British Actor, Paul Grant Dies Aged 56

British Actor, Paul Grant who appeared in Star Wars and Harry Potter films lost his life on Monday at the age of 56 after being found collapsed outside a train station.

Grant was found outside King’s Cross station in north London on Thursday afternoon.

He was pronounced dead at 3.49 am on Monday but had been declared brain dead before that following his collapse. The cause of death has not been disclosed.

Grant, who played an Ewok in Return of the Jedi and a goblin in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, appeared as one of the Goblin Corps in the cult 1986 classic Labyrinth alongside David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly.

The actor also served as the stunt double in Labyrinth for Hoggle, which was performed by Shari Weiser and voiced by Brian Henson.

His other film credits include Legend, the 1985 Tom Cruise film, and the 1988 film Willow.

His daughter, Sophie Jayne Grant, confirmed his death.

She said: “I’m heartbroken … No girl deserves their dad to be taken away … He was so well known and loved [for his work]. He’s gone too soon.”

A London ambulance service spokesperson said: “We were called at 2.08 pm on Thursday 16 March to reports of an incident at St Pancras Station, Euston Road.

“We sent an ambulance crew and a medic in a response car. We treated a man at the scene and took him to the hospital as a priority.”

Grant is survived by his girlfriend Maria Dwyer, his two daughters, and one son, as well as his stepchildren and grandchildren.