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Griff Rhys Jones

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Biography

Griff was born in Cardiff in 1953, to Elwyn (a doctor) and Gwyneth Margaret. He grew up in Brentwood, and studied English at Emmanuel…more

Born

11/16/1953, Cardiff, Wales

Birth Name

Griffith Rhys Jones

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (8)

Role
- It'll Be Alright on the Night
  Presenter
  - S 1: Ep 34 Brand New It'll Be Alright On The Night
    12/31/11
  - S 1: Ep 33 Brand New It'll Be Alright on the Night
    12/28/11
  - S 1: Ep 32 It'll Be Alright on the Night
    12/25/08
  - S 1: Ep 31 It'll Be Alright on the Night
    9/20/08
- Restoration
  Presenter
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Story Unfolds
    9/4/05
  - S 2: Ep 11 Live Final
    8/8/04
  - S 2: Ep 10 Restoration Update
    8/6/04
  - S 2: Ep 9 Midlands
    8/3/04
  - S 2: Ep 8 Northern Ireland
    8/1/04
  - + 21 More Credits
- Mine All Mine
  Max Vivaldi
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    12/23/04
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    12/16/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    12/9/04
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    12/2/04
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    11/25/04
- Funnybones
  Voices
  - S 1: Ep 9 Shake, Rattle And Roll
    11/24/92
  - S 1: Ep 6 Skeleton Crew
    11/3/92
  - S 1: Ep 7 Mystery Tour
    11/3/92
  - S 1: Ep 5 Ghost Train
    10/20/92
  - S 1: Ep 4 Dinosaurs
    10/20/92
  - + 3 More Credits
- Comic Relief
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 1 RND 1988 - A Night of Comic Relief
    2/5/88
- Alas Smith and Jones
  Himself
- Not the Nine O'Clock News
  Himself / Various
  - S 4: Ep 6 Shame
    3/8/82
  - S 4: Ep 5 Made In Wales
    3/1/82
  - S 4: Ep 4 Show Twenty Five
    2/22/82
  - S 4: Ep 3 Hi Se Seo An Naught Ag A Naoi Chlog
    2/15/82
  - S 4: Ep 2 Show Twenty Three
    2/8/82
  - + 16 More Credits
- Not the Nine O'Clock News
  Himself / Various (Seasons 2-4)
  - — Pilot
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Have I Got News for You
  Himself
  - S 27: Ep 6 Alexander Armstrong, Griff Rhys Jones, Hugh Fearnley-Whitingstall
    5/21/04
  - S 6: Ep 9 Griff Rhys Jones, Bob Geldof
    12/24/93
  - S 4: Ep 1 Griff Rhys Jones, John Sessions
    9/16/92
  - S 3: Ep 7 Griff Rhys-Jones, Anne Robinson
    6/5/92
- Comic Relief
  Recurring Role
  - S 3: Ep 6 RND 1999 - The Record Breaker
    3/12/99
- Comic Relief
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 10 RND 1995 - Behind the Nose
    3/17/95
  - S 1: Ep 8 RND 1993 - Total Relief
    3/12/93
  - S 1: Ep 4 RND 1991 - The Stonker
    3/15/91
  - S 1: Ep 3 RND 1989 - A Night of Comic Relief 2
    3/10/89
Guest Star (37)

Role
- Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 0 Pilot
    5/30/11
- Loose Women
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 126 Thursday 4th March
    3/4/10
- The Paul O'Grady Show
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 28 Episode 28
    10/28/09
- Who Do You Think You Are? (UK)
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 3 Griff Rhys Jones
    9/20/07
- 8 Out of 10 Cats
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 2 Episode 38
    6/22/07
  - S 4: Ep 7 Episode 33
    11/24/06
- Graham Norton's Bigger Picture
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 6 Episode 20
    10/23/06
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 3
    8/15/05
- Richard & Judy
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 37 Tuesday 8th August
    8/8/06
- Mystery!
  Dr. David Quimper
  - S 25: Ep 7 Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: What Mrs McGillicuddy Saw (1)
    5/15/05
- Agatha Christie's Marple
  Dr. David Quimper
  - S 1: Ep 3 4:50 From Paddington
    12/26/04
- GMTV Today
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 254 Friday 17th December
    12/17/04
  - S 5: Ep 238 Thursday 25th November
    11/25/04
  - S 5: Ep 234 Friday 19th November
    11/19/04
- GMTV
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 192 Friday 17th December
    12/17/04
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 7 Harry Hill, Martine McCutcheon, Griff Rhys Jones, Primal Scream.
    10/24/03
- Heroes of Comedy
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 1 Max Wall
    1/2/03
  - S 4: Ep 2 Ken Dodd
    10/2/99
- Reputations
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 1 Frankie Howerd
    6/15/02
- Casualty
  Paul Fuller
  - S 16: Ep 35 Too Close For Comfort
    5/4/02
- Omnibus (UK)
  Himself
  - S 35: Ep 10 Douglas Adams - The Man Who Blew Up The Earth
    8/4/01
  - S 30: Ep 9 What A Relief!: Ten Years Of Comic Relief
    4/29/96
- Breakfast with Frost
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 11 March 2001
    3/11/01
- Clive Anderson Now
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Sue Perkins, Griff Rhys Jones
    1/12/01
- Comedy Lab
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 2 Popcultomania
    10/10/00
- Legends
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Kenneth Williams
    8/17/00
  - S 1: Ep 6 Frankie Howerd
    8/9/00
- Parkinson (1998)
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 6 Minnie Driver, Griff Rhys Jones, Robert Winston
    2/25/00
- Jonathan Creek
  Jeremy Sangster
  - S 3: Ep 1 The Curious Tale of Mr Spearfish
    11/27/99
- Ruby (1997)
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 2 Carrie Fisher, Graham Norton, Griff Rhys Jones, Anthony Noel Kelly
    9/14/99
- Comedy Lab
  Voice
  - S 2: Ep 2 All Aboard the Cat Bus
    9/1/99
- Light Lunch
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Kings of Comedy
    10/6/97
- TFI Friday
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 38 Kylie Minogue, Griff Rhys Jones, Ocean Colour Scene, Echo & the Bunnymen.
    6/21/97
- Clive Anderson All Talk
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 Griff Rhys Jones, Diana Ross, Terry Marsh
    12/8/96
- Shooting Stars
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 10 Donna Air, Morwenna Banks, Griff Rhys Jones, Steven Tompkinson
    11/29/96
- Comedy Firsts
  Davy Kotowski
  - S 1: Ep 3 Sardines
    7/24/95
- Have I Got News for You
  Himself
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK)
  Uncredited
  - S 2: Ep 16 Series 2 Compilation 1
    3/9/90
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK)
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 3 Ron West, Griff Rhys-Jones, Paul Merton, John Sessions
    11/24/89
  - S 1: Ep 8 Richard Kaplan, Griff Rhys-Jones, Paul Merton, John Sessions
    11/11/88
- Aspel & Company
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 7 Anjelica Huston, Tom Jones, Griff Rhys Jones
    10/15/88
  - S 4: Ep 7 Denis Healey, Beryl Reid, Griff Rhys Jones
    2/28/87
- Comic Relief
  Host
- Who Dares Wins ...
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    6/9/84
- The Young Ones
  Bambi
  - S 2: Ep 1 Bambi
    5/8/84
- Sunday Sunday
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 11 Series 1 Show 11
    1/30/83
Writer (1)

Role
- Not the Nine O'Clock News
  Writer
  - S 4: Ep 6 Shame
    3/8/82
  - S 4: Ep 4 Show Twenty Five
    2/22/82
  - S 3: Ep 8 Show Twenty One
    12/15/80
  - S 3: Ep 7 Show Twenty
    12/8/80
  - S 3: Ep 5 Show Eighteen
    11/24/80
  - + 2 More Credits
Main Title Theme (1)

Role
- Funnybones
  Main Title Theme
  - S 1: Ep 9 Shake, Rattle And Roll
    11/24/92

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- Griff is a supporter of Ipswich Town FC, and often attends their games.
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- In June 2008, Griff was made President of the Civic Trust, as he has "a passionate, articulate advocate for our towns and cities whose architectural heritage, modern design and green space are hallmarks of our civilisation and integral to our national identity".
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- Along with fellow comedians Dara O'Briain and Rory McGrath, Griff recreated Jerome K. Jerome's boat trip from Three Men in a Boat for TV. They followed it up in 2007, with Three Men in Another Boat.
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- (on his outbursts) Griff: I'm at my worst in e-mails. An e-mail starts in a rational way and by the time I work my way down to writing what I really feel about somebody's script, that person never wants to meet me again.
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- (on driving through Italy with Mel Smith, while supposedly trying to write a film) Griff: We went for hours on "white roads" through the hills: at one point, the track ran out altogether, and we found ourselves hurtling through a wood, bashing into trees, then skidding into an abandoned quarry.
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- (on the contrast between himself and comedy partner Mel Smith) Griff: It's like another marriage. He is very straightforward and never loses his rag. I run around in a frenzy most of the time. London cabbies will say to me, 'Your mate Mel's a miserable bastard', but he's far more grounded than me.
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