(WGHP) — Robbie Coltrane, an actor known best for playing the beloved character Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” movie franchise, has died, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Coltrane was 72 years old.

In addition to the "Harry Potter" franchise, Coltrane also appeared in two James Bond films, 1995's "GoldenEye" and 1999's "The World Is Not Enough." as well as in the British detective series ...

Robbie Coltrane, the baby-faced comedian and character actor whose hundreds of roles included a crime-solving psychologist on the TV series “Cracker” and the gentle half-giant Hagrid in the “Harry ...

LONDON (AP) — Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played a crime-solving psychologist on TV series "Cracker" and the half-giant Hagrid in the "Harry Potter" movies, has died. He was 72. Coltrane's ...

To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. Those were the wise words of Albus Dumbledore in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," the first book and movie in a franchise ...

Nick Frost has opened up about his plans to take on the role of Hagrid in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series. The Hot Fuzz actor and comedian, 53, is following in the footsteps of the late Robbie ...

Nick Frost will remain faithful to the performance of the late Robbie Coltrane when playing Rubeus Hagrid in the highly anticipated HBO “Harry Potter” series. But don’t expect him to be an exact copy.

Frost said he sees Hagrid as a "lost, violent, funny" character. He also noted that he's "never going to try and be Robbie" Coltrane. Harry Potter TV series star Nick Frost hopes to enchant viewers ...