British PA Media reported that on Friday, October 14, the actor playing the beloved Hagrid from the Harry Potter series died .
The actor was born on March 30, 1950 in Scotland and died at Fort Valley Royal Hospital at the age of 72. His agent Belinda Wright said:
Robbie will likely be best remembered for the next decades as Hagrid. It’s a role that has brought joy to both kids and adults, encouraging fans to post a stream of letters for over 20 years.
She considered him a wonderful actor, deadly intelligent, eminently witty man. The actor graduated from Glasgow School of Art.
A breakthrough role in his career was Dr. Edward “Fitz” Fitzgerald, in the series Dr. Fitz (1993-1996). He won a BAFTA for Best Television Actor for her. Coltrane also appeared in the cult series about Bond, and these are two titles – GoldenEye and The World Is Not Enough . However, he will be best remembered as the gamekeeper from Hogwarts, appearing in all eight parts.
The actor was mentioned, among others, by the writer JK Rowling and the head of the Scottish government Nicola Sturgeon:
