Robbie Coltrane, actor who played Hagrid in 'Harry Potter' films, dies at 72
Coltrane played gentle half-giant Hagrid, a mentor to the boy wizard, in all eight Harry Potter films.
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Coltrane played gentle half-giant Hagrid, a mentor to the boy wizard, in all eight Harry Potter films.
The Scottish actor starred in a number of classic British franchises and shows during his career including 007, Blackadder and Harry Potter.
The Scottish actor played gentle half-giant Hagrid, a mentor to the boy wizard, in all eight Harry Potter films, released between 2001 and 2011. Coltrane died Friday at a hospital in Scotland.
Harry Potter and Cracker star Robbie Coltrane has died aged 72, his agent has said.
Robbie Coltrane, the baby-faced comedian and character actor whose hundreds of roles included a crime-solving psychologist on the TV series “Cracker” and the gentle half-giant Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” movies, has died. He was 72.