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Gone too soon. British actor Paul Ritter, known for his performances in the Harry Potter and James Bond franchises, has died at age 54 after being diagnosed with a brain tumor.

Paul Ritter, the English screen and stage star whose list of credits includes Harry Potter and James Bond films, has died. He was 54.

Nicola Coughlan has paid tribute to Paul Ritter. The 'Friday Night Dinner' actor has died aged 54 from a brain tumour, and the 'Derry Girls' star has described Paul - who played Martin Goodman in the Channel 4 sitcom - as "absolutely magic" in an emotional social media post.

Friday Night Dinner star's agent confirmed the sad news in a statement that he died on Monday (April 5). "It is with great sadness we can confirm that Paul Ritter passed away last night," they said in a statement.

Paul Ritter, who appeared in the "Harry Potter" movies as well as played a key role in HBO's nuclear disaster drama "Chernobyl," is dead at age 54 after suffering from a brain tumor.  On Tuesday Agency Markham, Froggatt & Irwin confirmed that Ritter died Monday night "peacefully at home with his wife Polly and sons Frank and Noah by his side." A familiar face to British television viewers and theatregoers, Ritter played Martin Goodman, the eccentric father of a London Jewish family, in the

Paul Ritter, who starred as Eldred Worple in 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.

Naman Ramachandran 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.

Actor Paul Ritter, who starred in the hit series Chernobyl, has sadly died at the age of 54.

Friday Night Dinner, has died aged 54. His agent told The Guardian that he died of a brain tumour at home, surrounded by his wife and two sons.

Naman Ramachandran 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.

told The Guardian.“He died peacefully at home with his wife Polly and sons Frank and Noah by his side,” the agent said, confirming he had “been suffering from a brain tumor.”Ritter was initially known as a stage actor, and was nominated for an Olivier award in 2006 for “Coram Boy” and a Tony for his 2009 starring role in “The Norman Conquests,” The Guardian said.He also appeared in a number of high-profile movies, playing Eldred Worple in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” and government

The actor Paul Ritter has died of a brain tumour at the age of 54. He was best known for his roles in films including Quantum of Solace, Son of Rambow, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and The Eagle, as well as television programmes including Friday Night Dinner, Vera, The Hollow Crown and The Last Kingdom.

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Friday Night Dinner star Paul Ritter has died at the age of 54. The star died of a brain tumour and passed away on Monday at home alongside his wife and two sons, his agent has told the Guardian.

Friday Night Dinner actor Paul Ritter has died; he was 54.The news was confirmed by Ritter’s agent to The Guardian, who said Ritter passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Monday (April 5). He’d been suffering from a brain tumour.The statement read: “It is with great sadness we can confirm that Paul Ritter passed away last night.

UK stage and screen actor Paul Ritter, best known for long-running Channel4 comedy series Friday Night Dinner, has died of a brain tumour aged 54, his agent has announced.

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