20 Harry Potter Actors Who Are No Longer With Us

12. Eric Sykes - Frank Bryce

Of all of the victims in Harry Potter, Frank Bryce was perhaps the most unfairly slain. He was a true innocent, merely doing his job as caretaker of the Riddle estate when he unfortunately stumbled upon Lord Voldemort (in his creepy embryo-like stage) talking to Barty Crouch Jr and Wormtail. His murder was a true mark of evil for the Dark Lord, so flippant and casual that the crime became even more unspeakably sad.

Bryce was played by Eric Sykes, the British entertainment legend who began his career as a radio writer - most famously on The Goon Show - went on to have his own TV show as well as appearing across a variety of TV and film roles. Most magically, he provided some of the narration for the Teletubbies TV show.

Sykes died on 4th July 2012, aged 89, at his home in Surrey after a short illness.