Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 30, 1950
Died
Oct 14, 2022
Place of Birth
Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Credits
167 titles
Robbie Coltrane
Biography
Anthony Robert McMillan OBE (March 30, 1950 – October 14, 2022), known professionally as Robbie Coltrane, was a Scottish actor and comedian. He gained worldwide recognition as Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011), and as Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in the James Bond films GoldenEye (1995) and The World Is Not Enough (1999). He was appointed an OBE in the 2006 New Year Honours by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to drama. In 1990, Coltrane received the Evening Standard British Film Award – Peter Sellers Award for Comedy. In 2011, he was honoured for his "outstanding contribution" to film at the British Academy Scotland Awards. Coltrane started his career appearing alongside Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, and Emma Thompson in the sketch series Alfresco (1983–1984). In 1987, he starred in the BBC miniseries Tutti Frutti alongside Thompson, for which he received his first British Academy Television Award for Best Actor nomination. Coltrane then gained national prominence starring as criminal psychologist Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald in the ITV television series Cracker (1993–2006), a role which saw him receive the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in three consecutive years (1994 to 1996). In 2006, Coltrane came eleventh in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars, voted by the public. In 2016 he starred in the four-part Channel 4 series National Treasure alongside Julie Walters, a role for which he received a British Academy Television Award nomination. Coltrane appeared in two films for George Harrison's Handmade Films: the Neil Jordan neo-noir Mona Lisa (1986) with Bob Hoskins, and Nuns on the Run with Eric Idle. He also appeared in Kenneth Branagh's Shakespeare adaptation Henry V (1989), the comedy Let It Ride (1989), Roald Dahl's Danny, the Champion of the World (1989), Steven Soderbergh's crime-comedy thriller Ocean's Twelve (2004), Rian Johnson's caper film The Brothers Bloom (2008), Mike Newell's Dickens film adaptation Great Expectations (2012), and Emma Thompson's biographical film Effie Gray (2014). He was also known for his voice performances in the animated films The Tale of Despereaux (2008), and Pixar's Brave (2012).
Known For
Filmography
Robbie Coltrane at the BBC
Self (archival footage)
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Self
Urban Myths
Orson Welles
Robbie Coltrane's Critical Evidence
Presenter
National Treasure
Paul Finchley
Still Game: The Story So Far
Self
Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley
Self
Effie Gray
Doctor
Yes, Prime Minister
Rory McAlister
Great Expectations
Mr. Jaggers
Five Go to Rehab
Landlady/Gypsy
30 Years of Comic Strip
Brave
Lord Dingwall (voice)
The Gruffalo's Child
The Gruffalo (voice)
When Harry Left Hogwarts
Self
Arthur Christmas
Lead Elf (voice)
The Hunt for Tony Blair
Inspector Hutton
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
Narrator (voice)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Rubeus Hagrid
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Rubeus Hagrid
The Gruffalo
The Gruffalo (voice)
Murderland
Douglas Hain
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Rubeus Hagrid
Gooby
Gooby (voice)
The Tale of Despereaux
Gregory (voice)
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self - Dr. Samuel Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Brothers Bloom
Curator
Robbie Coltrane: Incredible Britain
Self
Robbie Coltrane: B-Road Britain
Self - Presenter
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Rubeus Hagrid
Provoked
Lord Edward Foster
Cracker: Nine Eleven
Fitz
Lead Balloon
Stormbreaker
Prime Minister
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Rubeus Hagrid
Ocean's Twelve
Matsui
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self (archive footage)
Pride
James (voice)
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
Self
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Rubeus Hagrid
Van Helsing: The London Assignment
Mr. Hyde (voice)
Van Helsing
Mr. Hyde (voice)
The Planman
Jack Lennox QC
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Rubeus Hagrid
Still Game
The Best of French & Saunders
Various
Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future
Ares (voice)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Rubeus Hagrid
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Guest