Friday Night Dinner star's agent confirmed the sad news in a statement that he died on Monday (April 5). "It is with great sadness we can confirm that Paul Ritter passed away last night," they said in a statement. "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. "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. "Ritter was best-known for his role in the Channel 4 comedy show Friday Night Dinner, where he played family patriarch Martin.
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