Newsone reports that Harry Potter, James Bond, and Cracker star, Robbie Coltrane died at a hospital near his home in Larbert, Scotland. The award-winning actor had been in ill health for the past two years.
This online news platform understands that Coltrane, the larger-than-life comic star, memorably played Hogwarts gamekeeper Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter series. He enjoyed huge popularity as Potter‘s half-giant/half-wizard, gaining worldwide fame and acclaim for his heartwarming performances and onscreen relationship with Daniel Radcliffe’s Harry Potter.
Newsone Nigeria reports that the late Robbie Coltrane was a well-known actor and author best known for portraying Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter films.
Robbie Coltrane Early Life
The actor was born on March 30, 1950, in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The parents of Anthony are Jean Ross Howie and Ian Baxter McMillan. Jean was a teacher and pianist, whereas Ian is a general practitioner and a forensic police surgeon. The actress has an elder sister named Annie and a younger sister named Jane. Thomas W. Howie is the great-grandson of Anthony. Robert is the nephew of businessman Forbes Howie.
He studied at Glenalmond College in Perthshire. The college experience of the actor was not good. He was head of the School’s debating society and won several prizes. He was part of rugby First XV. Later he went to the Glasgow School of Art. In School, he was known as Lord Fauntleroy. He attended Moray House College of Education in Edinburgh, Scotland. The actor is against private schools.
Robbie starts taking an interest in acting in his early twenties. He adopted the stage name Coltrane to give tribute to John Coltrane. He works in theatre and comedy. In 1981, Coltrane worked in BBC television comedy series A Kick up the Eighties. In 1982, the actor appeared in the Comic Trip Presents series.
Robbie also worked in sketch shows named Alfresco and Laugh. I Nearly Paid My License Fee. The actor made cameo appearances in movie like Mona Lisa and Henry V. In 1990. He worked in the comedy Nuns on the Run. In the same year, he gets involved in a controversy due to his movie Pope Must Die: Coltrane. Later the film was named The Pope Must Diet.
He played the lead actor in the crime series Cracker in Britain. The actor worked starred as Dr. Eddie Fitz Fitzgerald. After some time, the show aired on American television. The actor appeared in two James Bond Films named GoldenEye, and The World Is Not Enough. He worked with Pierce Brosnan.
The actor appeared in several movies: Flash Gordon, Death Watch, Balham, Gateway to the South, Scrubbers, Krull, The Supergrass, Defence of the Realm, Absolute Beginners, Mona Lisa, and Annabelle, The Fruit Machine from 1980 to 1988.
In 1987, Robbie Coltrane worked in three television series named The Young Ones, Tutti Frutti, and Blackadder. In 1989, he played the part of Falstaff in Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V. In TV Play the Boogie Man. He played a major role in TV series Cracker during 1993-1996. The most memorable role of Robbie is Rubeus Hagrid in Harry Potter Films. The writer J.K Rowling selected Robbie as the first choice to play the role of Hagrid. In 2001, he did a supporting role in From Hell.
Robbie was a host documentary programmer for the British ITV Network.
Robbie Coltrane Awards & Achievements
The actor received the Evening Standard British Film Award in 1990. Robbie was awarded OBE in the New Year Honours for his services to drama. In 20122, the author received British Academy Scotland Awards for his outstanding contribution to films.
Robbie Coltrane Net Worth 2022
As of September 2022, The excellent actor has a net worth of $5 million.
Robbie Coltrane Personal Life
On December 11, 1999, the actor married Rhona Gemmell. The couple was blessed with two children, one son Spencer and a daughter Alice. In 2003, Rhone and Coltrane announced their separation. The divorced of the couple was finalized later.
Robbie Coltrane Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on March 30, 1950, Robbie Coltrane is 72 years old as of today 22nd September 2022. His height is 6 ft 1 in tall, and his weight is 60 kg.
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