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British actor Paul Ritter, who was most recently seen in the hit HBO series Chernobyl, passed away on 6 April. The 54-year-old actor was battling brain tumor and succumbed to the same.

, Ritter's agent expressed «great sadness» over his death, adding that the actor «died peacefully at home.» «Paul was an exceptionally talented actor playing an enormous variety of roles on stage and screen with extraordinary skill,» Ritter's agent said in part. «He was fiercely intelligent, kind and very funny.

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.

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.

LONDON -- Versatile British actor Paul Ritter, who appeared in the “Harry Potter” franchise and played a key figure behind nuclear disaster in “Chernobyl,” has died, his agent said Tuesday.

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.

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.

Leading Irish designer Paul Costelloe has said Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made the right decision to escape life in the British royal family. And he said Buckingham Palace simply ‘couldn’t handle’ the force of Ms Markle’s celebrity and personality.

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