British actor Paul Ritter, who played Eldred Worple in the “Harry Potter” franchise and played a key figure behind the nuclear disaster in “Chernobyl,” has died from a brain tumor.
Ritter played nuclear engineer Anatoly Dyatlov in the HBO drama“Chernobyl” and appeared as a devious political operative in the James Bond film “Quantum of Solace.”
Ritter was a regular actor in productions at Britain’s National Theatre, and his roles included “Art” at London’s Old Vic and Prime Minister John Major in drama “The Audience.” He was nominated for a Tony Award in 2009 for his performance in Alan Ayckbourn’s farce “The Norman Conquests” on Broadway.
The actor was best known for playing the eccentric, usually shirtless, Martin Goodman hosting his ‘bambinos’ for their “Friday Night Dinner” a popular sitcom, which aired for ten years.
Photo credit: Still from the HBO series Chernobyl
