He was 54. Ray McGovern and Scott Ritter on Ukraine, Russia, China Actor Paul Ritter dead age 54 from brain tumour - Yahoo "He died peacefully at home with his wife Polly and sons . Ritter became known in . Harry Potter star Paul Ritter leaves £80,000 estate to his wife after dying from brain tumor aged 54 Actor from Faversham, Kent, died at home on April 5 surrounded by his family 54-year-old. The star of Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner passed away at home on Monday, 5 April surrounded by his family.. Ritter's agent told The Guardian: "It is with great sadness we can confirm that Paul Ritter passed away last night," said his agent. He earned early success in his breakout role in The Sandlot 2, playing Sammy 'Fingers' Samuelson. Mr Ritter, who passed away at home with wife Polly and sons Frank and Noah at his bedside, was best . Early life. In order to safely remove the tumor, doctors had to remove Colbert's eardrum — so he is completely deaf in his right ear. I have it as well and from the few pictures and videos I've seen of him it seems more likely than a lazy eye, which is something completely different. The Friday Night Dinner star, who also appeared in Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, died at home surrounded by loved ones after battling a . Friday Night Dinner star Paul Ritter leaves £80,000 estate to his wife Either way, sad to hear about him passing. John's child has also been going on by his new name, Noah Lee Ritter. He told The Charleston Post and Courier, "Now I can't get my head wet. Tamsin Greig, Simon Bird, Paul Ritter and Tom Rosenthal, the cast of Friday Night Dinner. STEVE MEDDLE/REX For much of the past ten years British television viewers have enjoyed the trials and mishaps of Paul Ritter's Martin Goodman, an eccentric, partially deaf and often shirtless.