
Robbie Coltrane
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).
65Credits35 TV · 30 films
1970–2017Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedWar
7.3 Average ratingacross 59 titles
Top TV shows 35best Robbie Coltrane shows
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Creating the Wizarding World - Behind the Scenes of Harry PotterRubeus Hagrid · 8 eps · 2009 - 2
Still Game1 ep · 2002 - 3
Robbie Coltrane's Critical EvidencePresenter · 16 eps · 2016 - 4
BlackadderDr. Samuel Johnson · 1 ep · 1983 - 5
The Young OnesDr. Carlisle · 1 ep · 1982 - 6
FrasierMichael Moon · 1 ep · 1993 - 7
Lead Balloon2 eps · 2006 - 8
French & SaundersBig Daddy / That's Hollywood Narrator · 1 ep · 1987 - 9
Coltrane's Planes and AutomobilesPresenter · 6 eps · 1997 - 10
The Comic Strip Presents...Gypsy/Shopkeeper · 1 ep · 1982 - 11
Urban MythsOrson Welles · 1 ep · 2017 - 12
The Crystal CubeMartin Bealey · 1 ep · 1983 - 13
Are You Being Served?C.B. Voice (voice) · 1 ep · 1972 - 14
Cracker1 ep · 1997 - 15
Screen OneLiam Kane · 1 ep · 1989 - 16
Tutti FruttiDanny McGlone · 6 eps · 1987 - 17
MinderMr. Henry · 1 ep · 1979 - 18
A Kick Up the Eighties10 eps · 1981 - 19
Play for TodayJimmy · 1 ep · 1970 - 20
CrackerEdward 'Fitz' Fitzgerald · 23 eps · 1993 - 21
AlfrescoVarious · 13 eps · 1983 - 22
National TreasurePaul Finchley · 4 eps · 2016 - 23Where's Elvis This Week?1 ep · 1996
- 24Comic Relief1 ep · 1988
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ScreenPlayDr. Samuel Johnson · 1 ep · 1986 - 26
MurderlandDouglas Hain · 3 eps · 2009 - 27
Yes, Prime MinisterRory McAlister · 1 ep · 2013 - 28Thompson2 eps · 1988
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Girls On TopMorris · 1 ep · 1985 - 30The LimitNarrator (Voice) · 6 eps · 1995
- 31Laugh??? I Nearly Paid My Licence FeeVarious Roles · 6 eps · 1984
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Dan Dare: Pilot of the FutureAres (voice) · 2 eps · 2002 - 33Saturday Night Clive1 ep · 1989
- 34Aspel & Company1 ep · 1984
- 35To Be A SomebodyDr. Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald · 1 ep · 1994
Top movies 30best Robbie Coltrane movies
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WarVarious Roles · 1983 - 2Lenny Live and UnleashedTaxi Driver · 1989
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Rubeus Hagrid · 2011 - 4
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanRubeus Hagrid · 2004 · Adventure - 5
Red Nose of CourageSpeaker · 1992 - 6
Alive and KickingLiam Kane · 1991 - 7
Midnight BreaksHudge · 1990 - 8
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneRubeus Hagrid · 2001 · Adventure - 9
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireRubeus Hagrid · 2005 · Adventure - 10
The Hunt for Tony BlairInspector Hutton · 2011 - 11
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Rubeus Hagrid · 2010 - 12
Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsRubeus Hagrid · 2002 · Adventure - 13
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceRubeus Hagrid · 2009 - 14
Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixRubeus Hagrid · 2007 · Adventure - 15
Blackadder's Christmas CarolSpirit of Christmas · 1988 - 16
50 Greatest Harry Potter MomentsNarrator (voice) · 2011 - 17
The GruffaloThe Gruffalo (voice) · 2009 - 18Perfectly NormalAlonzo Turner · 1991
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Subway RidersDetective Fritz Langley · 1981 - 20
Henry VSir John Falstaff · 1989 - 21
BraveLord Dingwall (voice) · 2012 · Adventure - 22
The StrikeGoldie/Dutch/Celebrity · 1988 - 23
Cracker: Nine ElevenFitz · 2006 - 24
The Ebb-TideCapt. Chisholm · 1998 - 25
Cracker: White GhostFitz · 1996 - 26
Provoked: A True StoryLord Edward Foster · 2007 - 27
GoldenEyeValentin Zukovsky · 1995 · Adventure - 28
The Gruffalo's ChildThe Gruffalo (voice) · 2011 - 29
From HellPeter Godley · 2001 · Horror - 30
The World Is Not EnoughValentin Zukovsky · 1999 · Adventure