Updated On: 07 April, 2021 08:08 AM IST | Washington | ANI
"It is with great sadness we can confirm that Paul Ritter passed away last night," Ritter`s representative said in a statement to NBC. "He died peacefully at home with his wife Polly and sons Frank and Noah by his side. He was 54 and had been suffering from a brain tumour."

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Paul Ritter, who starred in the 2009 film `Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince`, has passed away after battling brain tumour. He was 54. As reported by E!News, the British actor, widely recognised for his part as wizard Eldred Worple in the `Harry Potter` film, passed away on Monday, his representative confirmed.
"It is with great sadness we can confirm that Paul Ritter passed away last night," Ritter`s representative said in a statement to NBC. "He died peacefully at home with his wife Polly and sons Frank and Noah by his side. He was 54 and had been suffering from a brain tumour."