Harry Potter and James Bond actor Paul Ritter has died of a brain tumour at the age of 55.
He died on Monday, April 6, 2021 according to his agent who released a statement on the actor’s passing.
He was in movies including Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Quantum of Solace, as well as the critically-lauded Chernobyl mini-series.
His final role in Operation Mincemeat as Bentley Purchase is understood to have been completed but the film has not yet been released.






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