Actor Paul Ritter was played dad Martin Goodman character the popular comedy Friday Night Dinner Channel 4 has died at the age of 54. He was suffering from a brain tumour since few years.

Some of the characters he had acted include Sky drama Chernobyl, Eldred Worple in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and also in James Bond film Quantum of Solace.

Many co stars had announced their sadness of lossing such a great actor.

The producers of Friday Night Dinner, said: “He was a brilliant, kind and talented man much loved by everyone who was lucky enough to know and work with him, and Paul will forever be part of both the Big Talk and Friday Night Dinner families.

“Our thoughts are with his own family at this time and following their wishes we will be making a donation to the Old Vic Impact Fund.”BBC