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Simon Fisher-Becker, Known For Harry Potter And Doctor Who, Passes Away At 63

Simon Fisher-Becker바카라s husband Tony Dugdale said in a Facebook post that he died Sunday.

Harry Potter and the Doctor Who actor Simon Fisher-Becker dies at 63
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British character actor, Simon Fisher-Becker, best known for his roles in Harry Potter and the Doctor Who franchises, breathed his last on Sunday. He was 63.

Fisher-Becker바카라s husband Tony Dugdale confirmed his death in a Facebook post. However, Dugdale did not reveal any additional details about Becker's cause of death.

Sharing the heartbreaking news, Tony wrote, 바카라Hello everyone. This is Tony, Simon바카라s husband. I have some very sad news. At 2:50 this afternoon Simon passed away."

Kim Barry, Fisher-Becker바카라s agent at Jaffrey Management, also confirmed the actor's death to CNN in a statement.

The statement read: 바카라I lost not only a client Simon Fisher-Becker, but a close personal friend of 15 years standing''. It further read: 바카라He helped me out enormously and was always kind, gracious and interested in everyone.바카라

Simon Fisher-Becker in Doctor Who
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Born on November 25, 1961, in London, Fisher-Baker바카라s first Hollywood stint was in the 1990s where he appeared in a series of single-episode TV shows including Hale and Pace and One Foot in the Grave.

His first major role was in the 2001 film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer바카라s Stone, where he played the Fat Friar, the ghost, who welcomed students to Hogwarts.

He was also raved for his character Dorium Maldovar, the large blue-skinned alien in the BBC science-fiction show Doctor Who, that was a turning point of his career.

Fisher-Baker showed his versatility in several British television shows like One Foot in the Grave, The Bill, Afterlife, Puppy Love, and Love Soup, among others.

He also appeared in the 2012 Academy Award-winning film Les Misérables.

Fisher-Becker was also a great voice-over artist. Through the 2020s, he lent the voice of Arthur Morstan on the Sherlock Holmes mini series and also worked as voice over artists for several podcast series including 2022바카라s Abnormal Stories and 2024's Jenny 바카라 The Doctor바카라s Daughter.

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