Hagrid, the benevolent giant who helped Harry Potter joined the stars this Friday, October 14, 2022. SkyNews announced the sad news. Robbie Coltrane was Scottish. He was 72 and died in hospital not far from his home. What happened to this man who made generations of children dream? We explain to you.
The film crew of the Harry Potter saga is in mourning. SkyNews announced earlier the death of Robbie Coltrane, whose real name is Anthony Robert McMillan. He played Rubeus Hagrid, a big-hearted giant who accompanied the hero on his adventures against Lord Voldemort. We see him attaching himself to the little dragon he is raising or taking Harry under his wing so that he can honor his late parents.
We often wonder what became of the children of Hogwarts. Fans have watched them grow. Sometimes they even grew up with them. But since the end of the saga and the release of the final volume, the actors are less present in our lives. Think for example of Neville Longbottom? Matthew Lewis has become a talented actor and is experiencing a very good evolution. However, dear fans, be careful because rumor has it that the eight episodes will soon no longer be accessible to the general public.
Truce of nostalgia.
The journey of Hagrid, eternal savior of Harry Potter
Robbie Coltrane, the interpreter of Hagrid in Harry Potter was first an actor in a theater troupe. He quickly integrates the world of cinema and television. The Guardian of Hogwarts is a very successful character. We are then in 2001. The fame of the actor becomes planetary.
Harry Potter is not the only film in which Robbie Coltrane is illustrated. He also played a forensic psychologist in the series Cracking. For this role, he won three times the title of best actor at the BAFTA.
Finally, fans of james bond could not miss his appearance in the role of Valentin Zukovsky.
JK Rowling, the author of Harry Potter underlines her great sadness in an Instagram post dated October 14, 2022. She “sends his love and condolences to his family and above all, to his children”. “I had the chance to know him, to work with him, to laugh with him” she finishes.
The American digital magazine Deadline specifies that he was “poor health for two years”.