'Harry Potter's Robbie Coltrane Dead at 72: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, J.K. Rowling and More Pay Tribute

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death has triggered an outpour of tributes from his colleagues in Hollywood. The actor, who died at 72 on Friday, became a household name for his portrayal as Rubeus Hagrid in all eight films.

Following the news of his death, he is being remembered for his kindness and incredible talent.In a statement to ET, Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, paid homage to Coltrane with touching tribute, counting himself «incredibly lucky» to have gotten to not only meet the Scottish actor but also worked with him.«Robbie was one of the funniest people I’ve met and used to keep us laughing constantly as kids on the set.

I’ve especially fond memories of him keeping our spirits up on Prisoner of Azkaban, when we were all hiding from the torrential rain for hours in Hagrid’s hut and he was telling stories and cracking jokes to keep morale up,» Radcliffe said in the statement. «I feel incredibly lucky that I got to meet and work with him and very sad that he’s passed.

He was an incredible actor and a lovely man.»Emma Watson took to Instagram and shared a photo of her and Coltrane in her Story and paid a lovely tribute to her late co-star.«Robbie was like the most fun uncle I’ve ever had but most of all he was deeply caring, and compassionate towards me as a child and an adult,» she wrote in part. «His talent was so immense it made sense he played a giant — he could fill ANY space with his brilliance.»I'll never know anyone remotely like Robbie again.