In a shocking and devastating news, ‘Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince’ actor Paul Ritter, who played the role of a wizard Eldred Worple, passed away after battling a brain tumor on Monday evening. He was 54.
The actor’s representative shared a statement confirming the demise, “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 Noah by his side.”
It further read, “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.”
Many of the actor’s friends and co-stars from the industry grieved and paid tribute. Apart from playing a role in Harry Potter, he was also seen in in Chernobyl and appeared as a devious political operative in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace to name a few.