Griff Rhys Jones

Nov 16, 1953 (71 years old) in Cardiff, Wales, UK

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

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Midsomer Murders

Ambrose Deddington

poster

Who Do You Think You Are?

Self

poster

8 Out of 10 Cats

Self

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Would I Lie to You?

Self

poster

Timeshift

Self - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage)

poster

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Himself

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Casualty

Paul Fuller

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Agatha Christie's Marple

Dr David Quimper

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Jonathan Creek

Jeremy Sangster

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The Terry and Gaby Show

Credits

The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume Two Future

★ NR
GRIFF’S SOUTHERN CHARM Future

Griff

★ NR
Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future 2025

Self

★ 8.3
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again 2022

Mr Parker

★ 5.1
Future TX 2022

Foley

★ 7
Griff’s Canadian Adventure 2022

Host

★ 8.5
Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure 2021

★ NR
Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip 2020

Self - Presenter

★ NR
Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip 2019

Self

★ NR
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer 2018

Self - Guest

★ 7.5
Murder on the Blackpool Express 2017

David Van Der Clane

★ 5.8
Love Somehow 2016

Dylan Thomas

★ NR
Insert Name Here 2016

Self - Panelist

★ 6.7
Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones 2015

Himself - Presenter

★ 6
Under Milk Wood 2014

Voice

★ 6
A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones 2014

Himself

★ NR
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things 2013

Self

★ 4
Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army 2013

Himself

★ NR
Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie 2013

Self (archive footage)

★ 5.5
A Short History of Everything Else 2012

★ NR
Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones 2012

Presenter

★ 6
Tales of Television Centre 2012

Self

★ 8
Wogan on Wodehouse 2011

Self

★ NR
Perspectives 2011

★ NR
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News 2009

Self

★ 6
Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones 2009

Self - Presenter

★ NR
Three Men in More Than One Boat 2009

Himself

★ NR
Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones 2008

★ NR
Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger 2008

Himself - Presenter

★ NR
Three Men In Another Boat 2008

Himself

★ 4
Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas 2007

Himself - Presenter

★ 6
Mountain 2007

★ NR
Would I Lie to You? 2007

Self

★ 7.7
The Smith & Jones Sketchbook 2006

★ NR
The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume One 2006

★ 6.5
Three Men in a Boat 2006

Himself

★ 5.3
Riot at the Rite 2005

Astruc

★ 9
The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome 2005

Self / Presenter

★ NR
Final Chance to Save 2005

Himself

★ NR
8 Out of 10 Cats 2005

Self

★ 7.1
Agatha Christie's Marple 2004

Dr David Quimper

★ 7.7
Mine All Mine 2004

★ 6
Who Do You Think You Are? 2004

Self

★ 6.7
Restoration 2003

★ NR
The Terry and Gaby Show 2003

★ 5
Timeshift 2002

Self - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage)

★ 7
Taliesin Jones 2002

Caesar

★ 6.7
Puckoon 2002

Col. Stokes

★ 6.2
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime 2000

Emperor

★ 9
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime 1998

Baron Wasteland

★ 7
If I Ruled the World 1998

Himself

★ 7
Up 'n' Under 1998

Ray Mason, Radio York commentator

★ 5.1
Jonathan Creek 1997

Jeremy Sangster

★ 7.5
Midsomer Murders 1997

Ambrose Deddington

★ 7.5
The Adventures of Pinocchio 1996

Tino

★ 5.2
Smith & Jones - One Night Stand 1994

★ 8
Staggered 1994

Graham

★ 5.3
Shooting Stars 1993

Self

★ 7.6
Demob 1993

Ian Deasey

★ NR
As You Like It 1992

Touchstone

★ 5.5
Funnybones 1992

★ 6.3
Funny Bones 1992

(voice)

★ NR
Amnesty International's Big 30 1991

Self

★ 4
Ex 1991

Patrick

★ NR
Rita Rudner 1990

★ NR
Wilt 1989

Henry Wilt

★ 6.2
A View of Harry Clark 1989

Harry Clark

★ NR
Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1988

Himself

★ 7.6
Comic Relief 1988

Self - Presenter

★ 5.7
Jake's Journey 1988

Innkeeper

★ 7
Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video 1987

Dad

★ 6.5
Porterhouse Blue 1987

Cornelius Carrington

★ 7.1
The World According To Smith And Jones 1987

★ NR
Finland For Adults 1987

Reporter

★ NR
Casualty 1986

Paul Fuller

★ 6.1
Comedians Do It On Stage 1986

Self

★ NR
Live Aid 1985

Self

★ 7.9
Morons from Outer Space 1985

Graham Sweetley

★ 4.7
Alas Smith and Jones 1984

★ 7.2
The Young Ones 1982

Bamber 'Bambi' Gascoigne

★ 7.9
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball 1982

Self - Various Roles

★ 6
Not the Nine O'Clock News 1979

★ 7
It'll be Alright on the Night 1977

★ 7
The Secret Policeman's Ball 1976

Self

★ 5
The BAFTA Awards 1949

Host

★ 10