Actor Robbie Coltrane (Harry Potter, GoldenEye) Dies at 72

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Robbie Coltrane, Harry Potter’s Hagrid, Dead at 72
by Justin Curto
Oct. 14, 2022


Robbie Coltrane, a mainstay actor of the Harry Potter and James Bond franchises, has died. He was 72.

Coltrane’s agent told Deadline he died in a hospital in Scotland after being ill for the past two years.




Coltrane (born Anthony Robert McMillan) — who took his stage name after the jazz great John Coltrane — got his start in alternative and sketch comedy in his native U.K. in the 1980s.

His first film role was in Flash Gordon, and a number of small parts followed, including as Falstaff in Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V film adaptation.




In 1993, he began starring as Fitz in the British crime series "Cracker", for which he won a then-record three consecutive British Academy Television Awards for Best Actor.

Shortly after, he began his stint in the James Bond series, playing Russian Mafioso Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in GoldenEye and The World Is Not Enough.




Coltrane then starred as Rubeus Hagrid, a father figure to Harry, in all eight Harry Potter films. His caring portrayal of Hagrid became his best-known work outside the U.K., which he reflected on for HBO Max’s Return to Hogwarts special, his last onscreen appearance.

“The legacy of the movies is that my children’s generation will show them to their children,” he said. “So you could be watching them in 50 years’ time, easy. I’ll not be here, sadly, but Hagrid will.”

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[Hawkee]

Did they ever mention what caused Robbie Coltrane's death? Because it's a surprise that Robbie Coltrane passed away and I wonder if and when there are new Harry Potter movies being made I wonder if they will replace Robbie in the role of Hagrid?
Bestie

[JamesG]

Originally Posted by LaBestia

Did they ever mention what caused Robbie Coltrane's death? Because it's a surprise that Robbie Coltrane passed away and I wonder if and when there are new Harry Potter movies being made I wonder if they will replace Robbie in the role of Hagrid?
Bestie

I wouldn't really say it was a surprise as he's been in ill health for the past few years. It was only revealed that he died in a hospital.

I don't think Hagrid will come back to the screen since those stories are done. If he were it would probably be a younger version like Jude Law as Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts.