Chernobyl and Harry Potter actor Paul Ritter dies at 54
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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 the 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 tumor. Ritter was a familiar face to British television viewers and theatergoers, 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)
Chernobyl and Harry Potter actor Paul Ritter dies at 54
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Ritter was nominated for a Tony Award in 2009 for his performance in Alan Ayckbourn s farce The Norman Conquests on Broadway.
LONDON: Versatile British actor Paul Ritter, whose roles ranged from a hapless suburban patriarch in sitcom Friday Night Dinner to a Soviet engineer who helps cause a 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 acerbic but warm Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner . He also played ill-fated nuclear engineer Anatoly Dyatlov in the Emmy-winning HBO drama Chernobyl ; the wizard Eldred Worple in Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince ; and a devious political operative in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace.
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Harry Potter, Chernobyl actor Paul Ritter dies at 54 of a brain tumour He played ill-fated nuclear engineer Anatoly Dyatlov in the Emmy-winning HBO drama Chernobyl; the wizard Eldred Worple in Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince; and a devious political operative in the James Bond film Quantum Of Solace.
British actor Paul Ritter in a Feb. 24, 2009 file photo. (Zak Hussein/PA via AP, FIle)
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Versatile British actor Paul Ritter, whose roles ranged from a hapless suburban patriarch in sitcom Friday Night Dinner to a Soviet engineer who helps cause a nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, has died, his agent said on Tuesday (Apr 6). He was 54 and had been suffering from a brain tumour.
Harry Potter star and acclaimed character actor Paul Ritter dies aged 54
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Acclaimed British actor Paul Ritter died on Monday night after a private battle with a brain tumour. Photo / Getty Images
Acclaimed British actor Paul Ritter died on Monday night after a private battle with a brain tumour. Photo / Getty Images
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Versatile British actor Paul Ritter, whose roles ranged from a hapless suburban patriarch in sitcom Friday Night Dinner to a Soviet engineer who helps cause a nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, has died, his agent said today.
The Harry Potter actor, 54, was battling a brain tumour and his passing announced by his talent agency today. Agency Markham, Froggatt & Irwin confirmed that Ritter had died on Monday night peacefully at home with his wife Polly and sons Frank and Noah by his side .
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