Robbie Coltrane
Biography
Anthony Robert McMillan (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).
Acting (110 movies)
Ocean's Twelve
2004
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
Mona Lisa
1986
GoldenEye
1995
From Hell
2001
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
Krull
1983
Oh, What a Night
1992
Eat the Rich
1987
Nuns on the Run
1990
Caravaggio
1986
Gooby
2009
The Brothers Bloom
2008
Slipstream
1989
Montana
1998
Alice in Wonderland
1999
Van Helsing: The London Assignment
2004
Van Helsing
2004
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
Ghost Dance
1983
Britannia Hospital
1982
Stormbreaker
2006
Revolution
1985
The Adventures of Huck Finn
1993
The Gruffalo
2009
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2022
Defence of the Realm
1986
The World Is Not Enough
1999
Buddy
1997
Provoked: A True Story
2007
Brave
2012
Pride
2004
Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles
1993
Let It Ride
1989
Arthur Christmas
2011
The Gruffalo's Child
2011
Danny the Champion of the World
1989
Scrubbers
1982
On the Nose
2001
The Planman
2003
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
1987
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989
The Supergrass
1985
The Pope Must Die
1991
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988
Great Expectations
2012
Effie Gray
2014
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989
Subway Riders
1981
The Best of French & Saunders
2002
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004
Triple Bogey On A Par Five Hole
1992
Midnight Breaks
1990
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
1995
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985
Demonella
1993
Summer School
1983
The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel
1984
Jealousy
1993
Five Go Mad in Dorset
1982
War
1983
The Beat Generation
1983
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
1983
Susie
1984
Dirty Movie
1984
Gino: Full Story and Pics
1984
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
1990
Red Nose of Courage
1992
Five Go to Rehab
2012
The Fruit Machine
1988
Message in a Bottle
1999
The Tale of Despereaux
2008
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
Frogs for Snakes
1998
Robbie Coltrane: Incredible Britain
2008
Alive and Kicking
1991
Byrne About Byrne
1988
When Harry Left Hogwarts
2011
Chinese Boxes
1984
Still Game: The Story So Far
2014
Robbie Coltrane at the BBC
2022
Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door
1982
The Hunt for Tony Blair
2011
The Old Man of Lochnagar
1993
Loose Connections
1984
Absolute Beginners
1986
The Movie Life of George
1989
Henry V
1989
The Strike
1988
The Bogie Man
1992
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
2011
Flash Gordon
1980
Where the Heart Is
1990
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
1993
Directing (1 movie)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Robbie Coltrane Special | 1989 | Writer |
| Jealousy | 1993 | Writer |