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  • ‘There’s no Hogwarts with out you Hagrid’: Remembering actor Robbie Coltrane

    By Online Desk

    Late veteran Scottish actor, Robbie Coltrane who performed Rubeus Hagrid within the Harry Potter sequence handed away on Friday. He was 72.

    Talking about his dearly-loved character within the Harry Potter reunion particular Harry Potter’s twentieth Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts through which he was final seen, Robbie stated, “The legacy of the [Harry Potter] movies is that my children’s generation will show them to their children, so you can be watching it in 50 years time, easy.” He continued, “I’ll not be here, sadly, but Hagrid will.”

    Daniel Radcliffe, who performed the protagonist ‘Harry Potter’ throughout all eight movies, described the late actor as “a lovely man and an incredible actor.”

    Tom Felton who performed Draco Malfoy within the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise, recounted one in every of his fondest recollections with the late actor on Twitter.

    One of my fondest recollections of filming Harry Potter was an evening shoot on the primary movie within the forbidden forest. I used to be 12. Robbie cared & sorted everybody round of him. Effortlessly. And made them snicker. Effortlessly. pic.twitter.com/eQA5v1YCm8

    — Tom Felton (@TomFelton) October 14, 2022

    Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian captures Robbie’s unforgettable affect as Hagrid in these traces: “Hagrid was played with enormous richness and warmth by Robbie Coltrane, then 51, part of that supergroup generation of character actors who attained global recognition by appearing in the Harry Potter movies. Coltrane’s piercing yet kindly stare, mighty physical frame and richly imperious voice were etched in the minds of young audiences all over the world.”

    Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who performed Hagrid within the Harry Potter movies, has died aged 72. (File picture | AFP)

    Robbie was born Anthony Robert McMillan on 30 March 1950 in Rutherglen, Scotland. He moved into performing in his early twenties, taking the stage identify Coltrane (in tribute to jazz saxophonist John Coltrane), and labored in theatre and comedy.

    He made his debut in performing with the 1980 film Flash Gordon. 

    Besides his enchanting efficiency in Harry Potter, he additionally starred because the BAFTA award-winning character of legal psychologist Dr Fitz within the critically acclaimed drama sequence Cracker (1993). 

    Robbie has additionally acted in a number of different movies equivalent to Ocean’s Twelve (2004), National Treasure (2017) and Brave (2012) the place he lent his voice to the character Lord Dingwall.

    He additionally co-starred in GoldenEye and was recognized for his function as the enduring Bond villain Valentin Zukovsky in The World Is Not Enough. Other memorable performances embrace Nuns on the Run, The Adventures Of Huck Finn, and The Pope Must Die.

    Rest in peace expensive Robbie Coltrane who has handed away on the age of 72.

    Pictured right here with @EricIdle in Nuns on the Run.#RobbieColtrane pic.twitter.com/sBNATlGpG7

    — Sandford Reed (@Smegheadreed) October 14, 2022

    In the ’80s, he appeared in a short-lived sketch sequence known as Alfresco alongside powerhouses Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, and Emma Thompson.

    Robbie reunited with Thompson on the six-part drama sequence Tutti Frutti, for which he earned his first finest actor British Academy Television Award nomination. 

    He breathed his final in a hospital close to his dwelling in Larbert, Scotland. The actor had been affected by sickness for the previous two years. He additionally reportedly suffered from osteoarthritis.

    He was additionally appointed as an OBE (Order of the British Empire) within the 2006 New Year Honours by Queen Elizabeth II for his companies to drama.

    J Okay Rowling, the creator of the “Harry Potter” books on which the movies are primarily based, stated the Scottish actor was “an incredible talent and a complete one-off.”

    Robbie is survived by his ex-wife Rhona Gemmell and two youngsters, son Spencer and daughter Alice.

    Late veteran Scottish actor, Robbie Coltrane who performed Rubeus Hagrid within the Harry Potter sequence handed away on Friday. He was 72.

    Talking about his dearly-loved character within the Harry Potter reunion particular Harry Potter’s twentieth Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts through which he was final seen, Robbie stated, “The legacy of the [Harry Potter] movies is that my children’s generation will show them to their children, so you can be watching it in 50 years time, easy.” He continued, “I’ll not be here, sadly, but Hagrid will.”

    Daniel Radcliffe, who performed the protagonist ‘Harry Potter’ throughout all eight movies, described the late actor as “a lovely man and an incredible actor.”

    Tom Felton who performed Draco Malfoy within the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise, recounted one in every of his fondest recollections with the late actor on Twitter.

    One of my fondest recollections of filming Harry Potter was an evening shoot on the primary movie within the forbidden forest. I used to be 12. Robbie cared & sorted everybody round of him. Effortlessly. And made them snicker. Effortlessly. pic.twitter.com/eQA5v1YCm8
    — Tom Felton (@TomFelton) October 14, 2022
    Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian captures Robbie’s unforgettable affect as Hagrid in these traces: “Hagrid was played with enormous richness and warmth by Robbie Coltrane, then 51, part of that supergroup generation of character actors who attained global recognition by appearing in the Harry Potter movies. Coltrane’s piercing yet kindly stare, mighty physical frame and richly imperious voice were etched in the minds of young audiences all over the world.”

    Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who performed Hagrid within the Harry Potter movies, has died aged 72. (File picture | AFP)

    Robbie was born Anthony Robert McMillan on 30 March 1950 in Rutherglen, Scotland. He moved into performing in his early twenties, taking the stage identify Coltrane (in tribute to jazz saxophonist John Coltrane), and labored in theatre and comedy.

    He made his debut in performing with the 1980 film Flash Gordon. 

    Besides his enchanting efficiency in Harry Potter, he additionally starred because the BAFTA award-winning character of legal psychologist Dr Fitz within the critically acclaimed drama sequence Cracker (1993). 

    Robbie has additionally acted in a number of different movies equivalent to Ocean’s Twelve (2004), National Treasure (2017) and Brave (2012) the place he lent his voice to the character Lord Dingwall.

    He additionally co-starred in GoldenEye and was recognized for his function as the enduring Bond villain Valentin Zukovsky in The World Is Not Enough. Other memorable performances embrace Nuns on the Run, The Adventures Of Huck Finn, and The Pope Must Die.

    Rest in peace expensive Robbie Coltrane who has handed away on the age of 72.
    Pictured right here with @EricIdle in Nuns on the Run.#RobbieColtrane pic.twitter.com/sBNATlGpG7
    — Sandford Reed (@Smegheadreed) October 14, 2022
    In the ’80s, he appeared in a short-lived sketch sequence known as Alfresco alongside powerhouses Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, and Emma Thompson.

    Robbie reunited with Thompson on the six-part drama sequence Tutti Frutti, for which he earned his first finest actor British Academy Television Award nomination. 

    He breathed his final in a hospital close to his dwelling in Larbert, Scotland. The actor had been affected by sickness for the previous two years. He additionally reportedly suffered from osteoarthritis.

    He was additionally appointed as an OBE (Order of the British Empire) within the 2006 New Year Honours by Queen Elizabeth II for his companies to drama.

    J Okay Rowling, the creator of the “Harry Potter” books on which the movies are primarily based, stated the Scottish actor was “an incredible talent and a complete one-off.”

    Robbie is survived by his ex-wife Rhona Gemmell and two youngsters, son Spencer and daughter Alice.

  • ‘Harry Potter’ crew remembers Hagrid actor Robbie Coltrane: Incredible actor, pleasant large 

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Tom Felton are among the many stars of “Harry Potter” movies who paid tributes to the late veteran actor Robbie Coltrane, greatest recognized for enjoying the light half-giant Rubeus Hagrid within the fantasy film franchise.

    Coltrane died Friday at a hospital in his native Scotland, in line with his agent Belinda Wright. He was 72.

    Radcliffe, who performed the protagonist Harry Potter throughout all eight movies, described the late actor as “a lovely man and an incredible actor”.

    “He used to maintain us laughing consistently as youngsters on the set.

    I’ve particularly fond reminiscences of him preserving our spirits up on ‘Prisoner of Azkaban,’ once we have been all hiding from the torrential rain for hours in Hagrid’s hut.

    He was telling tales and cracking jokes to maintain morale up,” Radcliffe mentioned in an announcement to USA Today.

    The actor mentioned he’s saddened by Coltrane’s demise.

    “I feel incredibly lucky that I got to meet and work with him and very sad that he’s passed,” Radcliffe added.

    It made sense for Coltrane to play Hagrid, an enormous, as he may fill any area along with his brilliance, mentioned Watson on her Instagram Stories.

    The actor, who performed Hermoine Granger within the movies, mentioned he was like “the most fun uncle” she ever had and he or she would always remember his compassionate and deeply caring nature in the direction of her as a toddler and an grownup.

    “Robbie, if I ever get to be so sort as you have been to me on a movie set I promise I’ll do it in your title and reminiscence.

    Know how a lot I like and admire you.

    I’ll actually miss your sweetness, your nicknames, your heat, your laughs and your hugs.

    You made us a household. Know you have been that to us.

    There was no higher Hagrid. You made it a pleasure to be Hermione,” Watson added.

    J Ok Rowling, the creator of the “Harry Potter” books on which the movies are based mostly, mentioned the Scottish actor was “an incredible talent and a complete one-off”.

    “I’ll by no means know anybody remotely like Robbie once more. I used to be past lucky to know him, work with him and giggle my head off with him.

    I ship my love and deepest condolences to his household, above all his kids,” Rowling wrote on Twitter.

    Coltrane is survived by his sister Annie Rae, his ex-wife Rhona Gemmell and his kids Spencer and Alice.

    Felton, who performed Draco Malfoy within the “Harry Potter” films, recounted considered one of his fondest reminiscences of filming for an evening shoot on the primary movie “The Philosopher’s Stone” within the Forbidden Forest when he was simply 12.

    “Robbie cared & taken care of everybody round him; effortlessly.

    And made them giggle; effortlessly.

    He was a giant pleasant large on display screen however much more so in actual life. Love you mate – thanks for all the things,” he tweeted.

    Bonnie Wright, greatest recognized for enjoying Ginny Weasley, mentioned she was “heartbroken” by Coltrane’s passing.

    “Hagrid was my favorite character! Robbie portrayed Hagrid’s heat, sense of house & unconditional love for his college students and magical creatures so brilliantly.

    Thanks for all of the laughter. Miss you Robbie. Sending like to your loved ones,” she wrote.

    James Phelps mentioned he would miss the random chats about all topics underneath the solar with the multifaceted Coltrane.

    James performed Fred Weasley within the “Harry Potter” movie collection from 2001 to 2011, alongside his twin brother, Oliver Phelps who starred as George Weasley.

    “I’ll never forget in September 2000, Robbie Coltrane came over to a very nervous 14yr old me on my 1st ever day on a movie set and said ‘enjoy it, you’ll be great.’ Thank you for that,” James mentioned in a tweet.

    Coltrane, whose actual title was Anthony Robert McMillan in Rutherglen, Scotland, not too long ago reunited with the forged and crew of “Harry Potter” through the filming of the “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts” to rejoice the anniversary of the franchise’s first movie.

    The actor was in his early 20s when he started pursuing an appearing profession and renamed himself in honour of jazz musician John Coltrane.

    Besides “Harry Potter,” Coltrane was recognized for his efficiency within the Nineties British TV detective collection “Cracker,” for which he gained the very best actor on the British Academy Television Awards three years in a row.

    He most not too long ago starred within the 2016 miniseries “National Treasure.”

    His different display screen credit embody “Mona Lisa” (1986), Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of “Henry V” (1989), and “Nuns on the Run” (1990).

    Coltrane additionally performed the position of a Russian crime boss within the James Bond thrillers “GoldenEye” and “The World is Not Enough”.

    James Bond producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli mentioned Coltrane’s passing is a “tragic loss to the world.”

    “He was an distinctive actor whose expertise knew no bounds.

    He was beloved to Bond audiences as Valentin Zukovsky in GoldenEye and The World is Not Enough in addition to to hundreds of thousands who noticed him in his multitude of roles.

    “We shall miss him as a dear friend. Rest in peace Robbie,” Wilson and Broccoli mentioned in an announcement shared on the official James Bond Twitter account.

    Eric Idle, his “Nuns on the Run” co-star, tweeted how he had been speaking about Coltrane with mates, “wondering where he was,” when he learnt of his dying.

    “Such a shiny and sensible man. A consummate actor, a very humorous comic and an incredible actor.

    He was additionally an excellent buddy. I shall miss him very a lot,” Idle tweeted.

    Actor-filmmaker Stephen Fry, who first met Coltrane nearly precisely 40 years in the past, mentioned the actor shall be “dreadfully missed.”

    “I used to be awe/terror/love-struck all on the similar time.

    Such depth, energy & expertise: humorous sufficient to trigger helpless hiccups & honking as we made our first TV present, ‘Alfresco’.

    Farewell, previous fellow,” Fry wrote on Twitter.

    LOS ANGELES: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Tom Felton are among the many stars of “Harry Potter” movies who paid tributes to the late veteran actor Robbie Coltrane, greatest recognized for enjoying the light half-giant Rubeus Hagrid within the fantasy film franchise.

    Coltrane died Friday at a hospital in his native Scotland, in line with his agent Belinda Wright. He was 72.

    Radcliffe, who performed the protagonist Harry Potter throughout all eight movies, described the late actor as “a lovely man and an incredible actor”.

    “He used to maintain us laughing consistently as youngsters on the set.

    I’ve particularly fond reminiscences of him preserving our spirits up on ‘Prisoner of Azkaban,’ once we have been all hiding from the torrential rain for hours in Hagrid’s hut.

    He was telling tales and cracking jokes to maintain morale up,” Radcliffe mentioned in an announcement to USA Today.

    The actor mentioned he’s saddened by Coltrane’s demise.

    “I feel incredibly lucky that I got to meet and work with him and very sad that he’s passed,” Radcliffe added.

    It made sense for Coltrane to play Hagrid, an enormous, as he may fill any area along with his brilliance, mentioned Watson on her Instagram Stories.

    The actor, who performed Hermoine Granger within the movies, mentioned he was like “the most fun uncle” she ever had and he or she would always remember his compassionate and deeply caring nature in the direction of her as a toddler and an grownup.

    “Robbie, if I ever get to be so sort as you have been to me on a movie set I promise I’ll do it in your title and reminiscence.

    Know how a lot I like and admire you.

    I’ll actually miss your sweetness, your nicknames, your heat, your laughs and your hugs.

    You made us a household. Know you have been that to us.

    There was no higher Hagrid. You made it a pleasure to be Hermione,” Watson added.

    J Ok Rowling, the creator of the “Harry Potter” books on which the movies are based mostly, mentioned the Scottish actor was “an incredible talent and a complete one-off”.

    “I’ll by no means know anybody remotely like Robbie once more. I used to be past lucky to know him, work with him and giggle my head off with him.

    I ship my love and deepest condolences to his household, above all his kids,” Rowling wrote on Twitter.

    Coltrane is survived by his sister Annie Rae, his ex-wife Rhona Gemmell and his kids Spencer and Alice.

    Felton, who performed Draco Malfoy within the “Harry Potter” films, recounted considered one of his fondest reminiscences of filming for an evening shoot on the primary movie “The Philosopher’s Stone” within the Forbidden Forest when he was simply 12.

    “Robbie cared & taken care of everybody round him; effortlessly.

    And made them giggle; effortlessly.

    He was a giant pleasant large on display screen however much more so in actual life. Love you mate – thanks for all the things,” he tweeted.

    Bonnie Wright, greatest recognized for enjoying Ginny Weasley, mentioned she was “heartbroken” by Coltrane’s passing.

    “Hagrid was my favorite character! Robbie portrayed Hagrid’s heat, sense of house & unconditional love for his college students and magical creatures so brilliantly.

    Thanks for all of the laughter. Miss you Robbie. Sending like to your loved ones,” she wrote.

    James Phelps mentioned he would miss the random chats about all topics underneath the solar with the multifaceted Coltrane.

    James performed Fred Weasley within the “Harry Potter” movie collection from 2001 to 2011, alongside his twin brother, Oliver Phelps who starred as George Weasley.

    “I’ll never forget in September 2000, Robbie Coltrane came over to a very nervous 14yr old me on my 1st ever day on a movie set and said ‘enjoy it, you’ll be great.’ Thank you for that,” James mentioned in a tweet.

    Coltrane, whose actual title was Anthony Robert McMillan in Rutherglen, Scotland, not too long ago reunited with the forged and crew of “Harry Potter” through the filming of the “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts” to rejoice the anniversary of the franchise’s first movie.

    The actor was in his early 20s when he started pursuing an appearing profession and renamed himself in honour of jazz musician John Coltrane.

    Besides “Harry Potter,” Coltrane was recognized for his efficiency within the Nineties British TV detective collection “Cracker,” for which he gained the very best actor on the British Academy Television Awards three years in a row.

    He most not too long ago starred within the 2016 miniseries “National Treasure.”

    His different display screen credit embody “Mona Lisa” (1986), Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of “Henry V” (1989), and “Nuns on the Run” (1990).

    Coltrane additionally performed the position of a Russian crime boss within the James Bond thrillers “GoldenEye” and “The World is Not Enough”.

    James Bond producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli mentioned Coltrane’s passing is a “tragic loss to the world.”

    “He was an distinctive actor whose expertise knew no bounds.

    He was beloved to Bond audiences as Valentin Zukovsky in GoldenEye and The World is Not Enough in addition to to hundreds of thousands who noticed him in his multitude of roles.

    “We shall miss him as a dear friend. Rest in peace Robbie,” Wilson and Broccoli mentioned in an announcement shared on the official James Bond Twitter account.

    Eric Idle, his “Nuns on the Run” co-star, tweeted how he had been speaking about Coltrane with mates, “wondering where he was,” when he learnt of his dying.

    “Such a shiny and sensible man. A consummate actor, a very humorous comic and an incredible actor.

    He was additionally an excellent buddy. I shall miss him very a lot,” Idle tweeted.

    Actor-filmmaker Stephen Fry, who first met Coltrane nearly precisely 40 years in the past, mentioned the actor shall be “dreadfully missed.”

    “I used to be awe/terror/love-struck all on the similar time.

    Such depth, energy & expertise: humorous sufficient to trigger helpless hiccups & honking as we made our first TV present, ‘Alfresco’.

    Farewell, previous fellow,” Fry wrote on Twitter.

  • Harry Potter’s Hagrid, Robbie Coltrane, dies aged 72

    By AFP

    LONDON: Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who performed Hagrid within the Harry Potter movies, has died aged 72, his agent mentioned on Friday.

    “My client and friend Robbie Coltrane OBE passed away on Friday October 14,” Belinda Wright mentioned in an announcement, calling him “a unique talent”.

    Coltrane, who was born Anthony Robert McMillan on March 30, 1950, in Rutherglen, close to Glasgow, cast a profession as an actor, comic and author.

    On tv, he starred alongside Emma Thompson within the cult BAFTA-winning BBC mini-series “Tutti Frutti” in 1987.

    He got here to prominence and gained extra awards for his portrayal of the hard-drinking prison psychologist Dr Eddie “Fitz” Fitzgerald within the ITV collection “Cracker” (1993-2006).

    He was the English writer and lexicographer Samuel Johnson within the TV comedy collection “Blackadder the Third” alongside “Mr Bean” star Rowan Atkinson and Hugh Laurie (“House”).

    On the massive display screen, he had roles within the 1987 Neil Jordan crime drama “Mona Lisa” and teamed up with former Monty Python star Eric Idle within the 1990 comedy “Nuns on the Run”.

    He additionally performed a former KGB agent-turned-Russian mafia boss in two James Bond movies — “Goldeneye” (1995) and “The World Is Not Enough” (1999) — with Pierce Brosnan.

    But he’ll greatest be remembered globally as Rubeus Hagrid, the half-giant half-human gamekeeper and Keeper of the Keys and Grounds of Hogwarts college within the movie franchise of JK Rowling’s best-selling Harry Potter books.

    The position “brought joy to children and adults alike all over the world, prompting a stream of fan letters every week for over 20 years”, mentioned Wright.

    She added: “For me personally I shall bear in mind him as an abidingly loyal consumer.

    “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.”

    Coltrane is survived by his sister Annie Rae, his kids Spencer and Alice and their mom Rhona Gemmell.

    No explanation for loss of life was given however Wright thanked medical employees at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, central Scotland, “for their care and diplomacy”.

    LONDON: Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who performed Hagrid within the Harry Potter movies, has died aged 72, his agent mentioned on Friday.

    “My client and friend Robbie Coltrane OBE passed away on Friday October 14,” Belinda Wright mentioned in an announcement, calling him “a unique talent”.

    Coltrane, who was born Anthony Robert McMillan on March 30, 1950, in Rutherglen, close to Glasgow, cast a profession as an actor, comic and author.

    On tv, he starred alongside Emma Thompson within the cult BAFTA-winning BBC mini-series “Tutti Frutti” in 1987.

    He got here to prominence and gained extra awards for his portrayal of the hard-drinking prison psychologist Dr Eddie “Fitz” Fitzgerald within the ITV collection “Cracker” (1993-2006).

    He was the English writer and lexicographer Samuel Johnson within the TV comedy collection “Blackadder the Third” alongside “Mr Bean” star Rowan Atkinson and Hugh Laurie (“House”).

    On the massive display screen, he had roles within the 1987 Neil Jordan crime drama “Mona Lisa” and teamed up with former Monty Python star Eric Idle within the 1990 comedy “Nuns on the Run”.

    He additionally performed a former KGB agent-turned-Russian mafia boss in two James Bond movies — “Goldeneye” (1995) and “The World Is Not Enough” (1999) — with Pierce Brosnan.

    But he’ll greatest be remembered globally as Rubeus Hagrid, the half-giant half-human gamekeeper and Keeper of the Keys and Grounds of Hogwarts college within the movie franchise of JK Rowling’s best-selling Harry Potter books.

    The position “brought joy to children and adults alike all over the world, prompting a stream of fan letters every week for over 20 years”, mentioned Wright.

    She added: “For me personally I shall bear in mind him as an abidingly loyal consumer.

    “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.”

    Coltrane is survived by his sister Annie Rae, his kids Spencer and Alice and their mom Rhona Gemmell.

    No explanation for loss of life was given however Wright thanked medical employees at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, central Scotland, “for their care and diplomacy”.

  • Actor Robbie Coltrane, Harry Potter’s Hagrid, passes away at 72

    Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who performed a crime-solving psychologist on TV collection Cracker and the half-giant Hagrid within the Harry Potter films, has died. He was 72.

    Coltrane’s agent Belinda Wright mentioned he died on Friday at a hospital in Scotland. She didn’t give a trigger.

    Robbie Coltrane got here to fame as a hard-bitten detective within the Nineties collection Cracker, for which he received finest actor on the British Academy Television Awards three years operating.

    He performed light half-giant Hagrid, a mentor to the boy wizard Harry Potter, in all eight Harry Potter movies, launched between 2001 and 2011.

    Other roles embody a Russian crime boss within the James Bond thrillers Golden Eye and The World is Not Enough.

    Robbie Coltrane gained rave critiques for taking part in a beloved TV star who could harbor a darkish secret within the 2016 miniseries National Treasure.

    Belinda Wright mentioned that “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.”

    Wright mentioned Robbie Coltrane is survived by his sister Annie Rae, his ex-wife Rhona Gemmell and his kids Spencer and Alice.