FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2009 file photo, British actor Paul Ritter. Ritter, who appeared in the “Harry Potter” franchise and played a key figure behind nuclear disaster in “Chernobyl,” 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 “Friday Night Dinner.” He also played ill-fated nuclear engineer Anatoly Dyatlov in the HBO drama “Chernobyl” and the wizard Eldred Worple in “Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince,” and appeared as a devious political operative in the James Bond film “Quantum of Solace.” (Zak Hussein/PA via AP, FIle)
By The Istanbul Post
April 6, 2021 3:22 pmNEW YORK, NY / Source: Reuters
British actor Paul Ritter, whose credits include HBO/Sky drama “Chernobyl” and Channel 4 comedy “Friday Night Dinner,” has died of a brain tumor. He was 54.
“It is with great sadness we can confirm that Paul Ritter passed away last night,” Ritter’s agent said. “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 tumor.
“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.”
Ritter’s credits also included James Bond film “Quantum of Solace,” “Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince,” and the series “Belgravia” and “Cold Feet.” He will be seen in John Madden’s upcoming war drama “Operation Mincemeat,” which stars Colin Firth. Ritter will also be a part of the “Friday Night Dinner” 10th anniversary retrospective, which is due to air on Channel 4 later this year.
LAST UPDATE: April 17th, 2021 02:29 pm
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