Hugh Griffith (1912-1980)
53.4 TOPICAL actor score · #494 of 1,977 actors
Hugh Griffith (1912-1980) has a TOPICAL actor score of 53.4 - ranked 494 of the 1,977 actors TOPICAL ranks. Their strongest parts are acting honours and prime. They've won 1 acting honour from 2 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Their best ten-year run was 1959-1968. Best films: Ben-Hur (1959), Tom Jones (1963), How to Steal a Million (1966).
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 1,977 actors we rank. How the score works.
Acting honours79
Prime74
Their movies74
Credits50
Career standing53
- Acting honours1 win, 2 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Prime1959-1968
- Credits54 films and shows · billed in the top 8 of 7 scored films (1 as a lead)
- Known inWikipedia articles in 43 languages
“Described by BFI's Screenonline as a "wild-eyed, formidable character player", Griffith appeared in more than 100 theatre, film, and television productions in a career that spanned over 40 years.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 6/10
Hugh Griffith's scored films
| TOPICAL rank | Film | Year | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Ben-Hur | 1959 | 3 |
| 1,334 | Tom Jones | 1963 | 3 |
| 1,550 | How to Steal a Million | 1966 | 4 |
| 1,792 | Mutiny on the Bounty | 1962 | 4 |
| 2,942 | Exodus | 1960 | 8 |
| 4,630 | The Fixer | 1968 | 6 |
| 6,313 | The Passover Plot | 1976 | 2 |