. He was 72. Though Coltrane appeared in over 100 film and television projects, including two James Bond films and the award-winning Channel 4 series National Treasure, the actor was best known for his portrayal of the lovable half-giant Rubeus Hagrid in the .
After starring in all eight of the magical films from 2001 to 2011, Coltrane recently returned to Hogwarts for the emotional ."I just think it's an end of an era.
It's 10 years of my life, my children have grown up during it," Coltrane said during the HBO Max documentary. "The legacy of the movies is that my children's generation will show them to their children, so you could be watching it in 50 years time, easy.
I'll not be here sadly, but Hagrid will."This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Since the broke on October 14, his fellow Harry Potter actors have been paying tribute to the British icon.
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