Harry Potter actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Tom Felton, and Bonnie Wright pay homage to the beloved Hagrid in the wake of Robbie Coltrane’s passing at age 72.
Robbie Coltrane, a well-known Hagrid actor in the Harry Potter films, passed away on Friday at the age of 72. Belinda Wright, Coltrane’s agent and friend, confirmed the actor’s passing and referred to him as “a remarkable genius.”
He will likely be best known for his part as Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies, which delighted audiences worldwide and resulted in a steady stream of fan mail for more than 20 years, according to Wright, who spoke to PEOPLE magazine.
Along with being a fantastic performer, she continued, “For me personally, I shall remember him as an enduringly devoted client… He was forensically intelligent… beautifully witty.” And I will miss him after 40 years of being honored to be his agent.
According to Deadline, the actor passed away at a hospital close to his home in Larbert, Scotland, after suffering from illness for the previous two years.
Following his passing, the actor’s admirers, acquaintances, and coworkers paid tribute to him on social media. The star of the Harry Potter films, Daniel Radcliffe, told Deadline that Robbie “used to keep us laughing continuously as kids on the set” and was one of the funniest individuals he had ever encountered.
On Prisoner of Azkaban, when we were all sheltering from the pouring rain for hours in Hagrid’s hut, I have very cherished recollections of him keeping our spirits high.
He did this by sharing jokes and stories to lighten the mood. I feel incredibly lucky to have known him and collaborated with him, and I’m heartbroken by his passing. He was a terrific performer and a gorgeous dude.
Emma Watson, who portrayed Hermoine Granger in the Harry Potter movies, said in an Instagram Story, “Robbie was like the most fun uncle I’ve ever had, but most of all, he was truly caring and sympathetic towards me as a child and an adult.” “His talent was so great that it made sense he played a giant; his brilliance could fill ANY place.
Robbie, I swear I’ll treat people with the same consideration you showed me on the set of a movie in your honor and memory. Understand how much I adore and respect you.
Your warmth, hugs, nicknames, gentleness, laughter, and warmth will be sorely missed. You united us as a unit.
You were that to us, you know. No Hagrid was better than he was. You made being Hermione enjoyable.
Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy and shared an old shot from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, remembered, “One of my favorite experiences of filming Harry Potter was the first movie’s nighttime production in the forbidden forest.
I was 12. Robbie was concerned for and took care of everyone around him. Effortlessly. made them chuckle, too. Effortlessly.”
From 2001 through 2011, Daniel Radcliffe and Robbie Coltrane remained close while sharing screen time in all eight installments of the Harry Potter movie series.