Robbie Coltrane | |
---|---|
![]() Coltrane in 2007 | |
Born | Anthony Robert McMillan 30 March 1950 Rutherglen, Scotland |
Died | 14 October 2022 Larbert, Scotland | (aged 72)
Cause of death | Multiple organ failure |
Occupation(s) | Actor, author, comedian |
Years active | 1978–2022 |
Spouse(s) | Rhona Gemmell (m. 1999; div. 2003) |
Children | 2 |
Anthony Robert McMillan OBE (30 March 1950 – 14 October 2022), known professionally as Robbie Coltrane, was a Scottish actor, author and comedian. He is known both for his role as Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald in the British television series Cracker[1] during the 1990s and as Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies.
Coltrane was born on 30 March 1950 in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire.[2][3][4] He lived in Killearn Stirlingshire. He had a son named Spencer and a daughter named Alice.
Coltrane had osteoarthritis in later life. He said he was in "constant pain all day" in 2016.[5] On 14 October 2022, Coltrane died at a hospital in Larbert, Scotland, at the age of 72.[6][7][8] The cause of death was multiple organ failure caused by sepsis, a respiratory tract infection, and heart block. He had also been diagnosed with obesity and Type 2 diabetes.[9]
Coltrane began his acting career in his early twenties. He took the stage name Coltrane in tribute to jazz saxophonist John Coltrane.[10] In 2006, Robbie received an OBE for his services to drama.
Year | Movie | Role | Notes and awards |
---|---|---|---|
1980 | Flash Gordon | Man at air field | |
1982 | Britannia Hospital | Striking worker on picket line | Cameo non-speaking role |
1983 | Ghost Dance | George | |
Krull | Rhun | ||
1985 | National Lampoon's European Vacation | Man in bathroom | |
The Supergrass | Det. Sgt. Troy | ||
1986 | Caravaggio | Scipio | |
1986 | Mona Lisa | Thomas | |
1987 | Eat the Rich | Jeremy | |
1988 | The Fruit Machine | Annabelle | |
1989 | Henry V | Falstaff | |
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool | Sid Temple | ||
Let It Ride | Ticket Seller | ||
Danny, the Champion of the World | Victor Hazell | ||
Slipstream | Montclaire | ||
1990 | Midnight Breaks | Fat | |
Nuns on the Run | Charlie McManus/Sister Inviolata | ||
Perfectly Normal | Alonzo Turner | ||
1991 | The Pope Must Die | The Pope | |
Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole | Steffano Baccardi | ||
1992 | Oh, What a Night | Todd | Nominated - Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role |
1993 | Boswell & Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles | Dr. Samuel Johnson | |
The Adventures of Huck Finn | Duke | ||
1995 | GoldenEye | Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky | |
1997 | Buddy | Dr. Bill Lintz | |
1998 | Frogs for Snakes | Al | |
Montana | The Boss | ||
1999 | The World Is Not Enough | Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky | |
Message in a Bottle | Charlie Toschi | ||
2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | Rubeus Hagrid | Sorcerer's Stone in US Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor |
On the Nose | Delaney | ||
From Hell | Sergeant Peter Godley | ||
2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Rubeus Hagrid | Nominated - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Acting |
2004 | Ocean's Twelve | Matsui | |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Rubeus Hagrid | ||
Van Helsing: The London Assignment | Mr. Hyde | Voice | |
Van Helsing | Mr. Hyde | Voice | |
2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Rubeus Hagrid | |
2006 | Stormbreaker | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
Provoked | Lord Edward Foster | ||
2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Rubeus Hagrid | |
2008 | The Tale of Despereaux | Gregory | Voice |
The Brothers Bloom | The Curator | ||
2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Rubeus Hagrid | |
Gooby | Gooby | Voice | |
2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Rubeus Hagrid | |
2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Rubeus Hagrid | |
2012 | Brave | Lord Dingwall | Voice |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes an Awards |
1983 | Are You Being Served | Dynamite Truck Driver on CB Radio | Mrs. Slocombe causes a crash |
1987 | Blackadder the Third | Samuel Johnson | |
Tutti Frutti | Danny McGlone | Nominated - British Academy Television Award for Best Actor | |
1988 | Blackadder's Christmas Carol | The Spirit of Christmas | |
1990 | Danny Champion of the World | Victor Hazell | |
1993–2007 | Cracker | Dr. Eddie 'Fitz' Fitzgerald | Three British Academy Television Awards for Best Actor (1994, 1995 and 1996) Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actor Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor - Male Nominated - CableACE Award for Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries For episode "Brotherly Love" (parts I, II and III). |
1998 | The Ebb-Tide | Capt. Chisholm | |
1999 | Alice in Wonderland | Ned Tweedledum | |
2001 | Thomas and Friends | Toad the Great Western Brakevan | Voice |
2003 | Comic Relief: The Big Hair Do | Hagrid | |
The Planman | Jack Lennox QC | ||
2004 | Pride | James | |
Frasier | Michael Moon | Series Finalé: Part 1 | |
2005 | Still Game | Davie | Season 4 Episode 3: Dial-A-Bus |
2006 | Cracker: Nine Eleven | Dr. Eddie 'Fitz' Fitzgerald | |
2009 | Murderland | D.I. Douglas Hain | |
The Gruffalo | The Gruffalo | TV film (Children's), voice | |
2010 | Robbie Coltrane - B Road Britain | TV Documentary | |
2011 | Lead Balloon | Donald | Series 4 Episode 4: "Off" Series 4 Episode 5: "Blade" Series 4 Episode 6: "End" |
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments | Himself | Narrator | |
The Gruffalo Child[11] | The Gruffalo | TV film (Children's), voice |