Harry Potter histrion Robbie Coltrane, who portrayed Hagrid successful the beloved films, died connected Oct. 14 astatine the property of 72, his cause confirmed successful a moving tribute.
In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022
The Harry Potter family has mislaid different beloved member.
Actor Robbie Coltrane, who portrayed Hagrid successful the Harry Potter franchise, passed distant connected Oct. 14, his agent Belinda Wright confirmed. He was 72. "For maine personally I shall retrieve him arsenic an abidingly loyal client," Wright said successful part. "As good arsenic being a fantastic actor, helium was forensically intelligent, brilliantly witty and aft 40 years of being arrogant to beryllium called his agent, I shall miss him."
"Robbie was a unsocial talent, sharing the Guinness Book of Records' Award for winning 3 consecutive Best Actor Baftas for his portrayal of Fitz successful Granada TV's bid Cracker successful 1994, 1995 and 1996 with Sir Michael Gambon," Wright added. "He volition astir apt beryllium champion remembered for decades to travel arsenic Hagrid successful the Harry Potter films, a relation which brought joyousness to children and adults alike each implicit the world, prompting a watercourse of instrumentality letters each week for implicit 20 years."
Months anterior to his death, Coltrane reflected connected his Harry Potter travel for the film's 20th anniversary. "The bequest of the movies is, I suspect, that my children's procreation volition amusement them to their children," helium said. "So you could beryllium watching it successful 50 years' time, easy. I'll not beryllium here, sadly, but Hagrid will, yes."
Coltrane is survived by his sister Annie Rae, his children Spencer and Alice and their parent Rhona Gemmell.
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The actor's decease comes conscionable implicit a twelvemonth aft chap Potter star Helen McCrory passed distant following a conflict with cancer.
McCrory's hubby Damian Lewis confirmed her decease successful a Twitter connection to fans. "God we emotion her and cognize however fortunate we are to person had her successful our lives," helium wrote in April 2021. "She blazed truthful brightly. Go now, Little One, into the air, and convey you."
This January volition besides people the seventh day of Harry Potter prima Alan Rickman's death. The histrion passed distant from crab successful Jan. 2016.
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