![]() ![]() He is survived by his sister Annie Rae, his children Spencer and Alice and their mother Rhona Gemmell, his agent Wright said. You’ll be so dreadfully missed".Ĭoltrane died in hospital near Falkirk in Scotland, Britain's PA Media reported. Such depth, power & talent: funny enough to cause helpless hiccups & honking as we made our first TV show, "Alfresco". Harry Potter and Cracker actor Robbie Coltrane has died aged 72. ![]() "I was awe/terror/love struck all at the same time. "Robbie Coltrane, Scottish entertainment legend - you will be hugely missed," she wrote.īritish actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry - who narrated the British version of the Harry Potter audio books - wrote that he had met Coltrane almost exactly 40 years ago. Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said her favourite of his roles was in the crime series "Cracker". He played doomed lead singer Big Jazza McGlone in the tale of the fictional Scots rock 'n' roll band The Majestics. Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played a forensic psychologist on TV series Cracker and the giant Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies, has died. He played a string of key television roles before winning international fame, most notably alongside Emma Thompson in John Byrne's 1987 mini-series "Tutti Frutti". FILE - British actor Robbie Coltrane arrives in Trafalgar Square, in central London, for the World Premiere of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Thursday, July 7, 2011. , and after 40 years of being proud to be called his agent, I shall miss him," she said in a statement.īorn Anthony Robert McMillan in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, the actor changed his name as a homage to celebrated jazz musician John Coltrane. "As well as being a wonderful actor, he was forensically intelligent. Robbie Coltrane, an actor known best for playing the beloved character Hagrid in the Harry Potter movie franchise, has died, according to the Hollywood Reporter. I send my love and deepest condolences to his family, above all his children."Ĭoltrane's agent Belinda Wright called him a "unique talent" and said he had brought joy to children across the world playing the boy wizard's giant, monster-loving friend. "He was an incredible talent, a complete one off, and I was beyond fortunate to know him, work with him and laugh my head off with him. “He was an incredible talent, a complete one off, and I was beyond fortunate to know him, work with him and laugh my head off with him,” the author tweeted on Friday.Īlso paying tribute on social media were the Wizarding World and fellow British actors and former co-stars Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry.J K Rowling publishes fairy tale online for free so children can read On Twitter, Rowling said she will “never know anyone remotely like Robbie again.” He was an incredible actor and a lovely man.” “I feel incredibly lucky that I got to meet and work with him and very sad that he’s passed. ![]() “I’ve especially fond memories of him keeping our spirits up on ‘Prisoner of Azkaban,’ when we were all hiding from the torrential rain for hours in Hagrid’s hut and he was telling stories and cracking jokes to keep morale up,” Radcliffe wrote. On Instagram, Radcliffe remembered Coltrane as “one of the funniest people I’ve met,” and also shared an anecdote from their filming days. Social media tributes from Radcliffe, Rowling and others began rolling in shortly after Coltrane’s death was announced. He is survived by his sister Annie Rae, his children Spencer and Alice and their mother Rhona Gemmell. Robbie Coltrane, the Scottish actor known for bringing Hagrid to life in the Harry Potter film franchise, has died, TheWrap. His first appearance in the book-turned-film series was in 2001’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” His additional television and film credits include starring roles in British series “Cracker,” “The Comic Strip Presents” and “Tutti Frutti” and in James Bond movies “Goldeneye” and “The World is Not Enough.” ![]() Rowling, alongside Daniel Radcliffe in the title role. He was 72.Ĭoltrane was widely known for starring in the “Harry Potter” franchise, based on the books by J.K. Representatives for Coltrane’s talent agency WME told The Times that the actor died Friday at the at the Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, Scotland. Actor Robbie Coltrane, known for portraying the grizzly, but friendly half-giant wizard Rubeus Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” film franchise, has died, The Times can confirm. Robbie Coltrane the Scottish actor who famously played the monster-loving half-giant and Hogwarts groundskeeper, Rubeus Hagrid, in all eight Harry Potter films over a decade-long period between 20 has died at the age of 72, Variety confirmed Friday. ![]()
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