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Richard Griffiths, Harry Potter's Grumpy Uncle Vernon, Dead at 65. Richard Griffiths, the veteran British character actor best known for playing the heartless Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter movies, has died. He was 65. According to Sky News, Griffiths passed away on Thursday from complications following heart surgery.
It does indeed mean as a result of. I would also interpret it as being an intentional use to create the mental image of Uncle Vernon being physically staggered by a wake like that of an actual boat.