The role "brought joy to children and adults alike all over the world, prompting a stream of fan letters every week for over 20 years", said Wright. On the big screen, Coltrane had roles in the 1987 Neil Jordan crime drama Mona Lisa and teamed up with former Monty Python star Eric Idle in the 1990 comedy Nuns On The Run.īut he will best be remembered globally as Rubeus Hagrid, the half-giant half-human gamekeeper and Keeper of the Keys and Grounds of Hogwarts school in the film franchise of JK Rowling's best-selling Harry Potter books. You'll be so dreadfully missed," he wrote.Ĭoltrane is best known for his role as Hagrid in the Harry Potter film franchise. "Such depth, power & talent: funny enough to cause helpless hiccups & honking as we made our first TV show, Alfresco. He was the English author and lexicographer Samuel Johnson in the TV comedy series Blackadder The Third alongside Mr Bean star Rowan Atkinson and Hugh Laurie ( House).įrequent co-star Stephen Fry tweeted that he was "awe/terror/love struck all at the same time" when he first met Coltrane 40 years ago. He came to prominence and won more awards for his portrayal of the hard-drinking criminal psychologist Dr Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald in the ITV series Cracker (1993-2006). On television, he starred alongside Emma Thompson in the cult Bafta-winning BBC mini-series Tutti Frutti in 1987. Rest in peace Robbie."Ĭoltrane, who was born Anthony Robert McMillan on March 30, 1950, in Rutherglen, near Glasgow, forged a career as an actor, comedian and writer. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, paid tribute to Coltrane as "an exceptional actor whose talent knew no bounds. On the official James Bond Twitter account, franchise producers Michael G. "I feel incredibly lucky that I got to meet and work with him and very sad that he's passed." "Robbie was one of the funniest people I've met and used to keep us laughing constantly as kids on set," said Daniel Radcliffe, who played the title role in the Harry Potter series. "My client and friend Robbie Coltrane OBE passed away on Friday October 14," Belinda Wright said in a statement, calling him "a unique talent". Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died aged 72, his agent said on Friday.Ĭoltrane also played a former KGB agent-turned-Russian mafia boss in two James Bond films – Goldeneye (1995) and The World Is Not Enough (1999) – with Pierce Brosnan.
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