Robbie Coltrane: Newest tributes after Scottish star of Harry Potter dies aged 72

Final yr, in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the Harry Potter franchise, Coltrane gave a touching interview by which he mirrored on his relationships with fellow forged members, significantly the movie’s youngest stars. Learn extra right here:

Monthy Python’s Eric Idle has shared his disappointment on Twitter following the dying of Robbie Coltrane. They starred collectively in 1990 comedy crime caper Nuns on the Run.

“Such a vibrant and sensible man,” wrote Idle. “A consummate actor, a very humorous comic and a tremendous actor. He was additionally an excellent pal. I shall miss him very a lot.”

He additionally retweeted {a photograph} of the pair on set collectively:

James Phelps, who performed Fred Weasley within the Harry Potter movies, has paid tribute to the late Robbie Coltrane by recalling his help through the early days of filming Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

“I’ll always remember in September 2000, Robbie Coltrane came visiting to a really nervous 14yr previous me on my 1st ever day on a film set and stated “Take pleasure in it, you’ll be nice”.” he wrote on Twitter. “Thanks for that x”

Daniel Radcliffe has issued a press release on the dying of Robbie Coltrane, his co-star within the Harry Potter movies.

“Robbie was one of many funniest individuals I’ve met and used to maintain us laughing continually as children on the set,” Radcliffe stated in a press release to Selection. “I’ve particularly fond recollections of him preserving our spirits up on ‘Prisoner of Azkaban,’ once we had been all hiding from the torrential rain for hours in Hagrid’s hut and he was telling tales and cracking jokes to maintain morale up.”

“I really feel extremely fortunate that I received to satisfy and work with him and really unhappy that he’s handed,” Radcliffe added. “He was an unbelievable actor and a beautiful man.”

Line of Obligation actor Daniel Mays has joined these praising Coltrane’s vary and expertise.

“Extremely unhappy to listen to concerning the nice Robbie Coltrane,” he wrote on Twitter. “Knock-out in so many performances, Harry Potter, Nationwide Treasure, nevertheless it was Fitz in TV traditional Cracker that stands out for me.”

“Nobody else might’ve performed that position the best way he did,” he added. “Lead appearing at it’s best.”

On Twitter, Harry Potter creator JK Rowling has described her affection for the late Robbie Coltrane, who performed the beloved Hogwarts gamekeeper Hagrid within the film diversifications of her books.

“I’ll by no means know anybody remotely like Robbie once more,” wrote Rowling. “He was an unbelievable expertise, a whole one off, and I used to be past lucky to know him, work with him and chortle my head off with him. I ship my love and deepest condolences to his household, above all his youngsters.”

Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland, has paid tribute to Coltrane for his “vary and depth as an actor, from sensible comedy to hard-edged drama.”

She stated her favorite of his roles was as felony psychologist Fitz in Cracker, including: “Robbie Coltrane, Scottish leisure legend – you may be vastly missed. RIP”

Stephen Fry is likely one of the first to pay tribute to Robbie Coltrane, whom he recollects assembly “nearly precisely 40 years in the past”.

Fry, who starred with Coltrane within the comedy sequence Alfresco, says he was “awe/terror/love struck all on the similar time”.

“Such depth, energy & expertise: humorous sufficient to trigger helpless hiccups & honking as we made our first TV present, Alfresco,” he stated.

“Farewell, previous fellow. You’ll be so dreadfully missed.”