Griff Rhys Jones

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

Midsomer Murders

March 23, 1997

The Adventures of Pinocchio

July 26, 1996

The Young Ones

November 9, 1982

Agatha Christie's Marple

Have I Got News for You

September 28, 1990

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2022	Gangsta Granny Strikes Again	Mr Parker
2022	Future TX	Foley
2022	Griff’s Canadian Adventure	Host
2021	Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure
2020	Between the Covers	Self
2020	Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip	Self - Presenter
2019	Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip	Self
2018	The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer	Self - Guest
2017	Murder on the Blackpool Express	David Van Der Clane
2016	Insert Name Here	Himself - Panelist
2016	Love Somehow	Dylan Thomas
2015	Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones	Himself - Presenter
2015	The Quizeum	Himself - Presenter
2014	Under Milk Wood	Voice
2014	A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones	Himself
2013	Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie	Self (archive footage)
2013	Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things	Self
2013	Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army	Himself
2012	Tales of Television Centre
2012	Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones	Presenter
2012	A Short History of Everything Else
2011	Wogan on Wodehouse	Self
2011	Perspectives
2009	Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News	Self
2009	Three Men in More Than One Boat	Himself
2009	Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones	Self - Presenter
2008	Three Men In Another Boat	Himself
2008	Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones
2008	Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger	Himself - Presenter
2007	Would I Lie to You?	Self
2007	Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas	Himself - Presenter
2007	Mountain
2006	The One Show	Self
2006	The One Show	Self - Guest
2006	The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News
2006	Three Men in a Boat	Himself
2006	Three Men in a Boat	Self
2006	The Smith & Jones Sketchbook
2005	8 Out of 10 Cats	Self
2005	Riot at the Rite	Astruc
2005	The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome	Self / Presenter
2005	Final Chance to Save	Himself
2004	Agatha Christie's Marple	Dr David Quimper
2004	Who Do You Think You Are?	Self
2004	Mine All Mine
2003	The Terry and Gaby Show
2003	Restoration
2002	Taliesin Jones	Caesar
2002	Puckoon	Col. Stokes
2002	Timeshift	Self - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage)
2001	Friday Night with Jonathan Ross	Self
2000	Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime	Emperor
1998	Up 'n' Under	Ray Mason, Radio York commentator
1998	If I Ruled the World	Himself
1998	Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime	Baron Wasteland
1997	Midsomer Murders	Ambrose Deddington
1997	Jonathan Creek	Jeremy Sangster
1996	The Adventures of Pinocchio	Tino
1994	Staggered	Graham
1994	Smith & Jones - One Night Stand
1993	Shooting Stars	Self
1993	Demob	Ian Deasey
1992	As You Like It	Touchstone
1992	Funnybones
1992	Funny Bones	(voice)
1991	Amnesty International's Big 30	Self
1991	Ex	Patrick
1990	Have I Got News for You	Himself
1990	Rita Rudner
1989	Wilt	Henry Wilt
1989	A View of Harry Clark	Harry Clark
1988	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Himself
1988	Comic Relief
1988	Comic Relief	Self - Presenter
1988	Jake's Journey	Innkeeper
1987	Porterhouse Blue	Cornelius Carrington
1987	Finland For Adults	Reporter
1987	Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video	Dad
1987	The World According To Smith And Jones
1986	Casualty	Paul Fuller
1986	Comedians Do It On Stage	Self
1985	Live Aid	Self
1985	Morons from Outer Space	Graham Sweetley
1984	Alas Smith and Jones
1982	The Young Ones	Bamber 'Bambi' Gascoigne
1982	Wogan	Self
1982	The Secret Policeman's Other Ball	Self - Various Roles
1979	Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979	Question Time	Self - Panellist
1978	An Audience with...	Self
1977	It'll be Alright on the Night
1976	The Secret Policeman's Ball	Self
1949	The BAFTA Awards	Host

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2014	A Poet in New York	Executive Producer
2014	National Treasures of Wales	Presenter
2013	Hidden Killers	Executive Producer
2012	A Short History of Everything Else	Writer
2008	Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones	Writer
2007	Mountain	Creator
2005	The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome	Writer
1985	Morons from Outer Space	Writer
1984	Alas Smith and Jones	Writer
1984	Alas Smith and Jones	Creator
1979	Not the Nine O'Clock News	Writer