‘Harry Potter’ star Robbie Coltrane remembered by cast: 'Thank you for all the laughter’

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Robbie Coltrane, best known for playing wizard Rubeus Hagrid in the "Harry Potter" movie franchise, died Friday at a hospital in Scotland.

His death was confirmed to Fox News Digital by his agency WME after his agent Belinda Wright made the announcement. He was 72.

Reaction to his death from his former "Harry Potter" castmates have been flooding the internet since the news broke Friday morning.

Daniel Radcliffe released a statement after Robbie Coltrane's death, recalling a time when he made the entire cast laugh during a rainy day. (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) The star of the Harry Potter franchise, Daniel Radcliffe, released a statement expressing how much he will miss his friend, remembering all the good times they shared while on set. "Robbie was one of the funniest people I've met and used to keep us laughing constantly as kids on the set," Radcliffe said in a statement. "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. "I feel incredibly lucky that I got to meet and work with him and very sad that he's passed," he added. "He was an incredible actor and a lovely man." Emma Watson, who starred as Hermione Granger, took to her Instagram story with her reaction. "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," Watson wrote. "His talent was so immense that it made sense he played a giant — he could fill ANY space with his brilliance." "Robbie, if I ever get to be so kind as you were to me on a film set I promise I’ll do it in.