On October 14, local time, Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane (Robbie Coltrane), who is familiar to fans around the world for his role as the bearded Hagrid in the "Harry Potter" series of films, The Royal Infirmary of the Valley of Forth in Scotland has died at the age of 72.
Screenshot of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Hagrid celebrates Harry's birthday.
Robbie Coltrane was born on March 30, 1950 in a small town near Glasgow, Scotland. His original name was Anthony Robert McMillan. Later, he paid tribute to his beloved jazz star John Coltrane. It was only now that the stage name came into being.
After graduating from the Glasgow School of Art, he began to emerge on the Edinburgh theatre scene, particularly good at performing various comedy characters. He made his TV series debut in 1983, with Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie and Emma Thompson on ITV's hilarious skit "Alfresco". As for screen work, he also played in Derek Jarman's Caravaggio during that time, in Derek Jarman's Caravaggio, who sponsored the painter, Sipione Borghese, in Neil Jordan's The famous "Mona Lisa" played a friend of the actor Bob Hopkins, and played Falstaff in Kenneth Branagh's "Henry V", both of which left a deep impression. impression.
Robbie Coltrane (first from left in the back row) in the British drama "Outdoors".
Robbie Coltrane (right) in "Mona Lisa"
Beginning in 1993, he played the role of Dr. Fitzgerald, a criminal psychologist who is good at reasoning and solving cases in the British drama "Cracker". He won the British Television Academy Award for Best Actor for three consecutive times, and began to have Not a small international reputation. Soon, he got the chance to star in a Hollywood blockbuster, playing the lame Russian gangster Zukovsky in "Goldeneye". According to the plot setting, he used to be a KGB agent and was disabled by Bond, but he became friends with the British agent in the future, but when he appeared for the second time, in "007 Black Sun Crisis" Died at the hands of the villain played by Sophie Marceau.
Robbie Coltrane's iconic smoking move in the British drama "Decryption".
Robbie Coltrane plays the villain in "Goldeneye".
In 2000, the film "Harry Potter" began casting. For the role of Hagrid, Ms. Rowling, the author of the "Harry Potter" series of novels, had already made up her mind, not Robbie Coltrane. None. It is said that the famous American comedian Robin Williams originally hoped to play this role, and he did not hesitate to lobby fellow director Chris Columbus (Chris Columbus), but in view of Ms. Rowling's insistence, Williams failed to do so.
In Rowling's view, Hagrid's character "is very cute and quite funny, but everyone can feel that there is actually something very hard in his heart. It can be said that Robbie Coltrane is here. There are several aspects that are very suitable for playing this character." In the following years, he has played this role for ten years, and has become a classic image in the hearts of Harry Potter fans around the world, and has even been moved into Universal Studios theme parks around the world.
In the Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Back to Hogwarts special, Robbie Coltrane said of Hagrid: "Fifty years from now, you'll still be watching ("Harry Potter Special"), unfortunately I'm gone then, but Hagrid will still be there."
In addition, at this stage, Robbie Coltrane has also participated in works of different types such as "From Hell", "Van Helsing", "Twelve Arhats" and "Great Expectations", and played a role in the Pixar animated film "Brave". Voiced by Sir Dingwa. The fourth episode of Season 4 of the Sky UK series Urban Myth, which aired in October 2020, featured Robbie Coltrane's final work for viewers, in which he played the genius Film director Orson Welles. At this time, he had actually suffered from severe osteoarthritis for a long time, and even walking became difficult during the attack, and he had to rely on a wheelchair to travel.
Robbie Coltrane plays Orson Welles in "Urban Legends."
After the news of Coltrane's death came out, many members of the Harry Potter family who had worked with him back then took to social media to express their condolences. "Robbie is one of the most witty and humorous people I've ever met. When he was on set, he made us kids laugh from ear to ear." Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter Said, "At some point during the filming of "Prisoner of Azkaban", it happened to be pouring rain, and everyone had to hide in Hagrid's wooden house. He told us a lot of jokes and stories, cheered us up, gave me It left me with very good memories. It was a blessing in my life to know him and work with him. I am very saddened by his passing.”
Screenshot of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Hagrid and Harry chatting in the cabin.
In addition, Matthew Lewis, who played the wizarding school student Neville Longbottom, and the Phelps brothers, who played the Weasley twins, also shared themselves and Robbie Coltram on their respective social media. Rowling also praised him as "a great actor, a genius like no other".
