Griff Rhys Jones Net Worth
Griff Rhys Jones Net Worth is
$13 Million
Griff Rhys Jones Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Griff Rhys Jones (born 16 November 1953) is a Welsh-born comedian, writer, actor and television presenter. He starred in a number of television series with his comedy partner Mel Smith.Jones came to national attention in the early 1980s for his work in the BBC television comedy sketch shows Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones alongside Mel Smith. With Smith, he founded television production company Talkback Productions, now part of RTL Group and later in 2005, he started the production company Modern Television.He went on to develop a career as a television presenter and writer, as well as continuing with acting work. Griff currently presents the television bloopers show It'll Be Alright on the Night for ITV, replacing Denis Norden in 2008.Rhys Jones has fronted a number of documentary series for both the BBC and ITV including Mountain in 2007, Greatest Cities of the World between 2008 and 2010 and A Great Welsh Adventure in 2014. | Full Name | Griff Rhys Jones |
| Date Of Birth | November 16, 1953 |
| Place Of Birth | Cardiff, Wales, UK |
| Height | 5' 8" (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 137.4 kg |
| Profession | Actor, Writer, Producer |
| Education | Brentwood School, Essex, University of Cambridge, Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Jo Jones |
| Parents | Gwyneth Margaret Jones, Elwyn Jones |
| Awards | NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| Nominations | British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama, WhatsOnStage Award for Best Takeover in a Role |
| Movies | Morons from Outer Space, Wilt, As You Like It, The Adventures of Pinocchio, Up 'n' Under, Small Miracles, Puckoon, Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, A Poet in New York, Riot at the Rite, Love Somehow |
| TV Shows | Alas Smith and Jones, Not the Nine O'Clock News, Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones, Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones, It'll Be Alright on the Night, Mine All Mine, Restoration, Funnybones, Mountain, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Porterhouse Blue, Three Men in a Boat, Comic Relief, Demob, Br... |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have been shamelessly wearing my wife's underwear. It is only a pair of ski-wear thermal leggings and hopelessly unerotic. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mother Gwyneth, father Elwyn Rhys Jones. |
| 2 | He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1994 (1993 season) for Best Comedy Performance for his performance in "An Absolute Turkey". |
| 3 | He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1984 (1983 season) for Best Comedy Performance in "Charley's Aunt". |
| 4 | Was a member of the prestigious Cambridge University Footlights Club, and, later, the Vice-President of the Footlights Club. |
| 5 | Attended Cambridge University in England, UK |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screen One | 1991 | TV Series | Patrick |
| The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt | 1990 | Henry Wilt | |
| Rita Rudner | 1990 | TV Series | |
| The Whole Hog | 1989 | TV Movie | Maurice |
| Smith and Jones in Small Doses | 1989 | TV Series | Rev. Andrew Pennycuick / Boswell / Colin / ... |
| The Play on One | 1989 | TV Series | Harry Clark |
| Jake's Journey | 1988 | TV Movie | Innkeeper |
| The World According to Smith & Jones | 1987-1988 | TV Series | Griff |
| The Home-Made Xmas Video | 1987 | TV Movie | Dad |
| Porterhouse Blue | 1987 | TV Mini-Series | Cornelius Carrington |
| Aikuisten Suomi | 1987 | Video short | Reporter |
| Morons from Outer Space | 1985 | Graham Sweetley | |
| Weekend Playhouse | 1984 | TV Series | Michael |
| The Young Ones | 1984 | TV Series | Bambi |
| Two Foolish Men | 1983 | Short | |
| Not the Nine O'Clock News | 1979-1982 | TV Series | Various Roles |
| Love Somehow | 2016 | Short completed | Dylan Thomas (voice) |
| Ordinary Lies | 2016 | TV Series | Patrick |
| It'll Be Alright on the Night 40 | 2016 | TV Movie | |
| Under Milk Wood | 2014 | TV Movie | Voice (voice) |
| The Heart of Thomas Hardy | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Riot at the Rite | 2005 | TV Movie | Gabriel Astruc |
| Agatha Christie's Marple | 2004 | TV Series | Dr. David Quimper |
| Mine All Mine | 2004 | TV Series | Max Vivaldi |
| The All Star Comedy Show | 2004 | TV Movie | Various Roles |
| Puckoon | 2002 | Col. Stokes | |
| Casualty | 2002 | TV Series | Paul Fuller |
| Aladdin | 2000 | TV Movie | Emperor |
| Taliesin Jones | 2000 | Principal Caesar | |
| Jonathan Creek | 1999 | TV Series | Jeremy Sangster |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | 1998 | TV Movie | Baron Wasteland |
| Alas Smith & Jones | 1984-1998 | TV Series | Various Roles |
| Up 'n' Under | 1998 | Ray Mason, Radio York commentator | |
| The Adventures of Pinocchio | 1996 | Video Game | Tino |
| The Adventures of Pinocchio | 1996 | Tino | |
| Sardines | 1995 | TV Movie | Davy Kotowski |
| Monty the Dog | 1995 | TV Series | Narrator |
| Staggered | 1994 | Graham | |
| Demob | 1993 | TV Series | Ian Deasey |
| Funnybones | 1992 | TV Series | Voices |
| As You Like It | 1992 | Touchstone | |
| Tales from the Poop Deck | 1992 | TV Series | Narrator |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| It'll Be Alright on the Night 40 | 2016 | TV Movie | |
| It'll Be Alright on the Night 39 | 2015 | TV Movie | |
| Quizeum | 2015 | TV Movie | |
| A Short History of Everything Else | 2012 | TV Series written by - 4 episodes | |
| Greatest Cities of the World | 2008-2010 | TV Series documentary written by - 6 episodes | |
| Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones on Anger | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Charles Dickens & the Invention of Christmas | 2007 | TV Movie documentary written by | |
| The Smith and Jones Sketchbook | 2006 | TV Series | |
| The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Smith & Jones: One Night Stand | 1994 | Video written by | |
| Smith and Jones in Small Doses | 1989 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Morons from Outer Space | 1985 | ||
| Alas Smith & Jones | 1984 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Not the Nine O'Clock News | 1979 | TV Series writer |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griff's Great Britain | 2016 | TV Series documentary executive producer - 2 episodes | |
| A Poet in New York | 2014 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones | 2014 | TV Series documentary executive producer - 5 episodes | |
| Greatest Cities of the World | 2010 | TV Series documentary executive producer - 1 episode | |
| Charles Dickens & the Invention of Christmas | 2007 | TV Movie documentary executive producer |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aladdin | 2000 | TV Movie performer: "Having a Ball" | |
| Demob | 1993 | TV Series performer - 5 episodes |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story | 2009 | Documentary thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griff's Great Britain | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| It'll Be Alright on the Night 39 | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself - Presenter |
| Slow Train Through Africa | 2015 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself - presenter |
| The One Show | 2007-2015 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Quizeum | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself - Presenter |
| National Treasures of Wales | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| It'll Be Alright on the Night 2 | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Loose Women | 2006-2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| It'll Be Alright on the Night's Best of the Worst | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself - Presenter |
| All New It'll Be Alright on the Night 2014: Part 3 | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Mel Smith: I've Sort of Done Things | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (as Gryff Rhys Jones) |
| Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| Would I Lie to You? | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Question Time | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| In Confidence | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Guest |
| A Short History of Everything Else | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Presenter |
| Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones | 2012 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| This Morning | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tales of Television Centre | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Actor |
| Perspectives | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| Great West End Theatres | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| Three Men in a Boat: The Best Bits | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| The One Griff Rhys Jones | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Three Men Go to New England | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Wogan on Wodehouse | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Three Men Go to Venice | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Fern | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Special Guest |
| 24 Hour Panel People | 2011 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| Hidden Treasures of... | 2011 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| Three Men Go to Scotland | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Greatest Cities of the World | 2008-2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| Breakfast | 2003-2010 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Actor |
| Three Men Go to Ireland | 2009-2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Alan Titchmarsh Show | 2008-2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Paul O'Grady Show | 2007-2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| The Richard Dimbleby Lecture | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Three Men in More Than One Boat | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The National Television Awards 2008 | 2008 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones on Anger | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| It'll Be Alright on the Night | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself - Presenter |
| The Comedy Map of Britain | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Auntie's War on Smut | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| Identity Crisis | 2008 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Graham Linehan: Funny Business | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| Three Men in Another Boat | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Charles Dickens & the Invention of Christmas | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Mountain | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| Saturday Kitchen | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| 8 Out of 10 Cats | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Annually Retentive | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Deadline | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Taste of My Life | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Comedy Connections | 2005-2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Mouse: A Secret Life | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Kipling: A Remembrance Tale | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| The Bigger Picture | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Sharon Osbourne Show | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Betjeman and Me: Griff Rhys Jones | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| Richard & Judy | 2004-2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Smith and Jones Sketchbook | 2006 | TV Series | Himself - Presenter / Various Characters |
| Mark Lawson Talks to... | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Wogan Now & Then | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Three Men in a Boat | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| Final Chance to Save: Black Rhino's with Griff Rhys Jones | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Sport at Heart | 2005 | Short | Himself |
| This Week | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Page Turners | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Apprentice | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 | 2005 | TV Special | Himself |
| Going to Work Naked | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| Tubridy Tonight | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Behind the Scenes: Agatha Christie's Marple | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| GMTV | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Daily Politics | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Points of View | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Guest Presenter |
| Have I Got News for You | 1992-2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Kelly | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Happy Birthday BBC Two | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Restoration | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Presenter / Himself / Himself- Presenter |
| The Terry and Gaby Show | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| God Almighty | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Heroes of Comedy | 1999-2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Reputations | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| You Only Live Once | 2001 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Sketch Show Story | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Omnibus | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Breakfast with Frost | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Clive Anderson Now | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Legends | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 100 Greatest TV Ads | 2000 | TV Special | Himself / Holston Pils Man |
| Parkinson | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| 'The League of Gentlemen': Behind the Scenes | 2000 | TV Short documentary | Narrator (voice, as Griff Rhys-Jones) |
| Clarkson | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ruby | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Not the Nine O'Clock News Story | 1999 | TV Special short | Himself |
| HARDtalk | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| Comic Relief: The Record Breaker | 1999 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Book Quiz | 1998 | TV Short | Himself |
| Live from the Lighthouse | 1998 | TV Special | Himself |
| Crystal Balls | 1998 | TV Short documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| An Awfully Big Adventure | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Light Lunch | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| An Audience with Elton John | 1997 | TV Special | Himself - Audience Member (uncredited) |
| TFI Friday | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Auntie's TV Favourites | 1997 | TV Series | Himself - Special Guest |
| The Nose at Ten | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Shooting Stars | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Clive Anderson All Talk | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Comic Relief: Behind the Nose | 1995 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Bookworm | 1994 | TV Series | Himself - Presenter |
| Smith & Jones: One Night Stand | 1994 | Video | Himself |
| Clive Anderson Talks Back | 1990-1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| Q.E.D. | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Narrator |
| Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes | 1993 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Royal Variety Performance 1992 | 1992 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Wogan | 1991-1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| Comic Relief: Behind the Nose | 1992 | TV Movie | Himself / Jeff Tracy |
| Amnesty International's Big 30 | 1991 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Comic Relief | 1991 | TV Special | Himself |
| Saturday Night Clive | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway? | 1988-1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jackanory | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Night of Comic Relief 2 | 1989 | TV Special | Himself |
| Aspel & Company | 1987-1988 | TV Series | Himself |
| Comic Relief | 1988 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Grand Knockout Tournament | 1987 | TV Special | Himself |
| Comedians Do It on Stage | 1986 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Live Aid | 1985 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Who Dares Wins | 1984 | TV Series | Himself |
| Alas Smith & Jones | 1984 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sunday, Sunday | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Secret Policeman's Other Ball | 1982 | Documentary | Himself / Various Roles |
| Fundamental Frolics | 1981 | Himself | |
| Saturday Night at the Mill | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Many Faces of... | 2011-2016 | TV Series documentary | Comedy Sketch Role / Ian Deasey |
| Timeshift | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 |
| Britain's Best Loved Double Acts | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Double Act |
| Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| My Favourite Joke | 2011 | TV Series | Bambi |
| Country Tracks | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| University Challenge: The Story So Far | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Bambi (uncredited) |
| The Story of Light Entertainment | 2006 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Various |
| Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters - Volume 2 | 2005 | Video | Himself |
| Room 101 | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You' | 2002 | Video | Himself |
| Night of a Thousand Faces | 2001 | TV Special | Various |
| Match of the Eighties | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Story of Bean | 1997 | TV Special documentary | Various Roles (uncredited) |
| Match of the Seventies | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Peter Cushing: A One-Way Ticket to Hollywood | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Old Grey Whistle Test | 1985 | TV Series advert - Episode dated 1 October 1985 1985 ... advert |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | ACE | CableACE Awards | Writing a Comedy Series | Alas Smith & Jones (1984) |
Known for movies
Alas Smith & Jones (1984-1998)
as Various Roles / Himself
The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt (1990)
as Henry Wilt
Charles Dickens & the Invention of Christmas (2007)
as Writer
The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome (2005)
as Writer