, two James Bond films, and the UK television series , has died. He was 72.According to multiple reports, the Scottish actor died Friday in a hospital near Falkirk in Scotland.
According to, Coltrane had been ill and wasn't active recently. Born Anthony Robert McMillan in Rutherglen, Scotland in 1950, Coltrane's acting career started in theater.
He appeared on before finding his way onto the big screen in films such as and. He also appeared in and . In his 20s, Coltrane adopted the last name as his stage name in honor of the jazz saxophonist John Coltrane.He earned critical acclaim for his role as Dr.
Edward «Fitz» Fitzgerald in the UK TV drama . That role would go on to earn him three straight BAFTA Masks for Best Actor in 1994, 1995 and 1996.
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