Robbie Coltrane, the Scottish actor who was arguably best known to international audiences for playing Hagrid in the 'Harry Potter' franchise, has died. He was 72.
. “I was awe/terror/love struck all at the same time. Such depth, power & talent: funny enough to cause helpless hiccups & honking as we made our first TV show,Coltrane was born Anthony Robert McMillan in Rutherglen, Scotland, a wealthy suburb outside Glasgow. He found acting and live performance in college and adopted the last name “Coltrane” as an homage to jazz great John Coltrane.
Coltrane was soon able to start showcasing his dramatic range on other projects, too. He starred in the BAFTA-winning 1987 mini-series,, centered around an over-the-hill rock-and-roll band, and even did a bit of Shakespeare, appearing as Falstaff in Kenneth Brannagh’s 1989 adaptation of, in which Coltrane played a classic, hard-drinking anti-hero detective, who excels at his job while the rest of his life crumbles.
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