Harry Potter

Coltrane appeared in all eight Harry Potter films as the gregarious giant Hagrid, a character beloved for his warmth and humor.

He also played Falstaff in the 1989 Shakespearean film adaptation of Henry V, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh (Professor Gilderoy Lockhart) as well as Thompson. He won three consecutive BAFTA awards for his role as the foul-mouthed and slobby Manchester criminal psychologist Edward “Fitz” Fitzgerald on ITV drama series Cracker (1993–1996, plus a 2006 special episode). “And I still do,” he told the [Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/nov/09/robbie-coltrane-interview-great-expectations) in 2012. "Robbie was one of the funniest people I’ve met and used to keep us laughing constantly as kids on the set," Radcliffe said in his statement after Coltrane's death. Rowling personally suggested him](https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/09/movies/the-new-season-film-harry-and-the-hobbit-wizardry-in-the-timing.html?searchResultPosition=52) to director Chris Columbus for the part of Hogwarts groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid, who was born to a giant and a wizard and acts as a friend and protector to the titular protagonist (played by Radcliffe) and his friends. “I can walk down the street, and the hardest man in Glasgow would say, 'All right, big guy?’” Coltrane appeared in all eight Harry Potter films, which took more than a decade to film and release. Previously best known for playing gangsters and thugs, Coltrane suddenly had a legion of young fans around the world. “He was such a kid. In a fantasy series scattered with increasingly menacing villains, Coltrane’s Hagrid was a reliably bright presence. "He was an incredible actor and a lovely man." But his appearance in that first film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001), catapulted him to a new level of international celebrity.

Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played a crime-solving psychologist on TV series “Cracker” and the half-giant Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” movies, ...

Coltrane gained rave reviews for playing a beloved TV star who may harbor a dark secret in the 2016 miniseries “National Treasure.” Other roles include a Russian crime boss in the James Bond thrillers “GoldenEye” and “The World is Not Enough.” LONDON (AP) — Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played a crime-solving psychologist on TV series “Cracker” and the half-giant Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” movies, has died.

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 became known for roles as Hagrid in the "Harry Potter" film series and as Russian spy Zukovsky in the James Bond films of the '90s.

"For me personally, I shall remember him as an abidingly loyal client," Wright said in a statement. "And you suddenly realize the power of writing." Rowling, who said Coltrane was her first choice to play Hagrid, tweeted Friday that he was “an incredible talent, a complete one off ... Coltrane earned rave reviews for playing a beloved TV star who may harbor a dark secret in the 2016 miniseries "National Treasure." "One of the reasons I admire J.K. One of his most frequently quoted lines from the franchise came from the first film, when Hagrid reveals to Harry that he has magic powers and is destined to attend Hogwarts. He appeared in all eight "Potter" films, released from 2001 to 2011. Born Anthony Robert McMillan in Rutherglen, Scotland, Coltrane was in his early 20s when he began pursuing an acting career, and renamed himself in honor of jazz musician John Coltrane. Coltrane first gained fame as Dr. Queen Elizabeth II appointed Coltrane with an OBE in 2006. She did not give a cause of death. [Robbie Coltrane](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2021/12/30/harry-potter-return-hogwarts-20th-reunion-emma-watson-jk-rowling-controversy/9042955002/), the veteran Scottish actor who gained worldwide acclaim as Rubeus Hagrid in the ["Harry Potter"](https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2018/09/12/harry-potter-20-years-later-inspiring-generation-activists/1133337002/) film series, died Friday.

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, ...

That’s the attraction of Superman and these things,” he said. “Everybody in the world would like a really big, huge, strong, good man on their side, simple as that. “If you’re an actor, you have to do the voices. The role of Hagrid, a half-giant, half-human character, was a natural one for Coltrane. The children expect it. “Farewell, old fellow.

El actor Robbie Coltrane, quien le dio vida a Hagrid en la saga de Harry Potter, murió este viernes a los 72 años, confirmó su agente.

“A todo el mundo le gustaría un hombre realmente grande, enorme, fuerte y bueno de su lado, así de simple. No se permiten tonos monótonos", bromeó. El programa, un drama criminal, tuvo tres temporadas entre 1993 y 1995, con dos especiales posteriores.

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.

Robbie Coltrane, el comediante con cara de bebé y actor de carácter, entre cuyos cientos de personajes destaca el psicólogo detective en la serie “Cracker” ...

Un actor consumado, un comediante extraordinariamente gracioso y un actor increíble. La autora de “Harry Potter” J.K. La agente de Coltrane, Belinda Wright, confirmó que falleció el viernes en un hospital de su natal Escocia.

Hizo el papel de Valentin Zukovsky, un exagente del servicio de inteligencia soviético KGB que se vuelve un mafioso y es dueño de una discoteca, un casino y una ...

Esa es la atracción de Superman y estas cosas”, dijo. Hizo el papel de Valentin Zukovsky, un exagente del servicio de inteligencia soviético KGB que se vuelve un mafioso y es dueño de una discoteca, un casino y una fábrica de caviar. En The World Is Not Enough es el dueño de un casino en Azerbaiyán y de una fábrica de caviar y al final vuelve a asistir a Bond a escapar de la malvada Elektra. Conocía y amaba los libros porque se los leía a sus hijos, recordó en una entrevista. Tras su muerte a los 72 años hacemos un repaso por una carrera extensa y elogiada que va más allá del universo de los magos. Hizo parte de otra saga británica muy famosa.

El actor Robbie Coltrane apareció en la película de HBO Max "Harry Potter 20º Aniversario: Regreso a Hogwarts"

También apareció en la película de HBO Max "Harry Potter 20º Aniversario: Regreso a Hogwarts", destacando la forma en que los jóvenes lectores de todo el mundo se "enamoraron" de la escritura de la autora J.K. Estuvo en Ocean's Twelve, The Brothers Bloom, Great Expectations tuvo trabajos de doblaje en las películas de animación "The Tale of Despereaux" (junto a la coprotagonista de "Potter" Emma Watson) y "Brave." Coltrane obtuvo buenas críticas por interpretar a una querida estrella de la televisión que podría albergar un oscuro secreto en la miniserie de 2016 "National Treasure".

Uno de los intérpretes más estimados dentro de la cultura pop ha muerto. Se trata de Robbie Coltrane, a quien quizá no se le reconozca con facilidad por su ...

Tiempo después, junto con el impulso de la obra literaria, esa saga de films se convirtió en una de las más importantes de la historia, inmortalizando en ese proceso a uno de sus actores más reconocidos, Robbie Coltrane. Hasta dar el salto a la cultura pop de forma definitiva con su interpretación de Hagrid en Se trata de Robbie Coltrane, a quien quizá no se le reconozca con facilidad por su nombre y apellido.

The well-liked Scottish actor has passed away following illness.

According to reports, J.K Rowling had Coltrane at the top of her list to play Hagrid and, when asked whom she would like to see in the role, responded “Robbie Coltrane for Hagrid” in one quick breath. He also memorably played the Pope in 1991 comedy The Pope Must Die. He also was BAFTA-nominated for Channel 4 drama National Treasure and BBC Scotland’s Tutti Frutti. He took the stage name Coltrane in his early 20s in tribute to jazz saxophonist John Coltrane and broke through in Byrne’s theater production of The Slab Boys. RELATED: The award-winning actor had been in ill health for the past two years.

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.”

Robbie Coltrane no solo es famoso por interpretar a Hagrid en Harry Potter. También actuó en las películas de James Bond GoldenEye de 1995 y The World Is ...

“A todo el mundo le gustaría un hombre realmente grande, enorme, fuerte y bueno de su lado, así de simple. Esa es la atracción de Superman y estas cosas”, dijo. En The World Is Not Enough es el dueño de un casino en Azerbaiyán y de una fábrica de caviar y al final vuelve a asistir a Bond a escapar de la malvada Elektra. Hizo el papel de Valentin Zukovsky, un exagente del servicio de inteligencia soviético KGB que se vuelve un mafioso y es dueño de una discoteca, un casino y una fábrica de caviar. Conocía y amaba los libros porque se los leía a sus hijos, recordó en una entrevista. Hizo parte de otra saga británica muy famosa.

Robbie Coltrane, el comediante con cara de bebé y actor de carácter, entre cuyos cientos de personajes destaca el psicólogo detective en la serie “Cracker” ...

Un actor consumado, un comediante extraordinariamente gracioso y un actor increíble. La autora de “Harry Potter” J.K. La agente de Coltrane, Belinda Wright, confirmó que falleció el viernes en un hospital de su natal Escocia.

The actor is perhaps known best to "Harry Potter" fans as Hagrid, the good-natured half-giant groundskeeper of Hogwarts and a mentor to Harry as he navigated ...

"Hagrid was my favourite character!" "Robbie was always keen to remind us that we weren't there to cure cancer," Felton writes. "I send my love and deepest condolences to his family, above all his children." 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," Rowling wrote on Twitter. He was an incredible actor and a lovely man," Radcliffe added. "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."

He played gentle half-giant Hagrid, a mentor to the boy wizard, in all eight Harry Potter films.

Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in "Harry Potter" franchise, dies at 72.

Most recently, Coltrane appeared with his “Harry Potter” family on the “Return to Hogwarts” 20th anniversary special released on HBO Max in January 2022. One of his first major appearances was on the British sketch comedy series “Alfresco” in 1983. A towering figure but a softie at heart, Hagrid had a sweet spot for ferocious beasts and cared for some of the “Harry Potter” world’s most ferocious, and iconic, creatures.

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, ...

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.

In honor of Robbie Coltrane's passing, fans gathered at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter this evening to pay tribute to the actor.

A similar gathering occurred in 2016 as well when Alan Rickman, who portrayed Severus Snape, passed away. Fans of the Harry Potter series raised their wands to the sky in front of Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey at Universal’s Islands of Adventure to honor the actor, This evening, fans unofficially gathered in front of Hogwarts Castle in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter to honor the passing of Robbie Coltrane, who portrayed Hagrid in all eight “Harry Potter” films.

Sacrifice is a common theme in the Harry Potter series, but it seems that it wasn't always necessary (especially for these heroic characters).

By not using his wand to protect himself, Harry enacted the same magical protection over his friends that his mother had over him. He was a sweet, devoted elf who loved and respected Harry so much that he was willing to return to the home of his old masters, despite being terrified, just to save him. Despite this hard-won lesson, Lupin still followed in James and Sirius' footsteps by leaving his son behind to fight in the Battle of Hogwarts. Every death at the Battle of Hogwarts was a valiant sacrifice, but the loss of Tonks just seemed unnecessary in the grand scheme. He didn't die to give Harry more time to escape or in place of all the other prisoners. [In a dark Harry Potter book scene that was cut from the movies](https://screenrant.com/harry-potter-darkest-book-scenes-cut-from-movies-ranker/), it is revealed that Barty Crouch Jr was only able to escape from Azkaban Prison because of the sacrifice of his mother. Draco was the last character that anyone would expect to make a sacrifice. Of course, all the pain and effort that Sirius went through to keep himself out of trouble amounted to nothing since this single opportunity resulted in his death. Part of what made this sacrifice so hard to swallow was that he only died because Harry had insisted that Diggory grab the Triwizard Cup along with him. So, he devised a plan to ensure that the Elder Wand would not fall into the wrong hands. From Lita Lestrange sacrificing her life in [Crimes of Grindelwald](http://screenrant.com/tag/fantastic-beasts-2/) to Aberforth's great personal efforts to save his son in [Secrets of Dumbledore](http://screenrant.com/tag/fantastic-beasts-3/), the idea of giving it all for a loved one is important in the wizarding world. He had been holed up at Grimmauld Place, and the feeling of uselessness that this caused drove him to be downright miserable.