Robbie Coltrane, an actor, best known for playing Hagrid in the"Harry Potter" films and starring in the British crime series"Cracker," has died.According to Bloomberg and Deadline, the Scottish-born star had been ill for some time and died Friday in a hospital in Larbert, Scotland.
Coltrane, born Anthony Robert McMillan in 1950, changed his stage name to Coltrane in honor of jazz legend John Coltrane, the news outlets reported. He began his career by starring in"Flash Gordon,""Blackadder" and"Keep It in the Family" before finding stardom when he played Dr. Edward “Fitz” Fitzgerald in the"Cracker" series, which earned him three-straight BAFTA best actor awards, THR reported.
This led to him starring in two James Bond films, “GoldenEye” and “The World Is Not Enough,” as Valentin Zukovsky, the media outlets reported.According to the media outlets, he is survived by two children.
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God rest his soul 🙏🏽
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