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London – Scottish actor Robbie ColtraneHe played a crime-solving psychologist in the TV series “Cracker” and the half-giant Hagrid in “”.Harry Potter”, passed away at the age of 72.
Coltrane’s agent, Belinda Wright, said he died Friday at a hospital in Scotland. The agent did not disclose the reason.
Coltrane rose to fame as a rugged detective in the 1990s series “Cracker,” for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor three years in a row.
In all eight Harry Potter films released between 2001 and 2011, he played the friendly Hagrid, half-giant and boy wizard’s mentor.
Other roles include playing a Russian crime boss in the James Bond thrillers “Golden Eye” and “The World Is Not Enough.” (“007: The World Is Not Enough”).
Coltrane was widely praised for his role as a TV star with a dark secret in the 2016 miniseries “National Treasure.”
Wright said, “Besides being a wonderful actor, he had an amazingly sharp forensic mind, and after 40 years as his proud agent, I will miss him.”
Coltrane is survived by his sister Annie Ray, his ex-wife Rhona Gemmell and their children Spencer and Alice, Wright said.
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