Robbie Coltrane

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.

Robbie Coltrane OBE
Coltrane in 2007
Born	Anthony Robert McMillan (1950-03-30)30 March 1950 Rutherglen, Scotland
Died	14 October 2022(2022-10-14) (aged 72) Larbert, Scotland
Cause of death	Multiple organ failure
Occupation(s)	Actor, author, comedian
Years active	1978–2022
Spouse	Rhona Gemmell ​ ​ (m. 1999; div. 2003)​
Children	2

Life and career

Life

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]

Career

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.

Filmography and awards

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