Robbie Coltrane, who played a crime-solving psychologist on TV series Cracker and the beloved half-giant Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies, has died.He was 72.Coltrane’s agent Belinda Wright said he died Friday at a hospital in Scotland.
She did not provide a cause.Coltrane came to fame as a hard-bitten detective in the 1990s series Cracker, for which he won best actor at the British Academy Television Awards three years running. ‘Harry Potter’ stars reuniting for TV special after 20 years — minus J.K.
Rowling He played gentle half-giant Hagrid, a mentor to the boy wizard, in all eight Harry Potter films, released between 2001 and 2011.Other roles include a Russian crime boss in the James Bond thrillers GoldenEye and The World is Not Enough.Coltrane gained rave reviews for playing a beloved TV star who may harbour a dark secret in the 2016 miniseries National Treasure.
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