The beloved half-giant Rubeus Hagrid, played by Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane in the Harry Potter films, has passed away. At the age of 72, the late actor passed away on October 14. Robbie Coltrane received an emotional homage from Daniel Radcliffe, who played Harry Potter in the series, who called him “one of the funniest people.”
Belinda Wright, the actor’s agent, reported that he passed away on Friday at a Scottish hospital. She omitted a reason. He was a superb performer, but he was also “forensically clever, brilliantly humorous, and after 40 years of being pleased to be called his agent, I shall miss him,” Belinda Wright said in a statement mourning his passing. Coltrane’s sister Annie Rae, his ex-wife Rhona Gemmell, and his kids Spencer and Alice all still alive, she said.
JK Rowling, the creator of Harry Potter, also paid homage to Robbie on Twitter.
I’ll never know anyone remotely like Robbie again. He was an incredible talent, a complete one off, and I was beyond fortunate to know him, work with him and laugh my head off with him. I send my love and deepest condolences to his family, above all his children. pic.twitter.com/tzpln8hD9z
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 14, 2022
As Hagrid in the movie adaptation of JK Rowling’s adored and best-selling Harry Potter books, Robbie Coltrane achieved international fame. In all eight of the Harry Potter movies, which were produced between 2001 and 2011, he portrayed the kind half-giant who serves as the child wizard’s mentor and companion. In the James Bond thrillers Golden Eye and The World is Not Enough, a Russian crime boss also appears.
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