No cause of death was given, but his agent Belinda Wright thanked the medical staff at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, central Scotland, "for their care and diplomacy".
However, 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.Ĭoltrane is survived by his children Spencer and Alice and their mother Rhona Gemmell. Jen Juneau is a News and Movies Staff Writer at PEOPLE. Coltrane played the lovable half giant in all eight films.Oct. Harry Potter Hagrid actor Robbie Coltrane has died at 72, his agent confirms to PEOPLE. 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". Robbie Coltrane, the actor who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films has died at 72.
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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"). Coltrane was born Anthony Robert McMillan on March 30, 1950, in Rutherglen, a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Coltrane died at age 72 in a Scotland hospital on Friday. Robbie Coltrane, one of Britain's most popular comedians who was head of debating society at school and won prizes for his art, is now a film star who played in two James Bond films and in the 'Harry Potter' franchise. 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). Venerable Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, best known as the dragon-loving half-giant Hagrid from the 'Harry Potter' film franchise, died on Friday, his managers said. Fans of Harry Potter raised up their wands on Friday to honor the late Robbie Coltrane, the actor who played fan favorite Rubeus Hagrid. On television, he starred alongside Emma Thompson in the cult BAFTA-winning BBC mini-series "Tutti Frutti" in 1987. This is a list of Harry Potter cast members who portrayed or voiced characters appearing in the film series. You’ll be so dreadfully missed.”Ĭoltrane is survived by his sister, his children and their mother, according to Wright.Coltrane, who was born Anthony Robert McMillan on March 30, 1950, in Rutherglen, near Glasgow, forged a career as an actor, comedian and writer. Daniel Radcliffe, who portrayed the series title character, Harry Potter, was the icon of the film series from the release of the first film in 2001. Such depth, power & talent: funny enough to cause helpless hiccups & honking as we made our first TV show, ‘Alfresco.’ Farewell, old fellow. Robbie Coltrane, the hulking Scottish actor beloved by generations of children for his role as Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, died on Friday. The news was made public by his agent Belinda Wright, who said that the actor breathed his last in a hospital. He added, “I was awe/terror/love struck all at the same time. Robbie Coltrane, who played the lovable half-giant Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter franchise, has died, his agency WME confirmed to Variety on Friday. Harry Potter star Robbie Coltrane passed away on October 14, 2022, at the age of 72. I think my favorite of all his roles was Fitz in ‘Cracker.'”Īctor Stephen Fry, who appeared alongside Coltrane in the British comedy variety show “Alfresco” in 1983, also paid tribute to his friend, writing on Twitter that the pair had met “almost exactly 40 years ago.” “He had such range and depth as an actor, from brilliant comedy to hard-edged drama.
Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon mourned the “Scottish entertainment legend.” Actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Harry Potters Hagrid, dies at age 72. Coltranes agent Belinda Wright said he died Friday at a hospital in Scotland. The role earned him a BAFTA TV award, Britain’s equivalent of an Emmy, for best actor for three consecutive years from 1994 to 1996. Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies, has died. Coltrane made his debut on television in 1980 in the BBC mini-series “The Lost Tribe” - but became more well-known in the early ’90s, when he starred in the British crime drama “Cracker” as a forensic criminal psychologist.
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