Actor Paul Ritter died last night at the age of 54 from a brain tumor. Accompanied by his family and in the privacy of his home, the Briton left after a career with numerous successes in film, theater and television: “It is with great sadness that we can confirm that Paul Ritter passed away last night. He died peacefully at home with his wife Polly and their children Frank and Noah by his side, “said the artist’s representative in a statement that publishes The Guardian.
Ritter gained immense fame for his role as Martin Goodman on ‘Friday Night Dinner’: “Devastated by this terribly sad news. Paul was a lovely and wonderful human being. Kind, funny, super loving and the best actor I have ever worked with“said Robert Popper, creator of the comedy in which the actor worked.
But in addition, he managed to work in large film productions known worldwide as’Inferno ‘,’ Quantum of Solace ‘or’ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince‘, in the latter playing the magician Eldred Worple, and also in other critically acclaimed television series such as’Chernobyl ‘, in which he gave life to Anatoly Dyatlov, the supervisor of the safety test that ended the accident.
In the theater, his greatest accolades
Demonstrating his versatility and passion for acting, Ritter also made a career in theater, earning great acclaim. In 2006 he was nominated for the prestigious Laurence Oliver Award for his role in the play ‘Coram Boy’, and in 2009 he would receive the great Tony Award nomination for his work in the comedy ‘The Norman Conquests‘.
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