RIP Robbie Coltrane

[girlmom21]

What a huge loss to the entertainment industry a massive part of my childhood with the Harry Potter franchise.

I’m so sad, no one else could have portrayed Hagrid, he was such a big part of my life growing up because of those films

I'm so sad to hear this. I first saw him in Tutti Frutti..and loved Cracker. It was great to see him being loved again as Hagrid when my boys ( and me) watched HP.
He was one of those actors that you just knew if he was in a programme...it would be good.

Oh I'm so sad about this. The pp who said 72 is no age these days is right. I guess he was a big man all his life though, that must have been bad for the health.

So many gone from the HP films now.

I was so sad to hear this. He was a great actor whether comic or serious or sinister. DS is sad because he knows him from Harry Potter. I loved him in Cracker and National Treasure. DH met him a few times in his Tutti Frutti days.
RIP Robbie.

Yes so hilarious. The Dictionary burning in the grate 😆

Dr Johnson

I'm surprisingly saddened. He's always come across as such a kind and pleasant man, as well as being incredibly talented.

So sad, brilliant actor. RIP

No way!!! I loved Cracker xx

@derxa 👍🏻- it’s an Aardvark, it’s a bloody Aardvark🤣

Cracker was bloody brilliant. Loved him in that but not seen much of his more recent stuff.

Fitz 💔

Oddly enough watched National Treasure for the first time last night. A very different part from Fitz or lovely Hagrid but he was brilliant.

Another absolutely gutted Cracker fan here. It was compulsive and compelling viewing, one of the very very best things ever on television.

He was also absolutely perfect as Hagrid and JK said no one else could play him. She pictured him as Hagrid before the movies were even considered.

RIP.

I remember him from Tutti Fruitti. He was on a lot of comedy shows from - mid 80s from my memory.

Noooooooo

I'm genuinely upset about this news. I remember him first from Tutti Frutti, then the outstanding Cracker, and of course Hagrid. Loved Robbie. RIP.

It's almost impossible to get hold of Tutti Frutti. My dad loved it and I tried to get a dvd for him years later but there weren't any for sale. I think I saw a comment about the copyright for the music being prohibitive (but I may have misremembered that).

RIP Robbie - hell always be Fitz in Cracker for me.

Very sad indeed, i too loved him in Cracker.

RIP brilliant actor with an amazing range

Here's another thread too:

www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4655251-robbie-coltrane-has-died?

Robbie talking about his time on HP. Made me blub like a baby whilst watching the reunion. His words are even more poignant now.