Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died aged 72. | News24Arts
But he will best be remembered globally as Rubeus Hagrid, the half-giant half-human gamekeeper and Keeper of the Keys and Grounds of Hogwarts school in the film franchise of JK Rowling's best-selling Harry Potter books.
The role"brought joy to children and adults alike all over the world, prompting a stream of fan letters every week for over 20 years", said Wright."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."
Coltrane is survived by his sister Annie Rae, his children, Spencer and Alice and their mother, Rhona Gemmell. No cause of death was given, but Wright thanked the medical staff at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, central Scotland,"for their care and diplomacy".In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy. Invest in the future today. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month.
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