
Griff Rhys Jones
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 16, 1953 (age 72)
- Birthplace
- Cardiff, Wales, UK
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
Filmography
GRIFF’S SOUTHERN CHARM
TV · as Griff · 1 ep

Griff Across the Alps
TV · as Self - Presenter · 6 eps

Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future
Movie · as Self

Griff's Great American South
TV · as Self · 6 eps

Future TX
Movie · as Foley

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
Movie · as Mr Parker

Griff's Canadian Adventure
TV · as Self - Host · 6 eps

Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure
TV · 4 eps

Between the Covers
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip
TV · as Self - Presenter · 6 eps

Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip
TV · as Self · 4 eps

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Murder on the Blackpool Express
Movie · as David Van Der Clane

House of Games
TV · as Self - Panellist · 5 eps

Love Somehow
Movie · as Dylan Thomas

Insert Name Here
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones
TV · as Himself - Presenter · 5 eps

The Quizeum
TV · as Himself - Presenter · 16 eps

Under Milk Wood
Movie · as Voice

A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones
TV · as Himself · 8 eps

Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army
Movie · as Himself

Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
Movie · as Self

Tales of Television Centre
Movie · as Self
A Short History of Everything Else
TV · 6 eps

Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones
TV · as Presenter · 4 eps

Wogan on Wodehouse
Movie · as Self

Perspectives
TV · 1 ep
In Confidence
TV · 1 ep

Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
Movie · as Self
Three Men in More Than One Boat
Movie · as Himself

Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones
TV · as Self - Presenter · 5 eps
Three Men In Another Boat
Movie · as Himself

Graham Linehan: Funny Business
Movie

Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones
TV · 6 eps

Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger
TV · as Himself - Presenter · 2 eps

Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas
Movie · as Himself - Presenter

Mountain
TV · 5 eps

Would I Lie to You?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Three Men in a Boat
Movie · as Himself

The One Show
TV · as Self, Self - Interviewed Guest · 1 ep
The Smith & Jones Sketchbook
TV · 6 eps

Three Men in a Boat
TV · as Self · 14 eps

Riot at the Rite
Movie · as Astruc

The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome
Movie · as Self / Presenter
Going to Work Naked
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

8 Out of 10 Cats
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Final Chance to Save
TV · as Himself · 1 ep

The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Two
Movie

Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Dr David Quimper · 1 ep

Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Mine All Mine
TV · as Max Vivaldi · 5 eps

The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One
Movie

More Great Comedy Moments
Movie · as Bambi (archive footage)
The Terry and Gaby Show
TV · 1 ep
Restoration
TV · 21 eps

QI
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Taliesin Jones
Movie · as Caesar

Puckoon
Movie · as Col. Stokes

Timeshift
TV · as Self - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage) · 1 ep

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
Movie · as Emperor

Up 'n' Under
Movie · as Ray Mason, Radio York commentator

Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
Movie · as Baron Wasteland
If I Ruled the World
TV · as Himself · 1 ep

Parkinson
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Jonathan Creek
TV · as Jeremy Sangster · 1 ep

Midsomer Murders
TV · as Ambrose Deddington · 1 ep

HARDtalk
TV · 1 ep

The Adventures of Pinocchio
Movie · as Tino

TFI Friday
TV · 1 ep
Character Building
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Sardines
Movie · as Davy Kotowski

Smith & Jones - One Night Stand
Movie · as Self/Various

Staggered
Movie · as Graham

Shooting Stars
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Demob
TV · as Ian Deasey · 6 eps

As You Like It
Movie · as Touchstone

Funnybones
TV · 12 eps
Tales from the Poop Deck
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 6 eps

Ex
Movie · as Patrick

Amnesty International's Big 30
Movie · as Self

Rita Rudner
TV · 1 ep

Have I Got News for You
TV · as Self · 4 eps

Wilt
Movie · as Henry Wilt

A View of Harry Clark
Movie · as Harry Clark

Screen One
TV · as Patrick · 1 ep
Smith And Jones In Small Doses
TV · 4 eps

Jake's Journey
Movie · as Innkeeper

Alas Sage & Onion
Movie · as Various

Comic Relief
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

Whose Line Is It Anyway?
TV · as Himself · 2 eps

The Play on One
TV · as Harry Clark · 1 ep

Finland For Adults
Movie · as Jeremy Jones

Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video
Movie · as Dad
The World According to Smith & Jones
TV · as Griff · 12 eps

Porterhouse Blue
TV · as Cornelius Carrington · 4 eps

Comedians Do It On Stage
Movie · as Self

Casualty
TV · as Paul Fuller · 1 ep

Morons from Outer Space
Movie · as Graham Sweetley

Live Aid
Movie · as Self

Alas Smith and Jones
TV · 62 eps
Weekend Playhouse
TV · as Michael · 1 ep

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Movie · as Self - Various Roles

The Funny Side of Christmas
Movie · as Trevor

The Young Ones
TV · as Bamber 'Bambi' Gascoigne · 1 ep

Wogan
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Not the Nine O'Clock News
TV · 27 eps

Question Time
TV · as Self - Panellist · 2 eps

An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep

It’ll be Alright on the Night
TV · as Self - Presenter, Self - Host · 11 eps

The Secret Policeman's Ball
TV · as Self · 15 eps
Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue
Movie · as Various

Omnibus
TV · 1 ep

The BAFTA Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep