What happened to Paul Ritter? 'Chernobyl' & 'Friday Night Dinner' actor passes away at 54

English actor Paul Ritter recently passed away after a brain tumour at of 54. late actor played character of Martin Goodman in popular comedy sitcom Friday Night Dinner. He also starred in Cherbyl and in James Bond film Quantum of Solace. His or TV credits included Vera, Belgravia, Cold Feet and more.  sitcom Friday Night Dinner also starred Tamsin Grieg, Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal and Mark Heap. Paul played character of Martin, who was loosely based on Friday Night creator Robert Popper's far, who often walked around house with his shirt off.

According to BBC news, Big Talk, producers of Friday Night Dinner, in a statement said, "He was a brilliant, kind and talented man much loved by everyone who was lucky eugh to kw and work with him, and Paul will forever be part of both Big Talk and Friday Night Dinner families. Our thoughts are with his own family at this time and following ir wishes we will be making a donation to Old Vic Impact Fund". 

What happened to Paul Ritter? 

According to a statement by Paul Ritter's nt, what happened to Paul Ritter was that he was suffering from a brain tumour that ultimately took his life. actor spent his last moments at home, surrounded by his wife and two sons. 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 ah by his side. He was 54 and had been suffering from a brain tumour. Paul was an exceptionally talented actor playing an ermous variety of roles on st and screen with extraordinary skill. He was fiercely intelligent, kind and very funny. We will miss him greatly". 

More about Paul Ritter's characters

Paul Ritter was also credited for a role in Harry Potter film series. However, Paul Ritter in Harry Potter played a mir role simply wanting to be a part of legendary franchise like many or British actors who made cameo appearances. This gives rise to question, what was Paul Ritter's Harry Potter character? Paul Ritter in Harry Potter and Half Blood Prince played mir character of Eldred Worple who appears during Christmas party thrown by Professor Slughorn. Paul Ritter also played Anatoly Dyatlov, deputy chief engineer at Cherbyl Nuclear Power Plant in HBO's tv show Cherbyl. 

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