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    Robbie Coltrane, actor who starred in ‘Harry Potter’ series as Hagrid, dies at 72

    Actor Robbie Coltrane, known for portraying the grizzly, but friendly half-giant wizard Rubeus Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” film franchise, has died, the Los Angeles Times can confirm. Representatives for Coltrane’s talent agency WME told the L.A. Times that the actor died Friday at the at the Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, Scotland. No cause of death has been revealed. He was 72. ...
    by Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times Oct 14, 2022 3 minutes
    Actor Robbie Coltrane attends the world premiere of " Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" at Trafalgar Square on July 7, 2011, in London.

    Actor Robbie Coltrane, known for portraying the grizzly, but friendly half-giant wizard Rubeus Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” film franchise, has died, the Los Angeles Times can confirm.

    Representatives for Coltrane’s talent agency WME told the L.A. Times that the actor died Friday at the at the Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, Scotland. No cause of death has been revealed. He was 72.

    Coltrane was widely known for starring in the “Harry Potter” franchise, based on the books by J.K. Rowling, alongside Daniel Radcliffe in the title role.

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