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Hugh Griffith

Hugh Griffith

Actor · Died May 14, 1980, aged 67 · Marianglas, Anglesey, Wales, UK

Hugh Griffith was an Oscar-winning Welsh screen, stage and television actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 30, 1912
Died
May 14, 1980 (aged 67)
From
Marianglas, Anglesey, Wales, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 80 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 23% in 30 days

What are Hugh Griffith's films like?

Usually the Mentor: 4 of 11 analyzed roles.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles
Mentor
4 of 11
Threshold guardian
3 of 11
Trickster
2 of 11
Herald
1 of 11
Ally
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hugh Griffith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hugh Griffith's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

80 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Under Milk Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Captain Cat (voice) (archive sound)

  • A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square(1980)

    as Sid Larkin

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles(1978)

    as Frankland

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Grand Slam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Caradog Lloyd-Evans

  • The Last Remake of Beau Geste(1977)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Joseph Andrews (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Squire Western

  • Some Like It Cool(1977)

    as The Caliph

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Passover Plot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Caiaphas

  • The Joke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Dr Walden

  • Legend of the Werewolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Maestro Pamponi

  • Craze(1974)

    as Solicitor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Walden

  • High School Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Barone di Roccadura

  • Luther(1974)

    as Tetzel

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Take Me High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Sir Harry Cunningham

  • The Final Programme(1973)

    as Professor Hira

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as The Man

  • Increase and Multiply (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Monsignor Casadei

  • What?(1972)

    as Joseph Noblart

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Canterbury Tales(1972)

    as Sir January

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Phibes Rises Again(1972)

    as Harry Ambrose

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?(1972)

    as Mr Harrison, The Pigman

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Abominable Dr. Phibes(1971)

    as Rabbi

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Cry of the Banshee(1970)

    as Mickey

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Wuthering Heights(1970)

    as Dr. Kenneth

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Start the Revolution Without Me(1970)

    as King Louis

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Fixer(1968)

    as Lebedev

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Oliver!(1968)

    as The Magistrate

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Ignazio

  • On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...(1967)

    as Ibn-el-Rascid

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Commodore Roseabove

  • Brown Eye, Evil Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Tadeusz Bridges

  • The Sailor from Gibraltar(1967)

    as Llewellyn

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • ABC Stage 67 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Herr Hoffman

  • How to Steal a Million(1966)

    as Charles Bonnet

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Poppy Is Also a Flower(1966)

    as Salah Rahman Khan

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Uncle Rollo

  • The Walrus And The Carpenter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • Hide and Seek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Wilkins

  • The Bargee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Joe Turnbull

  • Tom Jones(1963)

    as Squire Western

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Mutiny on the Bounty(1962)

    as Alexander Smith

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Term of Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as O'Hara

  • The Inspector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Van der Pink

  • The Counterfeit Traitor(1962)

    as Collins

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Exodus(1960)

    as Mandria

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Day They Robbed the Bank of England(1960)

    as O'Shea

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Harmonville

  • The Citadel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Philip Denny

  • The Story on Page One(1959)

    as Judge Edgar Neilsen

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Ben-Hur(1959)

    as Scheich Ildirim

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Professor Welch

  • Now Let Him Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Simon Kendall

  • The Good Companions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Morton Mitcham

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon Kendall

  • Colonel March of Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Ivy

  • The Merry Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Scrooge

  • Quatermass II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dr Leo Pugh

  • Passage Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Pettigrew der Chefingenieur

  • The Moment of Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as The Photographer

  • The Sleeping Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Inspector Simmons

  • Man with a Million(1954)

    as Potter

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Beggar's Opera(1953)

    as The Beggar

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Titfield Thunderbolt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Dan

  • Laughter in Paradise(1951)

    as Henry Russell

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Galloping Major (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Humbert Temple

  • The Wild Heart(1950)

    as Andrew Vessons

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Constantine · as Man with Cello

  • Scrapbook for 1933 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as (voice)

  • A Run for Your Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Huw Price

  • Lights Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Bensall, the butler

  • Kind Hearts and Coronets(1949)

    as Lord High Steward

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Last Days of Dolwyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Minister

  • Dulcimer Street(1948)

    as Headlam Fynne

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • So Evil My Love(1948)

    as Coroner

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The First Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as John Fisher

  • The Three Weird Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Mabli Hughes

  • Neutral Port (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Bit

  • Night Train to Munich(1940)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

Career shape

Biggest box office

Ben-Hur (1959)

$74M worldwide

Highest rated

Ben-Hur (1959)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19601978

Peak 1971 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 4% of 28 roles
485868

Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.