Robbie Coltrane, the Scottish actor who portrayed Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter series, died Friday at age 72.
Notably known for his enchanting performance in Harry Potter, he also starred as the BAFTA award-winning character, Dr. Fitz in the critically acclaimed drama series Cracker. He had a successful comedy career in television with roles in Blackadder The Third, starring Rowan Atkinson and Alfresco, starring opposite Hugh Laurie and Emma Thompson.
He co-starred in Goldeneye and The World Is Not Enough as the iconic Bond villain, Valentin Zukovsky. Other memorable performances include Nuns on the Run; Oceans Twelve; The Adventures Of Huck Finn and The Pope Must Die.
Scroll through the photo gallery for highlights from his career.
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ALFRESCO, 1983-84
Image Credit: Granada TV/Acorn TV / Courtesy: Everett Collection ALFRESCO, (back row, from left): Robbie Coltrane, Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson, (front): Siobhan Redmond, Stephen Fry, Ben Elton, (Season 2), 1983-84.
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MONA LISA, 1986
Image Credit: Island Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Bob Hoskins and Robbie Coltrane.
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BLACKADDER THE THIRD, 1987
Image Credit: Don Smith/Radio Times/Getty Images Actors Robbie Coltrane (left) and Rowan Atkinson in a scene from the television series ‘Blackadder the Third.
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BLACKADDER THE THIRD, 1987
Image Credit: Don Smith/Radio Times/Getty Images Actors (L-R) Hugh Laurie, Rowan Atkinson and Robbie Coltrane in a scene from episode ‘Ink and Inplacability’ of the BBC television sitcom ‘Black Adder the Third’, June 2nd 1987.
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EAT THE RICH,1987
Image Credit: New Line/courtesy Everett Collection Robbie Coltrane.
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BERT RIGBY, YOU’RE A FOOL!, 1989
Image Credit: Warner Brothers Robert Lindsay and Robbie Coltrane.
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LET IT RIDE, 1989
Image Credit: Paramount Pictures/ Courtesy Everett Collection Richard Dreyfuss and Robbie Coltrane.
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HENRY V, 1989
Image Credit: Samuel Goldwyn/courtesy Everett Collection Robbie Coltrane and Judi Dench.
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NUNS ON THE RUN, 1990
Image Credit: Everett Collection Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane.
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THE POPE MUST DIE, 1991
Image Credit: Everett Collection Robbie Coltrane.
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THE ADVENTURES OF HUCK FINN, 1993
Image Credit: Buena Vista Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Robbie Coltrane, Jason Robards and Elijah Wood.
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CRACKER, 1993-96
Image Credit: Everett Collection Emily Joyce, Ricky Tomlinson and Robbie Coltrane.
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CRACKER, 1993-1996
Image Credit: Everett Collection Kieran O’Brien, Robbie Coltrane, Barbara Flynn, and Tess Thompson.
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GOLDENEYE, 1995
Image Credit: Everett Collection Robbie Coltrane and Pavel Douglas.
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BUDDY, 1997
Image Credit: Columbia Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Robbie Coltrane.
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND, 1999
Image Credit: Everett Collection George Wendt as Tweedledee, Tina Majorino as Alice and Robbie Coltrane as Tweedledum.
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THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, 1999
Image Credit: Keith Hamshere/Getty Images Robbie Coltrane stars as Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in the James Bond film ‘The World Is Not Enough.’
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THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, 1999
Image Credit: MGM/Courtesy Everett Collection Robbie Coltrane
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FROM HELL, 2001
Image Credit: 20th Century Fox Robbie Coltrane.
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HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE, 2001
Image Credit: Warner Brothers Robbie Coltrane and Daniel Radcliffe.
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HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, 2002
Image Credit: Warner Brothers Robbie Coltrane, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe.
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HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, 2004
Image Credit: Warner Bros Robbie Coltrane and Tom Felton.
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OCEAN’S TWELVE, 2004
Image Credit: Warner Bros Catherine Zeta-Jones and Robbie Coltrane.
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HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, 2005
Image Credit: Warner Brothers Robbie Coltrane and Frances de la Tour.
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ALEX RIDER: OPERATION STORMBREAKER, 2006
Image Credit: MGM/Courtesy Everett Collection Alex Pettyfer and Robbie Coltrane.
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HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, 2007
Image Credit: Warner Bros Robbie Coltrane, Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint.
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THE BROTHERS BLOOM, 2007
Image Credit: Summit Entertainment (L-R) Rinko Kikuchi, Mark Ruffalo and Robbie Coltrane.
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HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1, 2010
Image Credit: Warner Bros Robbie Coltrane and Daniel Radcliffe.
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BRAVE, 2012
Image Credit: Walt Disney Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection (L_R) Lord MacGuffin (voice: Kevin McKidd), Lord Dingwall (voice: Robbie Coltrane), Lord Macintosh (voice: Craig Ferguson)
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NATIONAL TREASURE, 2017
Image Credit: Hulu/©Channel Four/courtesy Everett Collection Andrea Riseborough, Robbie Coltrane and Julie Walters.
