Actor Robbie Coltrane, well known as ‘Hagrid’ in the Harry Potter films, died on Friday, at the age of 72.
His agent, Belinda Wright, confirmed the actor’s death on Friday at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert, Scotland.
“He will probably be best remembered for decades to come as Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, a role which brought joy to children and adults alike all over the world, prompting a stream of fan letters every week for over 20 years. James Bond fans write too to applaud his role in GoldenEye and The World Is Not Enough,” Wright said in the statement.
“For me personally I shall remember him as an abidingly loyal client. As well as being a wonderful actor, he was forensically intelligent, brilliantly witty and after 40 years of being proud to be called his agent, I shall miss him.”
Robbie Coltrane also appeared in ITV detective drama Cracker and the James Bond films Goldeneye and The World Is Not Enough.
The actor is survived by his sister Annie Rae, his children Spencer and Alice and their mother Rhona Gemmell.
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