2024 - Harry Potter: Robbie Coltrane, the actor who played Hagrid, died at 72

Friday October 14, 2022, Robbie Coltrane, famous interpreter of Hagrid in Harry Potter, died in hospital, in Scotland, at the age of 72. On social networks, many Internet users expressed their emotion. Daniel Radcliffe also paid tribute to his longtime friend.

The world of cinema is in mourning … Friday, October 14, 2022, the agent of Robbie Coltrane, famous interpreter of Hagrid in Harry Potter, announced the death of the actor at the age of 72 years. He is said to have breathed his last in a hospital near his home in Larbert, Scotland. For the BBC, he said: “Robbie will probably be best remembered for decades as Hagrid… A role that has brought joy to children and adults alike, prompting a flood of fan letters every week for over 20 years!“Robbie Coltrane was very attached to his character. During the broadcast recorded for the 20th anniversary of the first film, he had indeed assured, with emotion: “The legacy of these films is such that my children’s generation will show them to their children. So you can still watch them in 50 years. Unfortunately, I won’t be here anymore. But Hagrid will be.“

On Twitter, many fans of the Harry Potter saga expressed their emotion when they heard the sad news. It can thus be read:His character of Hagrid who we wanted to cuddle like a papa bear is fortunately engraved in the marble of my cinephilia and those of millions of other people“; “Thank you Robbie Coltrane for making my childhood wonderful. Hagrid will forever remain the friend, the confidant, the hero… Forever in our hearts“; “It’s a part of my childhood that dies with him” ; but also : “Thanks to you Robbie Coltrane, you made us dream. I hope the sequel will be just as magical for you.“

Daniel Radcliffe’s heartbreaking tribute

In the columns of Variety, the famous interpreter of Harry Potter was one of the first to pay tribute to his longtime friend. In a long text, Daniel Radcliffe shared: “Robbie was one of the funniest people I’ve met and constantly made us laugh when we were kids on set. I have especially fond memories of him keeping his spirits up on the set of Prisoner of Azkaban, when we would all hide from the torrential rain for hours in Hagrid’s hut and he would tell stories and crack jokes for keep morale. I feel incredibly lucky to have been able to meet and work with him and very sad that he passed away. He was an amazing actor and a lovely man.“

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Robbie Coltrane has died aged 72.

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For the BBC, his agent said: “Robbie will probably be best remembered for decades as Hagrid… A role that brought joy to children and adults alike, prompting a flood of fan letters every week. for more than 20 years!”

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Robbie Coltrane was very attached to his character of Hagrid.

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During the show recorded for the 20th anniversary of the first film, Robbie Coltrane said: “The legacy of these films is such that my children’s generation will show them to their children. So you will still be able to watch them in 50 years . I won’t be here anymore unfortunately. But Hagrid will be.”

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On Twitter, many fans expressed their emotion when they heard the sad news.

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One fan wrote, “His Hagrid character who we wanted to cuddle like a daddy bear is fortunately etched in stone for my cinephile and those of millions of other people.”

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Another fan shared, “Thank you Robbie Coltrane for making my childhood wonderful. Hagrid will forever be the friend, the confidant, the hero…Forever in our hearts.”