Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, known for playing the half-giant Hagrid in the "Harry Potter" movies, died on Friday at the age of 72, The Associated Press reported.
Coltrane’s agent, Belinda Wright, said he died at a hospital in Scotland. She did not give a cause.
Coltrane came to fame as a hard-bitten detective in the 1990s series "Cracker," for which he won best actor at the British Academy Television Awards three years running.
He played gentle half-giant Hagrid, a mentor to the boy wizard, in all eight Harry Potter films, released between 2001 and 2011.
Other roles include a Russian crime boss in the James Bond thrillers "GoldenEye" and "The World is Not Enough."
Coltrane is survived by his sister Annie Rae, his ex-wife Rhona Gemmell and his children Spencer and Alice.
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