Hugh Griffith

Hugh Emrys Griffith (30 May 1912 – 14 May 1980) was a Welsh actor. Described by BFI Screenonline as a "wild-eyed, formidable character player", Griffith appeared in over 100 theatre, film, and television productions in a career that spanned over 40 years. He was the second-ever Welsh-born actor to win an Academy Award (following Ray Milland for ''The Lost Weekend''), winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in ''Ben-Hur'' (1959), with an additional nomination for ''Tom Jones'' (1963).

As a stage actor, he was a renowned Shakespearean and a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and was nominated for Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the original production ''Look Homeward, Angel''. He was also a BAFTA Award and a three-time Golden Globe nominee for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (for ''Tom Jones''; 1963, ''Oliver!''; 1968, and ''The Fixer,'' also 1968), and a Clarence Derwent Award winner. Provided by Wikipedia