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Harry Potter and Doctor Who star dies aged 63 as tributes pour in to ‘kind & gracious’ veteran actor
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DOCTOR Who and Harry Potter star Simon Fisher-Becker has died aged 63.
Tributes have poured in for the veteran actor - who also appeared in Oscar winning film Les Misérables - after he passed away on Saturday afternoon.
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Agent Kim Barry, of Jaffrey Management, said in a statement: "Today I lost not only a client in Simon Fisher-Becker, but a close personal friend of 15 years standing.
"I shall never forget the phone call I made to him when he was offered the part of Dorium Moldovar in BBC’s Dr Who.
"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."
Fisher-Becker's husband added in a Facebook post: "Hello everyone. This is Tony, Simon’s husband .
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"I have some very sad news. At 2:50 this afternoon Simon passed away.
"I’ll be keeping this account open for a while. I’m not sure at this point if I’ll be posting again. Thank you."
The actor was possibly best known for his role in the BBC's Puppy Love as Tony Fazackerley.
He also appeared alongside Matt Smith's Doctor in the Beeb's revival series, playing blue-skinned intergalactic black marketeer Dorium Maldovar.
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In 2001 he played the Fat Friar - Hufflepuff House's resident ghost - in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
And in 2012 had a brief role in Les Misérables as Master of the House.
Other TV work included One Foot in the Grave, The Bill, Doctors, Love Soup, Getting On and Afterlife.
Fisher-Becker had also found popularity as a vlogger.
Fans have flooded social media with tributes, with one person writing: "His stage routine was one of the funniest things I’ve heard in ages. A dear man who valued his audiences. RIP Simon, shine on."
Another said: "Really sad news. I met him at a con a few years ago and he was really lovely."
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