The Harry Potter fandom is in mourning.
Simon Fisher-Becker, who memorably played Hufflepuff House’s resident ghost The Fat Friar in 2001’s Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone, has died, his manager Kim Barry and husband Tony Dugdale both confirmed March 10. He was 63.
“Today I lost not only a client in Simon Fisher-Becker, but a close personal friend of 15 years standing,” Barry said in a statement to Metro. “I shall never forget the phone call I made to him when he was offered the part of Dorium Moldovar in BBC’s Doctor 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,” he continued. “My condolences go to his husband Tony, his brother, nieces and nephews and his legion of fans.”
Fisher-Becker’s husband Tony Dugdale also shared a brief statement on social media confirming his passing.
“Hello everyone. This is Tony, Simon’s husband,” he wrote on Facebook March 9. “I have some very sad news. At 2:50 this afternoon Simon passed away.”
