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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.
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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).
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Robbie Coltrane's Filmography
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Robbie Coltrane at the BBC
as Self (archival footage)
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
as Self
Still Game: The Story So Far
as Self
Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley
as Self
Effie Gray
as Doctor
Great Expectations
as Mr. Jaggers
Five Go to Rehab
as Landlady/Gypsy
30 Years of Comic Strip
Brave
as Lord Dingwall (voice)
The Gruffalo's Child
as The Gruffalo (voice)
When Harry Left Hogwarts
as Self
Arthur Christmas
as Lead Elf (voice)
The Hunt for Tony Blair
as Inspector Hutton
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
as Narrator (voice)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
as Rubeus Hagrid
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Rubeus Hagrid
The Gruffalo
as The Gruffalo (voice)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
as Rubeus Hagrid
The Brothers Bloom
as Curator
Gooby
as Gooby (voice)
The Tale of Despereaux
as Gregory (voice)
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
as Self - Dr. Samuel Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robbie Coltrane: Incredible Britain
as Self
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
as Rubeus Hagrid
Provoked
as Lord Edward Foster
Cracker: Nine Eleven
as Fitz
Stormbreaker
as Prime Minister
No Poster
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Rubeus Hagrid
Ocean's Twelve
as Matsui
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
as Self (archive footage)
Pride
as James (voice)
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
as Self
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
as Rubeus Hagrid
Van Helsing: The London Assignment
as Mr. Hyde (voice)
Van Helsing
as Mr. Hyde (voice)
The Planman
as Jack Lennox QC
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
as Rubeus Hagrid
The Best of French & Saunders
as Various
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
as Hagrid
On the Nose
as Delaney
This is Stanley Baxter
as Self
From Hell
as Peter Godley
The World Is Not Enough
as Valentin Zukovsky
Alice in Wonderland
as Tweedledum
Message in a Bottle
as Charlie Toschi
No Poster
Stanley Baxter in Person
as Self
Frogs for Snakes
as Al Santana
The Ebb-Tide
as Capt. Chisholm
Montana
as The Boss
Buddy
as Bill Lintz
Cracker: White Ghost
as Fitz
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
as Self
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
as Valentin Zukovsky
GoldenEye
as Valentin Zukovsky
No Poster
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
as Self
Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles
as Dr Samuel Johnson
Jealousy
as Barrister
Demonella
as Arnold Silverstein
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
as Zorran / 'N'
The Old Man of Lochnagar
as The Old Man of Lochnagar
The Adventures of Huck Finn
as The Duke
Oh, What a Night
as Todd
The Bogie Man
as Francis Forbes Clunie
Red Nose of Courage
as Speaker
Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole
as Steffano Baccardi
Alive and Kicking
as Liam Kane
The Pope Must Die
as Pope
No Poster
Perfectly Normal
as Alonzo Turner
Midnight Breaks
as Hudge
Nuns on the Run
as Charlie McManus
Where the Heart Is
as (uncredited)
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
as Max
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
as Max
GLC: The Carnage Continues
as Charles Bronson as Ken Livingstone
The Making of Slipstream
Henry V
as Sir John Falstaff
The Robbie Coltrane Special
as Self/various
Lenny Live and Unleashed
as Taxi Driver
Danny and the Dirty Dog: The Making of 'Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World'
as Self
Let It Ride
as Ticket Seller
Danny the Champion of the World
as Victor Hazell
Slipstream
as Montclaire
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
as Sid Trample
The Movie Life of George
as Self
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
as Self
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
as Spirit of Christmas
The Fruit Machine
as Annabelle
Byrne About Byrne
as Self/Detective
The Strike
as Goldie/Dutch/Celebrity
Eat the Rich
as Jeremy
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
as Self
Caravaggio
as Scipione Borghese
No Poster
Hooray For Holyrood
as Self - Presenter
Mona Lisa
as Thomas
Defence of the Realm
as Leo McAskey
Absolute Beginners
as Mario
Revolution
as New York Burgher
The Supergrass
as Det. Sgt. Troy
An Audience with Billy Connolly
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
National Lampoon's European Vacation
as Man in the Bathroom
Chinese Boxes
as Harwood
The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel
as Commander Jackson
Loose Connections
as Drunk
Gino: Full Story and Pics
as Max
Susie
as Gerald
Dirty Movie
as Chief of Police
Ghost Dance
as George
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
as Mother
Krull
as Rhun
Summer School
as Desmond
The Beat Generation
as Kurt
War
as Various Roles
Five Go Mad in Dorset
as Gypsy/Shopkeeper
Scrubbers
as Puff Guts
Britannia Hospital
as Picket
Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door
as Mick
Subway Riders
as Detective Fritz Langley
Flash Gordon
as Man at Airfield
Death Watch
as Limousine Driver
Waterloo Sunset
as Jimmy
McGinn of the Calton
as Self