Her will to live was indefatigable, says Paul. One leaves one's dignity at the door, I guess. Helen underwent more surgery, radiotherapy and drug treatment, but then started to suffer more seizures affecting her movement and speech. Updated: Apr 6, 2021 4:50 am. "I can't believe Paul Ritter has passed on. A statement shared with. Id heard it every week at DS. Actor Paul Ritter dead age 54 from brain tumour - Yahoo! So much talent shone from him even as a teenager. Here are some recent updates: Ovarian cancer. TRIBUTES have been pouring in for Friday Night Dinner star Paul Ritter who died at age 54. We will miss him greatly.. Stephen Mangan, who had known Ritter since they were students, co-starred with him in Alan Ayckbourn's The Norman Conquests in the West End and on Broadway. "Trying to find a way to talk about Paul Ritter and struggling. Paul Ritter: Friday Night Dinner and Harry Potter star dies of brain He'd been suffering from a brain. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. My brother had died two decades earlier from a different kind of brain tumor a glioblastoma. Was it just chance? Breast cancer. A statement from Paul's agent revealed that he had been suffering from a brain tumour and passed away at home. The family had just returned from a holiday in the Netherlands when Helen suffered another seizure. Ritter was a familiar face elsewhere on stage and screen. He died peacefully at home with his wife Polly and sons Frank and Noah by his side. Rosenthal tweeted that it was "incredibly sad" news. "So so sad to see him like that. He was nominated for an Olivier Award in the West End in 2006, and was up for a Tony Award on Broadway for The Norman Conquests. Reflecting on his odd, shirtless character during an interview last year, he had even revealed that he had never once imagined that he'd be going topless on screen for almost a decade. Ritter, who starred as Martin in Channel 4's Friday Night Dinner, died on Easter Monday (5 April 2021).