Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies.
Actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, died on Friday at the age of 72.
The Scottish interpreter also appeared in the James Bond films Goldeneye y The World Is Not Enough (“The world is not enough”).
In a statement, his agent Belinda Wright confirmed that the actor died at a hospital near Falkirk, Scotland.
Wright described Coltrane as a “unique talent”adding that his role as Hagrid “brought joy to children and adults the same all over the world.”
“I will remember him as a loyal and permanent customer. In addition to being a wonderful actor, he was very intelligent, brilliantly witty, and following 40 years of proud being his agent, he will be missed.”
Coltrane had two children, Spencer and Alice.
The author of Harry Potter, JK Rowlingled tributes on Twitter and described Coltrane as an “incredible talent”.
Actor Stephen Fry, who worked with Coltrane on the British series Alfrescohe tweeted: “Great depth, power and talent: funny enough to cause hiccups (…) Goodbye old friend, you will be sorely missed.”
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon described Coltrane’s death as “very sad news”.
Coltrane was knighted of the British Empire in 2006 for services to theater and received the Bafta Scotland Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film in 2011.
The Scottish star, whose real name was Anthony Robert McMillan, was born near Glasgow in 1950.
Coltrane was the son of teacher and pianist Jean Ross and physician Ian Baxter McMillan.
Coltrane with part of the cast of Harry Potter in 2004.
The actor’s career began in 1979 in the television series Play for Todaybut rose to fame in A Kick Up the Eightiesa series that also starred Tracey Ullman, Miriam Margolyes and Rik Mayall.
In 1987 he had a leading role in Tutti Frutti, regarding the Scottish rock and roll band The Majestics, which also starred Emma Thompson and Richard Wilson. The year before she was in the British crime film Mona Lisastarring Bob Hoskins.
Coltrane gained further fame playing criminal psychologist Eddie “Fitz” Fitzgerald on the British series Cracker from 1993 to 1995 and in a special return episode in 2006.
The role secured him the Bafta award for best actor for three consecutive years, from 1994 to 1996.
His best-known role to the general public was in the Harry Potter film series, as he starred in all eight as Rubeus Hagrid alongside Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson.
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