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The actor, who lived in Killearn, in the Stirling Council area, and his wife had separated.

The birth of their son Spencer happened in 1992 before their daughter, Alice, arrived in 1998. Prince Andrew allowed to stay in Royal Lodge at Windsor as Queen 'made plans for him'.

#HAGRID ACTOR IN REAL LIFE SERIES#

First pictures of Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II in new The Crown series.In 1988, he met sculptor Rhona Gemmell in a pub and they were married in 1999.

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He also played Big Jazza in the TV mini series Tutti Frutti, where he appeared in six episodes. He also memorably appeared as dictionary creator Samuel Johnson in Blackadder The Third in 1987 before reuniting with the cast for the 1988 special Blackadder's Christmas Carol.Ĭoltrane also appeared in eight films with a former member of Monty Python's Flying Circus.Įric Idle was his opposite number in Nuns On The Run (1990) and National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985). ROBBIE COLTRANE as Rubeus Hagrid (Image: © Zuma Press / eyevine) It was not until he was in his 20s that he moved into acting, which prompted him to take the stage name Coltrane, a tribute to jazz saxophonist John Coltrane.Īfter working in theatre and comedy, he secured a role in BBC comedy series A Kick Up The Eighties, which brought him further roles in The Comic Strip Presents movies The Supergrass (1985) and The Pope Must Die (1991), and a series of comedy sketch shows. One of three siblings, who include an older sister Annie and younger sister Jane, the death of his father when he was 19 had a huge impact on his life.

Robbie Coltrane dead as Scots acting icon passes away aged 72ĭespite attending a private school, he called for them to be banned and gained the nickname 'Red Robbie' because of his involvement with the Labour Party and for his anti-conservative views, which were opposite to his upbringing.

Harry Potter star Robbie Coltrane in tears as he tells fans 'I won't be here but Hagrid will'.

While there, he was head of the school's debating society and won prizes for art, which later prompted him to attend Glasgow School of Art and Moray House College of Education in Edinburgh. Perhaps best known for his role as Rubeus Hagrid in eight Harry Potter films, Robbie Coltrane OBE was a larger-than-life character whose presence was immediately evident whenever he graced the screen.īorn Anthony Robert McMillan in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, on March 30 1950, Coltrane was the son of teacher and pianist Jean Ross and general practitioner Ian Baxter McMillan, and was educated at independent school Glenalmond College in Perth and Kinross

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