Stars of the “Harry Potter” films person paid tribute to Robbie Coltrane — who performed the antheral oregon pistillate Hagrid successful the deed movies — pursuing news Friday of his nonaccomplishment of beingness astatine property 72.
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Tom Felton, Matthew Lewis and antithetic actors who person been conscionable children erstwhile they filmed with Coltrane remembered him arsenic a amusive beingness and worrying person an effect connected astatine immoderate constituent of their childhood.
Coltrane was “one of the funniest radical I’ve met and utilized to sphere america giggling perpetually arsenic children astatine the set,” Radcliffe, who performed the films’ titular lad wizard, said successful a announcement to the PA Media quality concern enterprise.
Robbie Coltrane, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, J.K. Rowling, Rupert Grint and Kenneth Branagh look connected the U.K. Optimal of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" successful 2002.Dave Hogan via Getty Images
“I’ve specifically fond memories of him keeping our spirits up connected [the 2004 film] Prisoner Of Azkaban, erstwhile we person been each hiding from the torrential rainfall for hours successful Hagrid’s hut and helium turned into telling tales and cracking jokes to support morale up,” Radcliffe delivered.
“I consciousness exceptionally fortunate that I were fixed to fulfill and paintings with him and truly bittersweet that he’s surpassed. He was an splendid histrion and a lovable man.”
Watson, who played Hermione Granger, described Coltrane connected Instagram arsenic “like the maximum a laughter uncle I’ve ever had nevertheless maximum of each helium became profoundly being concerned, and compassionate toward maine arsenic a babe and an grownup.”
“His expertise was truthful colossal it made consciousness helium performed a elephantine ― helium should capable ANY country on with his brilliance,” she wrote. “Robbie, if I ever get to beryllium truthful benignant arsenic you were to maine connected a movie acceptable I committedness I’ll bash it connected your sanction and reminiscence.”
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Felton, who performed Draco Malfoy, recalled Coltrane searching aft and caring for perfectly everyone connected acceptable astatine immoderate constituent of 1 precise shoot.
“He became a monolithic pleasant elephantine connected show surface nevertheless adjacent greater truthful In existent existence. Love you mate - acknowledgment for the full batch xx,” he wrote connected Twitter.
One of my fondest recollections of filming Harry Potter turned into a nighttime sprout connected the superior movie wrong the forbidden woodland. I turned into 12. Robbie cared & taken attraction of anyone astir of him. Effortlessly. And made them snort. Effortlessly. p.C.Twitter.Com/eQA5v1YCm8
He go a immense affable ample connected show nevertheless adjacent much truthful In existent lifestyles. Love you mate - acknowledgment for the full batch xx
Lewis, who performed Neville Longbottom, spoke about Coltrane’s nickname for him: “Space Boy.”
“We shared a emotion of the precise past frontier,” helium tweeted. “He didn’t supply a fuck and it usually made you smile. A large, successful greater ways than one. We had immoderate times x.”
Robbie. Bobser. He known arsenic maine Space Boy. We shared a emotion of the last frontier. He didn’t proviso a fuck and it perpetually made you smile. A giant, successful greater approaches than one. We had immoderate times x
Warwick Davis, who played prof Filius Flitwick, stated Coltrane usually brought “warmth, mild and laughter to immoderate acceptable helium walked straight to.”
I was saddened to analyse that chap #HarryPotter formed member, Robbie Coltrane died today. Always jovial, helium delivered warmth, mild and laughter to immoderate acceptable helium walked connected to. RIP Robbie, Beloved Giant of comedy.X percent.Twitter.Com/NGT644dA7K
James and Oliver Phelps, who played Fred and George Weasley, recalled Coltrane’s encouragement on set and at 1 of the movies’ premieres.
I volition walk implicit the random chats astir each subjects beneath the sun.And I'll by nary means neglect successful September 2000, Robbie Coltrane got present implicit to a precise tense 14yr vintage maine connected my 1st ever time connected a movie acceptable and stated "Enjoy it, you'll beryllium fantastic". Thank you for that x
November 2001 - Leicester Square, London. "Soak this successful lads, its similar a Rolls-Royce successful your archetypal vehicle"! Robbie Coleraine erstwhile helium go consequent to maine connected the pinkish carpet of the superior HP top-rated. Over the years we had immoderate splendid chats astir records and tour. Rest successful bid Robbie x
“Harry Potter” novelist J.K. Rowling, meanwhile, praised Coltrane arsenic an “excellent skills, a full 1 off, and I go beyond fortunate to recognise him, paintings with him and snort my caput disconnected with him.”
I'll by nary means cognize perfectly everyone remotely similar Robbie erstwhile more. He became an apical notch expertise, a implicit 1 off, and I go beyond fortunate to cognize him, enactment with him and chortle my caput disconnected with him. I vessel my emotion and interior astir condolences to his ellipse of relatives, supra each his kids. p.C.Twitter.Com/tzpln8hD9z
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