Robbie Coltrane was huge in stature and heart, say friends

Robbie Coltrane arrives at the 52nd Times BFI London Film Festival in LondonImage source, EPA
By Rachel RussellBBC News

Tributes poured in for actor Robbie Coltrane, who died aged 72.

Miriam Margolyes described his former co-Harry Potter star, who played Hagrid in the film franchise, as "enormous in stature" and "in heart".

Actor Stephen Fry, who starred with Coltrane on the television show Alfresco, said he will "be missed terribly".

The actor was confirmed to have died in hospital near Falkirk in Scotland on Friday.

Robbie Coltrane - funny or serious, always captivatingRobbie Coltrane in pictures :big guy, big heart

Actress Miriam Margolyes, who played Professor Sprout in Harry Potter, described Coltrane as a "very good actor and a lovely man, d 'huge stature, personality and heart'.

Robbie Coltrane was huge in stature and heart, say friends
Robbie Coltrane arrives at the 52nd Times BFI London Film Festival in LondonImage source, EPA
By Rachel RussellBBC News

Tributes poured in for actor Robbie Coltrane, who died aged 72.

Miriam Margolyes described his former co-Harry Potter star, who played Hagrid in the film franchise, as "enormous in stature" and "in heart".

Actor Stephen Fry, who starred with Coltrane on the television show Alfresco, said he will "be missed terribly".

The actor was confirmed to have died in hospital near Falkirk in Scotland on Friday.

Robbie Coltrane - funny or serious, always captivatingRobbie Coltrane in pictures :big guy, big heart

Actress Miriam Margolyes, who played Professor Sprout in Harry Potter, described Coltrane as a "very good actor and a lovely man, d 'huge stature, personality and heart'.

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