Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Guy Haines in
Quantum of Solace, among many other works, tragically died at the young age of 54.
The English stage and screen actor was suffering from a brain tumor.
“It is with great sadness we can confirm that Paul Ritter passed away last night,” his agent told The Telegraph. “He died peacefully at home with his wife
Polly and sons
Harry Potter, Chernobyl, actor Paul Ritter dies at 54
dailypress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailypress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Chornobyl and Harry Potter actor Paul Ritter dies at 54
FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2009 file photo, British actor Paul Ritter. Ritter, who appeared in the âHarry Potterâ franchise and played a key figure behind nuclear disaster in âChernobyl,â has died aged 54. Ritter agent said the actor died at home on the evening of Monday, April 5, 2021 and had been suffering from a brain tumour. Ritter was a familiar face to British television viewers and theatregoers, famous as eccentric patriarch Martin Goodman in the Chanel 4 sitcom âFriday Night Dinner.â He also played ill-fated nuclear engineer Anatoly Dyatlov in the HBO drama âChernobylâ and the wizard Eldred Worple in âHarry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince,â and appeared as a devious political operative in the James Bond film âQuantum of Solace.â (Zak Hussein/PA via AP, FIle)
Ritter was 54 and had been suffering from a brain tumor
Published 3 hours ago •
Updated 2 hours ago
Dave J Hogan/Getty Images
Versatile British actor Paul Ritter, who appeared in the “Harry Potter” franchise and played a key figure behind the nuclear disaster in “Chernobyl,” has died, his agent said Tuesday. He was 54 and had been suffering from a brain tumor.
A familiar face to British television viewers and theatregoers, Ritter played Martin Goodman, the eccentric father of a London Jewish family, in the Channel 4 sitcom “Friday Night Dinner.”
Download our NBC DFW mobile app for Apple or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
The TV star had been suffering from a brain tumour.
A statement said: “It is with great sadness we can confirm that Paul Ritter passed away last night.
“He died peacefully at home with his wife Polly and sons Frank and Noah by his side.
“He was 54 and had been suffering from a brain tumour.
“Paul was an exceptionally talented actor playing an enormous variety of roles on stage and screen with extraordinary skill.
“He was fiercely intelligent, kind and very funny. We will miss him greatly.”
The actor was best known for his role as family patriarch Martin Goodman in Channel 4’s Friday Night Dinner, in which he starred alongside Tamsin Greig and Simon Bird.
vimarsana © 2020. All Rights Reserved.