Image source, Getty ImagesBy Helen Bushby and Steven McIntoshEntertainment and Arts Journalists
Actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died aged 72.
He also appeared in the ITV crime drama Cracker and the James Bond films Goldeneye and The World Is Not Enough.
In a statement, his agent Belinda Wright confirmed that the actor died in hospital near Falkirk in Scotland.
She described Coltrane as a "unique talent", adding that his role as Hagrid "brought joy to children and adults everywhere".
Robbie Coltrane - funny or serious, always irresistibleRobbie Coltrane in pictures: big guy, big heart In addition to being a wonderful actor, he was of a great intelligence forensic, brilliantly witty and after 40 years of being proud to be called his agent, I will miss him.
"He leaves in the mourning his sister Annie Rae, his children Spencer and Alice and their mother Rhona Gemmell. They would like to thank the medical staff at the Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert for their care and diplomacy.
Image source, Getty ImagesBy Helen Bushby and Steven McIntoshEntertainment and Arts Journalists
Actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died aged 72.
He also appeared in the ITV crime drama Cracker and the James Bond films Goldeneye and The World Is Not Enough.
In a statement, his agent Belinda Wright confirmed that the actor died in hospital near Falkirk in Scotland.
She described Coltrane as a "unique talent", adding that his role as Hagrid "brought joy to children and adults everywhere".
Robbie Coltrane - funny or serious, always irresistibleRobbie Coltrane in pictures: big guy, big heart In addition to being a wonderful actor, he was of a great intelligence forensic, brilliantly witty and after 40 years of being proud to be called his agent, I will miss him.
"He leaves in the mourning his sister Annie Rae, his children Spencer and Alice and their mother Rhona Gemmell. They would like to thank the medical staff at the Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert for their care and diplomacy.
Image source, Getty Images
