Richard Griffiths. Actor: Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens. Born in Thornaby-on-Tees in the North Riding of Yorkshiremon July 31, 1947, Griffiths was brought up in a council flat in less than prosperous conditions, the son of deaf and volatile parents in a dysfunctional family setting. According to an article in the Telegraph newspaper, his father Thomas was a steelworker 'who fought in pubs for prize money'. Like most...