Robbie Coltrane

The Scottish actor played gentle half-giant Hagrid, a mentor to the boy wizard, in all eight Harry Potter films, released between 2001 and 2011.

He was also a very good friend," Idle wrote. Rowling, who decades ago had said Coltrane was her first choice to play Hagrid, tweeted Friday that he was "an incredible talent, a complete one off." Coltrane's agent Belinda Wright said he died Friday at a hospital in his native Scotland, and but did not immediately offer other details.

The veteran Scottish actor and comedian also played a gambling-addicted psychologist in the 1990s crime series “Cracker.”

The first film, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” opened in November 2001 and grossed Coltrane was an established figure in television and film when he attracted international attention for his role as Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” film series. Coltrane’s family had not disclosed a cause of death, but that he had been “unwell for some time.”

Venerable Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, best known as the dragon-loving half-giant Hagrid from the "Harry Potter" film franchise, died on Friday, his.

[said in statement](https://twitter.com/007/status/1580983058471088128). They worked together on the British sketch comedy show "Alfresco," which also included Hugh Laurie and Emma Thompson. Such depth, power & talent," Fry [said in a statement](https://twitter.com/stephenfry/status/1580965904854134788). I shall miss him very much." Coltrane also won rave reviews for another dark role, in the 2016 British mini-series "National Treasure." "We shall miss him as a dear friend. “For me personally I shall remember him as an abidingly loyal client," Wright said in statement. [Idle said in a statement](https://twitter.com/EricIdle/status/1580966455100682251). He was an incredible actor and a lovely man.” "He was also a very good friend. [she said in statement](https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1580974122888089601).

Robbie Coltrane, the actor who brought to life the lovable gamekeeper Hagrid in the Harry Potter film franchise, died on Friday, according to his agent, ...

Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who also acted in two James Bond films was best known for his role as Rubeus Hagrid in all eight films of the Harry Potter ...

He was a wonderful actor, a friend to all and he will be deeply missed.— Harry Potter Film (@HarryPotterFilm) He was a wonderful actor, a friend to all and he will be deeply missed.” [recalled](https://twitter.com/RevRichardColes/status/1580971566552129536) the time he shared a dressing room with Coltrane, who had “the biggest pants I have ever seen, which he wore with tremendous flair. He was an incredible actor and a lovely man.” [reunion special](https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/12/30/harry-potter-reunion-hbo/?itid=lk_inline_manual_7) released this year on HBO Max, Coltrane said that “the legacy of the movies is that my children’s generation will show them to their children, so you could be watching it in 50 years’ time, easy. We shared a love of the final frontier.

Robbie Coltrane, the actor who brought to life the lovable gamekeeper Hagrid in the Harry Potter film franchise, died on Friday, according to his agent, ...

LONDON: Robbie Coltrane, the baby-faced comedian and character actor whose hundreds of roles included a crime-solving psychologist on the TV series ...

He was also a very good friend," Idle wrote. Jaggers in a 2012 adaptation of Dickens' "Great Rowling, who decades ago had said Coltrane was her first choice to play Hagrid, tweeted Friday that he was "an incredible talent, a complete one off."

The Scottish actor was best known for his role as beloved half-giant Hagrid in all 8 'Harry Potter' films.

He was a gifted comic actor and a star of Britain’s 1980s alternative comedy boom, playing a string of television roles that included regular appearances in The Comic Strip Presents … In 1987, he rose to greater prominence starring alongside Emma Thompson in John Byrne’s mini-series Tutti Frutti as doomed lead singer Big Jazza McGlone in a tale of fictional Scots rock ‘n’ roll band The Majestics. Such depth, power & talent: funny enough to cause helpless hiccups & honking as we made our first TV show, “Alfresco”. I send my love and deepest condolences to his family, above all his children.” You’ll be so dreadfully missed”. “As well as being a wonderful actor, he was forensically intelligent…, brilliantly witty …, and after 40 years of being proud to be called his agent, I shall miss him,” she said in a statement.

LONDON (AFP) – Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died aged 72, his agent said on Friday.

No cause of death was given but Wright thanked medical staff at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, central Scotland, “for their care and diplomacy”. 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”). “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,” she wrote. 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). “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”.

Stars from the 'Harry Potter' universe are paying tribute to Hogwart's resident gentle half-giant, Robbie Coltrane, who died on Friday.

The “Harry Potter” family is mourning the passing of actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the magical film franchise.

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. I send my love and deepest condolences to his family, above all his children.” You made it a joy to be Hermione.” He was an incredible actor and a lovely man,” Radcliffe said. His talent was so immense it made sense he played a giant—he could fill ANY space with his brilliance,” she said, sharing a photo of them together. I send my love and deepest condolences to his family, above all his children.— J.K.

Robbie Coltrane's career began long before the first Harry Potter movie premiered in 2001, but for the generation that grew up with the films and the books, ...

Thank you Robbie for bringing this character to life," So you could be watching it in 50 years' time, easy," Coltrane said. You made it a joy to be Hermione." [Felton wrote on Instagram.](https://www.instagram.com/p/CjtRfQgLu7a/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link) "And made them laugh. "Hagrid represented the concept of unconditional love. "Robbie, if I ever get to be so kind as you were to me on a film set I promise I'll do it in your name and memory.

Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, best known for his role as Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, passed away yesterday, Friday, at a hospital near his ...

Fitz and appeared as Valentin Zukovsky in two James Bond films: GoldenEye and The World Is Not Enough. I send my love and deepest condolences to his family, above all his children,” wrote Rowling. However, Wright did not disclose Coltrane’s condition to respect his family’s privacy.

Tributes have poured in for actor Robbie Coltrane, who has died at the age of 72. Miriam Margolyes described her former Harry Potter co-star, ...

Coltrane's agent Belinda Wright added in her statement: "For me personally I shall remember him as an abidingly loyal client. [Richard Coles added](https://twitter.com/RevRichardColes/status/1580971566552129536): "Very sorry to hear Robbie Coltrane has died. We shared a dressing room once and he had the biggest pants I have ever seen, which he wore with tremendous flair. He was also well known for his roles in TV show Cracker and James Bond Films Goldeneye and The World is Not Enough. Fellow Alfresco actor Hugh Laurie, who also starred alongside Coltrane in sitcom Blackadder, recalled their time spent sharing car rides between Manchester and London. She told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "It's just such a waste to think of all that talent, that fire.

Daniel Radcliffe calls the late Robbie Coltrane "one of the funniest people I've met."

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 legacy of the movies is that my children’s generation will show them to their children,” Coltrane said in the special. “Robbie was one of the funniest people I’ve met and used to keep us laughing constantly as kids on the set,” Radcliffe’s statement reads. His talent was so immense that it made sense he played a giant — he could fill ANY space with his brilliance.” Know you were that to us.” The two actors starred together in all eight “Harry Potter” movies, from “Sorcerer’s Stone” in 2001 to “Death Hallows – Part 2” in 2011.

Friends remember the Scottish actor, best known for playing Hagrid in Harry Potter, who died on Friday at the age of 72.

“I clearly remember when I went to talk to him about playing Fitz and all the while he talked to me he was taking a carburettor apart. And he was courageous enough to bring it all to the screen.” “He was a great mechanic too and I wouldn’t like that side of him to be forgotten,” he said. “I remember sleeping on the beach together in France, and then I went on holiday to Spain with Robbie and Keith Allen. I also loved him in our 1984 film, Gino, where he played Max, a guy who was having a breakdown while driving around in his jaguar and drinking. The director and comic actor Peter Richardson, a leading creative force behind the Comic Strip films in which Coltrane first appeared, praised the range of his late friend’s talent: “Everything was big about Robbie.

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Tom Felton paid tribute to late actor Robbie Coltrane, who portrayed Hagrid in the beloved “Harry Potter” film series, ...

I send my love and deepest condolences to his family, above all his children,” she said. 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. “One of my fondest memories of filming Harry Potter was a night shoot on the first film in the forbidden forest. “Robbie was one of the funniest people I’ve met and used to keep us laughing constantly as kids on the set,” he told fans. “Robbie, if I ever get to be so kind as you were to me on a film set, I promise I’ll do it in your name and memory. Watson played the Muggle-born Gryffindor Hermione in all “Harry Potter” films.

Alongside Mr. Bean actor Rowan Atkinson and Hugh Laurie, he played the English author and lexicographer Samuel Johnson in the television comedy series ...

However, he will be most known to the world as Rubeus Hagrid, the half-giant, half-human gamekeeper and Keeper of the Keys and Grounds of Hogwarts School in the Harry Potter movie series. Bean actor Rowan Atkinson and Hugh Laurie, he played the English author and lexicographer Samuel Johnson in the television comedy series Blackadder the Third (House). Robbie Coltrane also co-starred with Pierce Brosnan as a former KGB agent turned Russian mafia lord in two James Bond movies, Goldeneye (1995) and The World Is Not Enough (1999).