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RIP Richard Griffiths

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RIP Richard Griffiths#2
Posted: 3/29/13 at 7:22am
Oh dear! RIP.
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RIP Richard Griffiths#2
Posted: 3/29/13 at 7:30am
What a terrible shame. I got to see him twice onstage--he was phenomenal.
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RIP Richard Griffiths#3
Posted: 3/29/13 at 7:42am
So sorry to hear this.
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RIP Richard Griffiths#4
Posted: 3/29/13 at 8:00am
I'm so sorry to hear this. He was a wonderful actor.
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RIP Richard Griffiths#5
Posted: 3/29/13 at 8:02am
So terribly sad. RIP.
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RIP Richard Griffiths#6
Posted: 3/29/13 at 8:13am
Wow, so sad. Condolences to all that knew him.


Rest in Peace.
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RIP Richard Griffiths#7
Posted: 3/29/13 at 8:13am
Very Upset, Indeed. R.I.P.
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RIP Richard Griffiths#8
Posted: 3/29/13 at 8:34am
I was lucky enough and very excited to have the chance to see him in EQUUS with Daniel Radcliff.

Rest in Peace RIP Richard Griffiths



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RIP Richard Griffiths#9
Posted: 3/29/13 at 8:58am
Very saddened by this. A phenomenal talent... But an even nicer man. Rest in peace...
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RIP Richard Griffiths#10
Posted: 3/29/13 at 9:14am
How devastating. He was so wonderful in so many ways. He will truly be missed. RIP.
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RIP Richard Griffiths#11
Posted: 3/29/13 at 9:56am
It was a privilege to see him perform.
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RIP Richard Griffiths#12
Posted: 3/29/13 at 10:20am
He pulled off the nearly impossible: making a would-be pederast likable and sympathetic in THE HISTORY BOYS. I will never forget that towering performance nor his angst-ridden Dysart in EQUUS. May he rest in peace.
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RIP Richard Griffiths#13
Posted: 3/29/13 at 10:50am
Never saw him live on stage, but love his film work. He will be missed.
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RIP Richard Griffiths#14
Posted: 3/29/13 at 11:49am
This is so sad and he was so young still. RIP Mr. Griffiths
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RIP Richard Griffiths#15
Posted: 3/29/13 at 12:27pm
Great actor! He was terrific as the evil Vernon Dursley in the 'Harry Potter' films. RIP!
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RIP Richard Griffiths#16
Posted: 3/29/13 at 1:03pm
Personally liked his appearance on The Vicar of Dibley as the Bishop. Turned very few lines into hilarity.
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RIP Richard Griffiths#17
Posted: 3/29/13 at 1:24pm
I'm So Sorry To Hear This R.I.P. Mr. Griffiths
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RIP Richard Griffiths#18
Posted: 3/29/13 at 1:28pm
I saw him in The Sunshine Boys with Danny DeVito in London last year - they made an unlikely but terrific team. I know there were plans to bring the show to the US. What a shame. RIP, a wonderful actor.
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RIP Richard Griffiths#19
Posted: 3/29/13 at 1:30pm
Richard Griffiths' THE HISTORY BOYS co-star, Jamie Parker, wrote a very moving tribute to him.

R.I.P. Mr Griffiths


Jamie Parker's Tribute to Richard Griffiths
Musical Cyberspace | a tribute to the musicals of Broadway and beyond.
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RIP Richard Griffiths#20
Posted: 3/29/13 at 1:54pm
RIP Richard Griffiths

RIP Richard Griffiths
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RIP Richard Griffiths#21
Posted: 3/29/13 at 1:55pm
That was a very beautiful tribute by Jamie Parker.
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RIP Richard Griffiths#22
Posted: 3/29/13 at 1:57pm
He had a small part, as himself, in the show Episodes, and he was just terrific. Had me laughing and crying.
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RIP Richard Griffiths#23
Posted: 3/29/13 at 2:12pm
Brilliant actor, lovely man, RIP
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RIP Richard Griffiths#24
Posted: 3/29/13 at 9:44pm
That tribute is stunning and made me tear up a bit.