Robbie Coltrane

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Robbie Coltrane (2007)

Robbie Coltrane , OBE ; actually Anthony Robert McMillan (born March 30, 1950 in Rutherglen , South Lanarkshire , Scotland ) is a British actor .

Life

After training at the Glasgow School of Art , he took out of reverence for the jazz - saxophonist John Coltrane at the last name. He performed as a stand-up comedian in clubs and at the Edinburgh Festival .

He had his breakthrough as a stage actor in 1978 with the play The Slab Boys by the Scottish playwright John Byrne at the Traverse Theater in Edinburgh . He made his first television appearance in 1980 as a border guard in the BBC miniseries The Lost Tribe . In the early 1980s he appeared in the comedy series The Comic Strip Presents , Blackadder and Saturday Night Live . He received a BAFTA nomination for Tutti Frutti .

From 1993 to 1996 he played the title role in the crime series For all cases Fitz ( Cracker ). The series, which is very popular with audiences and critics, has received numerous awards. Coltrane received a BAFTA for Best Television Actor for three years in a row for his portrayal of police psychologist "Fitz" Fitzgerald. In the US remake Fitz again and again, he appeared in 1998 in the episode White Devils ( White Ghost ) as a guest star.

In 1995 he starred in the James Bond film GoldenEye as a former KGB agent Valentin Dimitrovich Zukovsky ; a role he took on again in 1999 in James Bond 007 - The world is not enough . Coltrane's international fame increased afterwards through his participation in the eight film adaptations of the Harry Potter novels, in which he portrayed the half-giant Rubeus Hagrid over the period from 2001 to 2011 .

He has been separated from his wife Rhona Gemmell, a sculptor, since 2003. They have two children together (* 1992 and * 1998). Coltrane supports the independence of Scotland .

honors and awards

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : Robbie Coltrane  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Robbie Coltrane. In: www.gsa.ac.uk. The Glasgow School of Art, accessed September 5, 2019 .
  2. ↑ The slab boys. By John Byrne / The original production
personal data
SURNAME Coltrane, Robbie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McMillan, Anthony Robert (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 30, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Rutherglen , South Lanarkshire , Scotland