Robbie Coltrane remembered as giant who made the Harry Potter cast a family

Robbie Coltrane's career spanned more than 40 years — but for a generation he will always be a half-giant wizard protector. 

Coltrane, who played Rubeus Hagrid, Hogwarts gamekeeper in the eight Harry Potter films, died on Friday aged 72. 

The first adaptation of JK Rowling's series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, debuted in 2001.