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Griff Rhys Jones

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
112

Gender
Male

Birthday
November 16, 1953 (72 years old)

Place of Birth
Cardiff, Wales, UK

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

2025Griff's Great American Southas Self
2025Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Futureas Self
2022Gangsta Granny Strikes Againas Mr Parker
2022Future TXas Foley
2022Griff’s Canadian Adventureas Host
2021Griff's Great New Zealand Adventureas
2020Between the Coversas Self
2020Griff's Great Australian Rail Tripas Self - Presenter
2019Griff's Great Kiwi Road Tripas Self
2018The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Canceras Self - Guest
2017Murder on the Blackpool Expressas David Van Der Clane
2017Richard Osman's House of Gamesas Self - Panellist
2016Love Somehowas Dylan Thomas
2016Insert Name Hereas Self - Panelist
2015Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jonesas Himself - Presenter
2015The Quizeumas Himself - Presenter
2014Under Milk Woodas Voice
2014A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jonesas Himself
2013Mel Smith: I've Done Some Thingsas Self
2013Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Armyas Himself
2013Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movieas Self (archive footage)
2012A Short History of Everything Elseas
2012Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jonesas Presenter
2012Tales of Television Centreas Self
2011Wogan on Wodehouseas Self
2011Perspectivesas
2010In Confidenceas
2009Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock Newsas Self
2009Rivers with Griff Rhys Jonesas Self - Presenter
2009Three Men in More Than One Boatas Himself
2008Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jonesas
2008Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Angeras Himself - Presenter
2008Three Men In Another Boatas Himself
2007Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmasas Himself - Presenter
2007Mountainas
2007Would I Lie to You?as Self
2006The One Showas Self
2006The One Showas Self - Interviewed Guest
2006The Smith & Jones Sketchbookas
2006Three Men in a Boatas Himself
2006Three Men in a Boatas Self
2005Riot at the Riteas Astruc
2005The Secret Life of Arthur Ransomeas Self / Presenter
2005Final Chance to Saveas Himself
20058 Out of 10 Catsas Self
2005Going to Work Nakedas Self - Narrator (voice)
2004Agatha Christie's Marpleas Dr David Quimper
2004Mine All Mineas Max Vivaldi
2004Who Do You Think You Are?as Self
2004The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Twoas
2003QIas Self
2003The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Oneas
2003Restorationas
2003The Terry and Gaby Showas
2002Timeshiftas Self - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage)
2002Taliesin Jonesas Caesar
2002Puckoonas Col. Stokes
2001Friday Night with Jonathan Rossas Self
2000Aladdin: The ITV Pantomimeas Emperor
1998Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomimeas Baron Wasteland
1998If I Ruled the Worldas Himself
1998Up 'n' Underas Ray Mason, Radio York commentator
1998Parkinsonas Self
1997Jonathan Creekas Jeremy Sangster
1997HARDtalkas
1997Midsomer Murdersas Ambrose Deddington
1996The Adventures of Pinocchioas Tino
1995Sardinesas Davy Kotowski
1995Character Buildingas Narrator (voice)
1994Smith & Jones - One Night Standas
1994Staggeredas Graham
1993Shooting Starsas Self
1993Demobas Ian Deasey
1992As You Like Itas Touchstone
1992Funnybonesas
1992Tales from the Poop Deckas Narrator (voice)
1991Amnesty International's Big 30as Self
1991Exas Patrick
1990Have I Got News for Youas Self
1990Rita Rudneras
1989Smith And Jones In Small Dosesas
1989Screen Oneas Patrick
1989Wiltas Henry Wilt
1989A View of Harry Clarkas Harry Clark
1988Whose Line Is It Anyway?as Himself
1988Comic Reliefas Self - Presenter
1988The Play on Oneas Harry Clark
1988Jake's Journeyas Innkeeper
1987Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Videoas Dad
1987Porterhouse Blueas Cornelius Carrington
1987The World According to Smith & Jonesas Griff
1987Finland For Adultsas Reporter
1986Casualtyas Paul Fuller
1986Comedians Do It On Stageas Self
1985Live Aidas Self
1985Morons from Outer Spaceas Graham Sweetley
1984Weekend Playhouseas Michael
1984Alas Smith and Jonesas
1982The Funny Side of Christmasas Trevor
1982The Young Onesas Bamber 'Bambi' Gascoigne
1982Woganas Self
1982The Secret Policeman's Other Ballas Self - Various Roles
1979Not the Nine O'Clock Newsas
1979Question Timeas Self - Panellist
1978An Audience with...as Self
1977It'll be Alright on the Nightas Self - Host
1977It'll be Alright on the Nightas Self - Presenter
1976The Secret Policeman's Ballas Self
1974Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revueas Various
1967Omnibusas
1949The BAFTA Awardsas Host
GRIFF’S SOUTHERN CHARMas Griff

Production

2014National Treasures of Wales...Presenter
2014A Poet in New York...Executive Producer
2012A Short History of Everything Else...Writer
2008Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones...Writer
2007Mountain...Creator
2006The Smith & Jones Sketchbook...Creator
2005The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome...Writer
1987The World According to Smith & Jones...Creator
1985Morons from Outer Space...Writer
1984Alas Smith and Jones...Creator
1984Alas Smith and Jones...Writer
1982The Funny Side of Christmas...Writer
1979Not the Nine O'Clock News...Writer
1974Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue...Writer