Griff Rhys Jones

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 91

Gender Male

Birthday November 16, 1953 (70 years old)

Place of Birth Cardiff, Wales, UK

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Griff Rhys-Jones
Griffith Rhys Jones

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Griff Rhys Jones

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.

Known For

Acting

2022		Gangsta Granny Strikes Again as Mr Parker
2022		Future TX as Foley
2022		Griff’s Canadian Adventure (6 episodes) as Host

2021

(4 episodes)

2020		Between the Covers (1 episode) as Self
2020		Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip (6 episodes) as Self - Presenter

2019

(4 episodes) as Self

2018

(1 episode) as Self - Guest

2017

as David Van Der Clane

2016		Love Somehow as Dylan Thomas
2016		Insert Name Here (1 episode) as Himself - Panelist

2015		Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones (5 episodes) as Himself - Presenter
2015		The Quizeum (16 episodes) as Himself - Presenter

2014		Under Milk Wood as Voice
2014		A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones (8 episodes) as Himself

2013		Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things as Self
2013		Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army as Himself
2013		Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie as Self (archive footage)

2012		A Short History of Everything Else (6 episodes)
2012		Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones (4 episodes) as Presenter
2012		Tales of Television Centre

2011

as Self

2009		Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News as Self
2009		Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones (5 episodes) as Self - Presenter
2009		Three Men in More Than One Boat as Himself

2008		Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones (6 episodes)
2008		Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger (2 episodes) as Himself - Presenter
2008		Three Men In Another Boat as Himself

2007		Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas as Himself - Presenter
2007		Mountain (5 episodes)
2007		Would I Lie to You? (1 episode) as Self

2006		The One Show (1 episode) as Self - Guest (1 episode) as Self
2006		The Smith & Jones Sketchbook (6 episodes)
2006		The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News
2006		Three Men in a Boat (14 episodes) as Self
2006		Three Men in a Boat as Himself

2005		Riot at the Rite as Astruc
2005		The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome as Self / Presenter
2005		Final Chance to Save (1 episode) as Himself
2005		8 Out of 10 Cats (2 episodes) as Self

2004		Agatha Christie's Marple (1 episode) as Dr David Quimper
2004		Mine All Mine (5 episodes)
2004		Who Do You Think You Are? (1 episode) as Self

2003		Restoration (21 episodes)
2003		The Terry and Gaby Show (1 episode)

2002		Timeshift (1 episode) as Self - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage)
2002		Taliesin Jones as Caesar
2002		Puckoon as Col. Stokes

2001

(1 episode) as Self

2000

as Emperor

1998		Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime as Baron Wasteland
1998		If I Ruled the World (1 episode) as Himself
1998		Up 'n' Under as Ray Mason, Radio York commentator

1997		Jonathan Creek (1 episode) as Jeremy Sangster
1997		Midsomer Murders (1 episode) as Ambrose Deddington

1996

as Tino

1994		Smith & Jones - One Night Stand
1994		Staggered as Graham

1993		Shooting Stars (1 episode) as Self
1993		Demob (6 episodes) as Ian Deasey

1992		As You Like It as Touchstone
1992		Funnybones (12 episodes)

1991		Amnesty International's Big 30 as Self
1991		Ex as Patrick

1990		Have I Got News for You (3 episodes) as Himself
1990		Rita Rudner (1 episode)

1989		Wilt as Henry Wilt
1989		A View of Harry Clark as Harry Clark

1988		Whose Line Is It Anyway? (2 episodes) as Himself
1988		Comic Relief (2 episodes) as Self - Presenter (0 episodes)
1988		Jake's Journey as Innkeeper

1987		Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video as Dad
1987		Porterhouse Blue (4 episodes) as Cornelius Carrington
1987		The World According To Smith And Jones (12 episodes)
1987		Finland For Adults as Reporter

1986

(1 episode) as Paul Fuller

1985		Live Aid as Self
1985		Morons from Outer Space as Graham Sweetley

1984

(62 episodes)

1982		The Young Ones (1 episode) as Bamber 'Bambi' Gascoigne
1982		Wogan (1 episode) as Self
1982		The Secret Policeman's Other Ball as Himself - Various Roles

1979		Not the Nine O'Clock News (27 episodes)
1979		Question Time (2 episodes) as Self - Panellist

1978

(1 episode) as Self

1977

(60 episodes)

1976

(15 episodes) as Self

1949

(1 episode) as Host

Writing

2012

(4 episodes) … Writer

2008

(6 episodes) … Writer

2005

… Writer

1985

… Writer

1984

(62 episodes) … Writer

1979

(7 episodes) … Writer

Production

2014

… Executive Producer

2013

(1 episode) … Executive Producer

Creator

2007

… Creator

1984

… Creator

Crew

2014

(4 episodes) … Presenter

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