Robbie Coltrane: Harry Potter actor dies aged 72 - BBC

Actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid successful the Harry Potter films, has died aged 72.

He besides appeared successful ITV detective play Cracker and the James Bond films Goldeneye and The World Is Not Enough.

In a statement, his cause Belinda Wright confirmed the histrion died successful infirmary adjacent Falkirk successful Scotland.

She described Coltrane arsenic a "unique talent", adding his relation arsenic Hagrid "brought joyousness to children and adults alike each implicit the world".

"For maine personally I shall retrieve him arsenic an abidingly loyal client. 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.

"He is survived by his sister Annie Rae, his children Spencer and Alice and their parent Rhona Gemmell. They would similar to convey the aesculapian unit astatine Forth Valley Royal Hospital successful Larbert for their attraction and diplomacy.

"Please respect Robbie's family's privateness astatine this distressing time."

Harry Potter writer JK Rowling led the tributes connected Twitter, describing Coltrane arsenic an "incredible talent".

"He had specified scope and extent arsenic an actor, from superb drama to hard-edged drama. I deliberation my favourite of each his roles was Fitz successful Cracker," she said.

"Robbie Coltrane, Scottish amusement fable - you volition beryllium hugely missed. RIP."

Coltrane was made an OBE successful the 2006 New Year's honours database for his services to play and helium was awarded the Bafta Scotland Award for outstanding publication to movie successful 2011.

The Scottish star, whose existent sanction is Anthony Robert McMillan, was calved successful Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, successful 1950.

Coltrane was the lad of teacher and pianist Jean Ross and GP Ian Baxter McMillan, and was educated astatine autarkic schoolhouse Glenalmond College successful Perth and Kinross.

The actor's vocation began successful 1979 successful the TV bid Play for Today, but helium came to prominence successful A Kick Up the Eighties, a BBC TV drama bid which besides starred Tracey Ullman, Miriam Margolyes and Rik Mayall.

He besides appeared successful the 1983 ITV drama Alfresco, with Fry, Emma Thompson, Siobhan Redmond and Hugh Laurie.

By 1987 helium had a starring relation successful Tutti Frutti, astir Scottish stone and rotation set The Majestics, which besides starred Emma Thompson and Richard Wilson.The twelvemonth earlier helium was successful British transgression movie Mona Lisa, starring Bob Hoskins.

Coltrane gained further fame starring arsenic transgression scientist Dr Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald successful the ITV bid Cracker from 1993 to 1995 and successful a peculiar instrumentality occurrence successful 2006.

The relation secured him the Bafta grant for champion histrion for 3 consecutive years from 1994 to 1996.

Arguably his best-known relation came successful the Harry Potter movie bid arsenic helium starred successful each 8 movies arsenic Rubeus Hagrid alongside Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson.