For many, he was Hagrid, a recurring character in the saga Harry Potter At the movie theater. Robbie Coltrane, actor who also appeared in the James Bond films goldeneye and The world is not enoughdied 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.
1.86m “only”
Born in Scotland, the actor was adored by children around the world for his portrayal of the kind, clumsy half-giant with a thick beard Rubeus Hagrid, who helps the young wizard Harry Potter and his friends in their adventures at the school of wizards of Hogwarts.
In reality, he was 1.86 m 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, shared with Michael Gambon (who was also part of the saga Harry Potterplaying Professor Dumbledore) a record for having won three consecutive Bafta for Best Actor” for his role in the series Cracking, in 1994, 1995 and 1996, recalled his agent. “He was smart, brilliantly witty and after 40 years of being his agent, I will miss him,” she added.
Coltrane rose to prominence in the mid-1990s for his role as Doctor Eddie “Fitz” Fitzgerald, a psychologist assisting Manchester police in the British crime drama Cracking. In the 1990s, he also starred in two films in the saga james bond (The world is not enough and GoldenEye), playing a Russian mobster and ex-KGB agent.