As reported by the Associated Press, actor Paul Ritter, best known to the American public for playing the desperate and impatient nuclear engineer Anatoly Dyatlov on HBO Chernobyl and the magician Eldred Worple a Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince“He died of a brain tumor.” He was 54 years old.
In England, Ritter was possibly best known for his work on the comedy series Friday night dinner, in which he played Martin Goodman, the patriarch of a Jewish family living in north London who would have his weekly Friday dinner derailed by crazy hijinks. In a statement, Friday night dinner creator Robert Popper referred to Ritter as a “beautiful and wonderful human being,” adding that he was “kind.”, funny, super attentive and the best actor I’ve ever worked with ”.
Ritter left an undeniable impression on HBO Chernobyl, standing out even among its cast of stars. His character, the unlikely Dyatlov, was portrayed as the man who was primarily responsible for the Chernobyl disaster after ignoring the warning signs, and effectively embodied the general themes of the limited series about failures. of leadership and the defense of an ideology about the defense of the people. Chernobyl writer Craig Mazin also shared a statement about Ritter, who called him “one of the kindest, kindest and brightest people” he has ever met.
Paul Ritter survives with his wife and children.