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His Hagrid. Daniel Radcliffe paid tribute to Robbie Coltrane, his late Harry Potter costar who died on Tuesday, October 14, at age 72.
“Robbie was one of many funniest individuals I’ve met and used to maintain us laughing continuously as youngsters on the set,” the Bizarre: The Al Yankovic Story actor, 33, shared in an announcement that very same day. “I’ve particularly fond recollections of him conserving our spirits up on ‘Prisoner of Azkaban,’ after we have 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 acquired to fulfill and work with him and really unhappy that he’s handed. He was an unimaginable actor and a beautiful man.”
J.Ok. Rowling, the writer of the Harry Potter books, additionally honored the Scottish actor through social media on Tuesday.
“I’ll by no means know anybody remotely like Robbie once more,” she shared through Twitter, alongside a photograph of her holding the late star’s hand. “He was an unimaginable expertise, a whole one off, and I used to be past lucky to know him, work with him and snicker my head off with him. I ship my love and deepest condolences to his household, above all his kids.”
Coltrane’s rep confirmed his passing in an announcement to Us Weekly on Tuesday. “We are able to affirm that Robbie Coltrane has died,” the rep stated. “He’s survived by his sister Annie Rae, his kids Spencer and Alice and their mom Rhona Gemmell.”
The Cracker star, who portrayed the beloved Hagrid in all eight Harry Potter movies, lately remarked on the character’s legacy — and the way it will reside on even after his passing.
“I simply suppose it’s the tip of an period,” he stated within the January Return to Hogwarts particular concerning the movies, in honor of the twentieth anniversary of the primary film. “My kids had grown up throughout it, in fact. The legacy of the films is that my kids’s technology will present them to their kids, so you possibly can be watching them in 50 years’ time, simple. I’ll not be right here, sadly, however Hagrid will.”
Radcliffe, for his half, acquired emotional throughout the reunion particular.
“The crew on these movies have been unbelievable. There are individuals on these movies which might be foundational to who I’m,” the Girl in Black star shared on the time, getting misty-eyed. “As an individual and an actor, I really feel so fortunate to be the place I’m and to have the life that I’ve and to have the ability to work with the individuals I work with now, however none of it’s potential with out this.”
