Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, known worldwide for his role as the half-giant Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died at the age of 72, his agent announced on Friday.
Robbie Coltrane, real name Anthony Robert McMillan, died Friday at the Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbret, Scotland, said his agent Belinda Wright, thanking the caregivers of the establishment.
Born in Scotland, the actor was adored by children around the world for his portrayal of the kind and clumsy Rubeus Hagrid. The heavily bearded half-giant helps young wizard Harry Potter and his friends on their adventures at Hogwarts School of Wizards. In reality, he was 1.86m tall, but for the purposes of the film, special effects and special effects gave the impression that he was much taller.
“Robbie had a unique talent, sharing with Michael Gambon (who was also part of the Harry Potter saga, playing Professor Dumbledore) a record for having won three consecutive Bafta for Best Actor“for his role in the series Cracker, in 1994, 1995 and 1996, recalled his agent. “He was smart, brilliantly witty and following 40 years of being his agent, I will miss him.“, she added.
Coltrane rose to prominence in the mid-1990s for his role as Dr. Eddie “Fitz” Fitzgerald, a psychologist assisting Manchester police in the British detective series Cracker. In the 1990s, he also starred in two James Bond films (“The World Is Not Enough” and “GoldenEye”), playing a Russian mobster and ex-KGB agent.
