Griff Rhys Jones
b. 1953 (age 73)
Cardiff, Wales, UK
Actor
Writer
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
Filmography
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★ 7.2
Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future
2025 Self
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★ 6.7
Griff's Great American South
2025 Self
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★ 4.6
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again!
2022 Actor
Mr Parker
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★ 6.8
Griff's Canadian Adventure
2022 Self
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★ 6.0
Future TX
2022 Actor
The Foley Brothers
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University Challenge at 60
2022 Self
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★ 7.3
Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip
2020 Self
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What a Carve Up!
2020 Actor
John Stephens
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★ 7.3
Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip
2019 Self
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★ 7.2
Griff's Great Britain
2016 Self
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Love Somehow
2016 Actor
Dylan Thomas
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It'll Be Alright on the Night 40
2016 Self
Writer
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A Life on Screen
2016 Self
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★ 7.4
Slow Train Through Africa
2015 Self
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★ 8.0
Quizeum
2015 Self
Writer
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It'll Be Alright on the Night 39
2015 Self
Writer
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★ 7.3
A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones
2014 Self
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★ 6.3
National Treasures of Wales
2014 Self
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All New It'll Be Alright on the Night 2014: Part 3
2014 Self
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It'll Be Alright on the Night 2
2014 Self
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It'll Be Alright on the Night's Best of the Worst
2014 Self
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★ 7.5
Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army
2013 Self
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★ 6.6
The Matt Lucas Awards
2012 Self
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★ 8.4
Great West End Theatres
2012 Self
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★ 7.9
Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones
2012 Self
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The One Griff Rhys Jones
2012 Self
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A Short History of Everything Else
2012 Self
Writer
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Three Men in a Boat: The Best Bits
2012 Self
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★ 7.2
Perspectives
2011 Self
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★ 7.9
Three Men Go to New England
2011 Self
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★ 8.2
Three Men Go to Venice
2011 Self
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★ 8.0
Wogan on Wodehouse
2011 Self
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Hidden Treasures of...
2011 Self
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It'll be Alright on the Night 2011: Part 1
2011 Self
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It'll be Alright on the Night 2011: Part 2
2011 Self
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★ 7.3
Three Men Go to Scotland
2010 Self
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★ 7.6
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
2009 Self
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★ 7.6
Three Men in More Than One Boat
2009 Self
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★ 7.6
Three Men Go to Ireland
2009 Self
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★ 8.1
Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones
2009 Self
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★ 8.2
Greatest Cities of the World
2008 Self
Writer
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★ 7.5
Three Men in Another Boat
2008 Self
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★ 7.6
Identity Crisis
2008 Self
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★ 7.6
The Heart of Thomas Hardy
2008 Actor
Narrator
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Auntie's War on Smut
2008 Self
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It'll Be Alright on the Night
2008 Self
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Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones on Anger
2008 Self
Writer
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★ 7.7
Charles Dickens & the Invention of Christmas
2007 Self
Writer
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★ 7.8
Mountain
2007 Self
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★ 7.0
Mouse: A Secret Life
2007 Actor
Narrator
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★ 8.0
Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive
2006 Self
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★ 7.6
Three Men in a Boat
2006 Self
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★ 6.8
The Smith & Jones Sketchbook
2006 Self
Actor
Writer
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Kipling: A Remembrance Tale
2006 Self
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Betjeman and Me: Griff Rhys Jones
2006 Self
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★ 6.7
The Bigger Picture
2005 Self
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★ 9.0
The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome
2005 Self
Writer
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Final Chance to Save: Black Rhino's with Griff Rhys Jones
2005 Self
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Going to Work Naked
2005 Self
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Page Turners
2005 Self
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★ 7.9
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 Actor
Dr. David Quimper
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★ 8.4
Mine All Mine
2004 Actor
Max Vivaldi
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Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat
2004 Actor
Ivan
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★ 8.5
Restoration
2003 Self
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★ 6.3
God Almighty
2003 Self
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★ 5.7
Puckoon
2002 Actor
Col. Stokes
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Clive Anderson Now
2001 Self
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★ 6.6
Taliesin Jones
2000 Actor
Principal Caesar
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★ 6.6
Aladdin
2000 Actor
Emperor
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★ 7.2
The League of Gentlemen: Behind the Scenes
2000 Self
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★ 6.2
You Only Live Once
2000 Self
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★ 7.6
The Not the Nine O'Clock News Story
1999 Self
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★ 5.6
Up 'n' Under
1998 Actor
Ray Mason, Radio York commentator
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★ 7.4
Jack and the Beanstalk
1998 Actor
Baron Wasteland
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The Book Quiz
1998 Self
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Crystal Balls
1998 Self
Actor
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The Nose at Ten
1996 Self
Actor
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★ 7.9
Comic Relief: Behind the Nose
1995 Self
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★ 5.8
Sardines
1995 Actor
Davy Kotowski
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Monty the Dog
1995 Actor
Narrator
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The Bookworm
1994 Self
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★ 7.6
Demob
1993 Actor
Ian Deasey
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★ 7.1
Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes
1993 Self
Actor
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★ 7.3
Funnybones
1992 Actor
Voices
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★ 6.7
Comic Relief: Behind the Nose
1992 Self
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Tales from the Poop Deck
1992 Actor
Narrator
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★ 7.0
Comic Relief
1991 Self
Actor
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★ 6.1
The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt
1989 Actor
Henry Wilt
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★ 8.0
A Night of Comic Relief 2
1989 Self
Actor
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★ 6.5
Smith and Jones in Small Doses
1989 Actor
Writer
Maurice
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★ 7.2
Jake's Journey
1988 Actor
Innkeeper
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★ 6.8
Comic Relief
1988 Self
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★ 8.0
The World According to Smith & Jones
1987 Actor
Writer
Griff
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★ 4.5
Morons from Outer Space
1985 Actor
Writer
Graham Sweetley
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★ 7.4
Alas Smith & Jones
1984 Actor
Writer
Various Roles
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Two Foolish Men
1983 Actor
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★ 8.6
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982 Writer
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★ 7.9
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979 Actor
Writer
Various Roles
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The 1977 Cambridge Footlights Revue
1977 Director
Writer
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Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue
1974 Actor
Writer
Various Characters