British actor Robbie Coltrane, known worldwide for his role as the half-giant Hagrid in the films of the saga Harry Potterdied at 72, his agent announced on Friday, October 14.
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 meters tall, but for the purposes of the film, special effects and special effects gave the impression that he was much taller.
The author of the Harry Potter saga, J. K. Rowling, hailed his “incredible talent”, on Twitter. “I was beyond lucky to know him, to work with him, and to laugh till tears with him”did she say.
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Three Bafta for the “Cracker” series
“Robbie had a unique talent, sharing with Michael Gambon [qui a aussi fait partie de la saga Harry Potter, interprétant le professeur Dumbledore] a record for having won three Bafta in a row for Best Actor » : it was for his role in the series Crackingin 1994, 1995 and 1996, recalled his agent.
“He was smart, brilliantly witty and after forty years of being his agent, I will miss him”, she added. Robbie 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 had also played in two films of the James Bond saga (The world is not enough and GoldenEye), playing a Russian mobster and ex-KGB agent.