British actor Robbie Coltrane, known worldwide for his role as the half-giant Hagrid in the film series Harry Potterdied at the age of 72, his agent announced on Friday.
Robbie Coltrane, whose real name is Anthony Robert McMillan, died Friday at the Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, Scotland, said his agent, Belinda Wright, thanking the nursing staff of the establishment.
The author of the Harry Potter saga, JK Rowling, hailed his “incredible talent” on Twitter. “I was beyond lucky to know him, to work with him, and to laugh to tears with him,” she said.
The Scottish-born actor was adored by children around the world for his portrayal of the kindly, clumsy, heavily-bearded half-giant 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 1.86m tall, but for the purposes of the film, special effects and special effects made him look much taller.
“Robbie had a unique talent, sharing with Michael Gambon [qui a aussi fait partie des films Harry Potter, interprétant le professeur Dumbledore] a record for having won three consecutive Bafta as best actor” for his role in the series Crackingin 1994, 1995 and 1996, recalled his agent.
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“He was smart, brilliantly witty and, having been her agent for 40 years, 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 detective series Cracking.
In the 1990s, he had also played in two films of the James Bond saga, The world is not enough and GoldenEyeplaying a Russian mobster and ex-KGB agent.