Robbie Coltrane
Biography
Anthony Robert McMillan OBE (March 30, 1950 – October 14, 2022), known professionally as Robbie Coltrane, was a Scottish actor and comedian. He gained worldwide recognition as Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011), and as Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in the James Bond films GoldenEye (1995) and The World Is Not Enough (1999). He was appointed an OBE in the 2006 New Year Honours by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to drama. In 1990, Coltrane received the Evening Standard British Film Award – Peter Sellers Award for Comedy. In 2011, he was honoured for his "outstanding contribution" to film at the British Academy Scotland Awards. Coltrane started his career appearing alongside Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, and Emma Thompson in the sketch series Alfresco (1983–1984). In 1987, he starred in the BBC miniseries Tutti Frutti alongside Thompson, for which he received his first British Academy Television Award for Best Actor nomination. Coltrane then gained national prominence starring as criminal psychologist Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald in the ITV television series Cracker (1993–2006), a role which saw him receive the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in three consecutive years (1994 to 1996). In 2006, Coltrane came eleventh in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars, voted by the public. In 2016 he starred in the four-part Channel 4 series National Treasure alongside Julie Walters, a role for which he received a British Academy Television Award nomination. Coltrane appeared in two films for George Harrison's Handmade Films: the Neil Jordan neo-noir Mona Lisa (1986) with Bob Hoskins, and Nuns on the Run with Eric Idle. He also appeared in Kenneth Branagh's Shakespeare adaptation Henry V (1989), the comedy Let It Ride (1989), Roald Dahl's Danny, the Champion of the World (1989), Steven Soderbergh's crime-comedy thriller Ocean's Twelve (2004), Rian Johnson's caper film The Brothers Bloom (2008), Mike Newell's Dickens film adaptation Great Expectations (2012), and Emma Thompson's biographical film Effie Gray (2014). He was also known for his voice performances in the animated films The Tale of Despereaux (2008), and Pixar's Brave (2012).
Movies (116)
Robbie Coltrane at the BBC
2022
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2022
Still Game: The Story So Far
2014
Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley
2014
Effie Gray
2014
Great Expectations
2012
Five Go to Rehab
2012
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
Brave
2012
The Gruffalo's Child
2011
When Harry Left Hogwarts
2011
Arthur Christmas
2011
The Hunt for Tony Blair
2011
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
The Gruffalo
2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
Gooby
2009
The Tale of Despereaux
2008
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
The Brothers Bloom
2008
Robbie Coltrane: Incredible Britain
2008
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
Provoked: A True Story
2007
Cracker: Nine Eleven
2006
Stormbreaker
2006
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
Ocean's Twelve
2004
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
Pride
2004
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
Van Helsing: The London Assignment
2004
Van Helsing
2004
The Planman
2003
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
The Best of French & Saunders
2002
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
On the Nose
2001
This is Stanley Baxter
2001
From Hell
2001
The World Is Not Enough
1999
Alice in Wonderland
1999
Message in a Bottle
1999
Frogs for Snakes
1998
The Ebb-Tide
1998
Montana
1998
Buddy
1997
Cracker: White Ghost
1996
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
1995
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
1995
GoldenEye
1995
Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles
1993
Jealousy
1993
Demonella
1993
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
1993
The Old Man of Lochnagar
1993
The Adventures of Huck Finn
1993
The Bogie Man
1992
Oh, What a Night
1992
Red Nose of Courage
1992
Triple Bogey On A Par Five Hole
1992
Alive and Kicking
1991
The Pope Must Die
1991
Midnight Breaks
1990
Nuns on the Run
1990
Where the Heart Is
1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
1990
GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990
The Making of Slipstream
1989
Henry V
1989
The Robbie Coltrane Special
1989
Danny and the Dirty Dog: The Making of 'Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World'
1989
Let It Ride
1989
Danny the Champion of the World
1989
Slipstream
1989
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989
The Movie Life of George
1989
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988
The Fruit Machine
1988
Byrne About Byrne
1988
The Strike
1988
Eat the Rich
1987
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
1987
Caravaggio
1986
Mona Lisa
1986
Defence of the Realm
1986
Absolute Beginners
1986
Revolution
1985
The Supergrass
1985
An Audience with Billy Connolly
1985
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985
Chinese Boxes
1984
The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel
1984
Loose Connections
1984
Gino: Full Story and Pics
1984
Susie
1984
Dirty Movie
1984
Ghost Dance
1983
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
1983
Krull
1983
Summer School
1983
The Beat Generation
1983
War
1983
Five Go Mad in Dorset
1982
Scrubbers
1982
Britannia Hospital
1982
Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door
1982
Subway Riders
1981
Flash Gordon
1980
Death Watch
1980
Waterloo Sunset
1979
McGinn of the Calton
TV Shows (45)
Urban Myths
2017
Robbie Coltrane's Critical Evidence
2016
National Treasure
2016
Yes, Prime Minister
2013
Murderland
2009
Robbie Coltrane: B-Road Britain
2007
Lead Balloon
2006
Still Game
2002
Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future
2002
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
Parkinson
1998
Coltrane's Planes and Automobiles
1997
Cracker
1997
Shooting Stars
1993
Cracker
1993
Frasier
1993
French & Saunders
1987
Tutti Frutti
1987
Girls On Top
1985
The Crystal Cube
1983
Blackadder
1983
Alfresco
1983
The Young Ones
1982
The Young Ones
1982
The Young Ones
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
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1982
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1982
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1982
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1982
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1982
Wogan
1982
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
A Kick Up the Eighties
1981
Minder
1979
The South Bank Show
1978
An Audience with...
1978
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
Are You Being Served?
1972
Play for Today
1970