Robbie Coltrane
Scottish actor (1950–2022)
Robbie Coltrane was a Scottish actor, comedian and author, best known as Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series and as Dr. Eddie Fitzgerald in the crime drama Cracker. His performance in Cracker won him the BAFTA Television Award for Best Actor in three consecutive years from 1994. He also appeared in two James Bond films as the Russian gangster Valentin Zukovsky, and was appointed an OBE in 2006.
Robbie Coltrane appears in 4 films and 1 TV series in The Rerun, from 1980 to 2004. Most of that work is in fantasy, crime and drama. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Alun Armstrong (2), Kenny Baker (2).
Known for
- Cracker (1993), Dr. Eddie ‘Fitz’ Fitzgerald. Crime drama role that won him three consecutive BAFTA Television Awards for Best Actor.
- Harry Potter (2001), Rubeus Hagrid. He played Hagrid across the film series from 2001 to 2011.
- Tutti Frutti (1987). BBC miniseries that brought his first BAFTA Television Award nomination for Best Actor.
- GoldenEye (1995), Valentin Zukovsky. He played the Russian gangster Zukovsky here and again in The World Is Not Enough.
- National Treasure (2016). Four-part Channel 4 series in which he played a disgraced comedian.
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Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Robbie Coltrane been in?
- Robbie Coltrane appears in Van Helsing (2004), Cracker (1993), Mona Lisa (1986), Krull (1983) and Flash Gordon (1980) on The Remote.
- When was Robbie Coltrane born?
- Robbie Coltrane was born on 30 March 1950.
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