Stylish pop art of Hugh Griffith, part of the Welsh Ffilm collection by Art & Hue.

Born in Anglesey, Hugh Griffith became a mainstay of British cinema appearing in many classic productions.

Some of his earliest film appearances were in “Night Train to Munich” with Basil Radford & Naunton Wayne, “The Three Weird Sisters”, and “The Last Days of Dolwyn” with Richard Burton, before going on to star in a trio of Ealing comedies.

Griffith appeared in the Ealing classics “Kind Hearts & Coronets“, “A Run for Your Money“, and “The Titfield Thunderbolt“.

A prolific actor, just some of the many other films Hugh appeared in include “Laughter in Paradise” with Alastair Sim & Joyce Grenfell, “The Galloping Major” with Janette Scott & Charles Hawtrey, “The Bargee” with Harry H. Corbett & Ronnie Barker, “Mutiny on the Bounty” with Marlon Brando & Gordon Jackson, “The Good Companions” with Rachel Roberts, Carole Lesley, & John Fraser, “How to Steal a Million” with Audrey, “Oliver!”, “The Fixer” with Dirk Bogarde & Alan Bates, “The Abominable Dr. Phibes” with Terry-Thomas & Caroline Munro, “Tom Jones” with Albert Finney & Joan Greenwood, “Wuthering Heights” with Timothy Dalton, “Cry of the Banshee” with Vincent Price & Patrick Mower, “Take Me High” with Cliff Richard, “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square” with David Niven, and Welsh rugby film “Grand Slam”.

With Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Cathy O’Donnell & Jack Hawkins, Griffith starred in “Ben-Hur” for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.