Robbie Coltrane
Anthony Robert McMillan OBE (March 30, 1950 – October 14, 2022), known professionally as Robbie Coltrane, was a Scottish actor and comedian. He gained worldwide recognition as Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011), and as Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in the James Bond films GoldenEye (1995) and The World Is Not Enough (1999). He was appointed an OBE in the 2006 New Year Honours by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to drama. In 1990, Coltrane received the Evening Standar
Coltrane started his career appearing alongside Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, and Emma Thompson in the sketch series Alfresco (1983–1984). In 1987, he starred in the BBC miniseries Tutti Frutti alongside Thompson, for which he received his first British Academy Television Award for Best Actor nomination. Coltrane then gained national prominence starring as criminal psychologist Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald in the ITV television series Cracker (1993–2006), a role which saw him receive the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in three consecutive years (1994 to 1996). In 2006, Coltrane came eleventh in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars, voted by the public. In 2016 he starred in the four-part Channel 4 series National Treasure alongside Julie Walters, a role for which he received a British Academy Television Award nomination.
Coltrane appeared in two films for George Harrison's Handmade Films: the Neil Jordan neo-noir Mona Lisa (1986) with Bob Hoskins, and Nuns on the Run with Eric Idle. He also appeared in Kenneth Branagh's Shakespeare adaptation Henry V (1989), the comedy Let It Ride (1989), Roald Dahl's Danny, the Champion of the World (1989), Steven Soderbergh's crime-comedy thriller Ocean's Twelve (2004), Rian Johnson's caper film The Brothers Bloom (2008), Mike Newell's Dickens film adaptation Great Expectations (2012), and Emma Thompson's biographical film Effie Gray (2014). He was also known for his voice performances in the animated films The Tale of Despereaux (2008), and Pixar's Brave (2012).
Born
Mar 30, 1950
Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Died
Oct 14, 2022
Known For
Acting
Movies
122 acting
3 crew
Popularity
2.1
Known For
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
as Rubeus Hagrid
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
as Rubeus Hagrid
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as Rubeus Hagrid
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
as Rubeus Hagrid
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
as Rubeus Hagrid
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
as Rubeus Hagrid
Brave
2012
as Lord Dingwall (voice)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
as Rubeus Hagrid
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
as Rubeus Hagrid
Van Helsing
2004
as Mr. Hyde (voice)
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