Robbie Coltrane, the Scottish actor best known for playing Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died at the age of 72.
“My client and friend Robbie Coltrane passed away on Friday, October 14,” his agent Belinda Wright said in a statement.
“Robbie was a unique talent, sharing the Guinness Award for winning three consecutive BAFTA Awards for Best Actor for his portrayal of Fitz in the series Crackers in 1994, 1995 and 1996 with Sir Michael Gambon“.
“He will probably be best remembered for decades to come as the Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies, a role that brought joy to children and adults alike around the world, sparking a stream of fan letters every week for more than twenty years.” , he added.
“James Bond fans also write to applaud his role in golden eye Y The World Is Not Enough. As well as being a wonderful actor, he was smart, brilliant, witty and after forty years I am so proud to have been his agent. I will miss him,” she said.
Coltrane, whose birth name is Anthony Robert McMillan, was born on March 30, 1950 in Rutherglen, the son of Jean Ross Howie and Ian Baxter McMillan. He began acting when he was in his early 20s and took the stage name Coltrane, a nod to jazz musician John Coltrane.
He starred in stage productions such as The Slab Boys of John Byrne before moving on to roles in British films such as Flash Gordon Y Death Watch, among other.
In the 90s, he starred in the television series Crackersin which he played a forensic psychologist named Dr. Edward Fitz Fitzgerald, winning three BAFTA Awards for his performance. Also, he played the character of Valentin Zukovsky in the James Bond movies. golden eye Y The World is Not Enough.
