing up. But was there a darker side to the author?...
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The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome
1992
As You Like It
6/3
Hiding out in an industrial wasteland from the murderous wrath of a regional ruler, a woman, disguised as a boy, gives wooing lessons to the edgy lad...
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As You Like It
2014
Under Milk Wood
6.208/12
An all star cast unite to perform a distinctive BBC Wales Television adaptation of Dylan Thomas's radio play, presented in collaboration with National...
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Under Milk Wood
1996
The Adventures of Pinocchio
5.303/256
One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has one major desire and that is to become a real boy someda...
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The Adventures of Pinocchio
2009
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
6/1
A look behind the scenes of satirical sketch show Not the Nine O'Clock News.
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Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
1991
Amnesty International's Big 30
4/1
In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's Ball, Amnesty International celebrates its 50th Anniversa...
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Amnesty International's Big 30
1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
6.333/6
Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese,...
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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
2022
Future TX
7/2
Dylan and Molly get their first mobile phones and immediately they both ring at the same time. When they answer, a Mystery Man (known as Future TX) sa...
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Future TX
2022
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
5.1/4
We join Ben a year on as he is getting used to life without his beloved Gran. With the memory of their daring Crown Jewel heist still fresh in his min...
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Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
2012
Tales of Television Centre
8/1
Various actors, presenters, directors and other staff who have worked at the iconic BBC Television Centre at Shepherd's Bush in London reminisce about...
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Tales of Television Centre
2007
Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas
6/1
Griff Rhys Jones reveals how Dickens created the idea of a traditional family Christmas through one of his best-known books, A Christmas Carol.
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Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas
1994
Smith & Jones - One Night Stand
8/2
Smith and Jones debate on an awe inspiring range of themes from Devon to death, self assembly furniture to the summer of love and aids to anal retenti...
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Smith & Jones - One Night Stand
1994
Staggered
5.321/14
Very much in love, Neil's wedding plans are sabotaged, beginning when he is abandoned, naked, on a Scottish island. A road trip ensues, with Neil enco...
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Staggered
2009
Three Men in More Than One Boat
0/0
In their third trip, the trio attempt to get from Plymouth to the Isles of Scilly using several boats.
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Three Men in More Than One Boat
1986
Comedians Do It On Stage
0/0
A Group of Britain's top comedy and music performers gather at a London Theater, to give their support to the Oncology Club Fund. The Fund is a charit...
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Comedians Do It On Stage
1988
Jake's Journey
7/2
A normal teenager is transported to a Monty Pythonesque medieval fantasy land where an odd, adamant knight takes him on a quest.
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Jake's Journey
2003
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One
6.5/4
Attention, comedy fans: NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS is the real thing. This is scathing, no-holds-barred Brit humor at its best. Rapid-fire skits starri...
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The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One
1989
A View of Harry Clark
0/0
Harry Clark is a social worker on the verge of cracking up. His job is to help other people: who is there to help him?
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A View of Harry Clark
2013
Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army
0/0
Apart from a few fragmentary stories, Griff Rhys Jones's father never talked about his war. Yet as a medical officer to a West African division he tra...
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Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army
2017
Murder on the Blackpool Express
5.7/28
A Blackpool coach driver and a tour guide get caught up in a deadly comedic conspiracy when bus passengers begin mysteriously dying one by one.
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Murder on the Blackpool Express
1987
Finland For Adults
0/0
A short film staring British comedians Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones that seeks to update the Santa Claus myth. Made for the Finnish tourist board
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Finland For Adults
2011
Wogan on Wodehouse
0/0
Terry Wogan looks at the life and work of the writer P.G. Wodehouse, including interviews from rarely seen archive footage.
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Wogan on Wodehouse
1985
Live Aid
7.9/54
Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United State...
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Live Aid
1987
Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video
8.2/2
Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jone star in festive special about a family with a video camera. Christmas usually means a little over-indulgence, but to the...
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Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video
2013
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
4/2
A tribute to British comedian Mel Smith, who died in July 2013, aged 60, featuring home video footage, rare archive material and many classic sketches...
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Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
2016
Love Somehow
0/0
'Genius is a terrible thing'. The life of Caitlin Thomas, the wife of the famous Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.
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Love Somehow
1998
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
7/3
A televised pantomime of Jack and the Beanstalk featuring various celebrities.
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Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
2000
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
9/1
A televised pantomime of Aladdin with characters played by well-known celebrities.
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Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
2025
Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future
8/4
Author of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, polymath Douglas Adams was a pioneer of science fiction, comedy, technology and environmental activism...
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Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future
2004
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Two
0/0
Attention, comedy fans: NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS is the real thing. This is scathing, no-holds-barred Brit humor at its best. Rapid-fire skits starri...
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The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Two
1974
Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue
0/0
from the Comedy Theatre, London featuring Sue Aldred Clive Anderson , Jon Canter Jane Ellison , Geoff McGivern Griffith Rhys Jones Martin Smith , C...
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Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue
1982
The Funny Side of Christmas
0/0
Skits from: "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"; "The Les Dawson Show"; "Yes Minister"; "Only Fools and Horses"; "Three of a Kind"; "Last of the Su...
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The Funny Side of Christmas
1995
Character Building
0/0
A promotional compilation of clips from beloved well known children's BBC shows.
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Character Building
2005
Going to Work Naked
0/0
Documentary looking at naturists who work naked.
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Going to Work Naked
1995
Sardines
0/0
Davy Kotowski is a petty officer aboard submarine HMS Wolverine. Following a rigged arm-wrestling contest, half the crew are in slings. Kotowski is th...
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Sardines
1988
Alas Sage & Onion
0/0
The Smith and Jones 1988 Christmas Special
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