‘Harry Potter’ actor Simon Fisher-Becker dead at 63

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told Metro in a statement.“I shall never forget the phone call I made to him when he was offered the part of Dorium Moldovar in BBC’s ‘Doctor Who.'”Barry continued, “Simon was also a writer, a raconteur and a great public speaker.

He helped me out enormously and was kind, gracious and interested in everyone.“My condolences go to his husband Tony, his brother, nieces and nephews and his legion of fans.”Fisher-Becker boasted many film credits, however his most high-profile role was arguably the Fat Friar ghost in the 2001 film “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.”His character was Hufflepuff House’s resident ghost in the film, which is titled “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” in the UK.On Sunday, the beloved actor’s husband took to social media to confirm the devastating news in a Facebook post.“Hello everyone.

This is Tony, Simon’s husband,” he wrote. “I have some very sad news. At 2:50 this afternoon Simon passed away.”“I’ll be keeping this account open for a while.