The Latest Breaking News from Robbie Coltrane

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 Potter” movies, has died. He was 72. Coltrane’s agent Belinda Wright said he died Friday at a hospital in his native…

The young stars of the Harry Potter films remember the actor who played Hagrid, as well as countless other roles during his 40-year career, describing him as a "big friendly giant" and "one of the funniest people I've met".

The cast of the fantasy film series paid tribute to the actor, who starred as half-giant Rubeus Hagrid, after he passed away aged 72, with his co-stars lauding him for his "warmth and brilliance"

The death of Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane features on many of the front pages.

Emma Watson, Eric Idle, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie also among those paying respects to comedian and actor

The line will be rememebered by generations of Harry Potter fans

“We were all hiding from the torrential rain for hours in Hagrid’s hut and he was telling stories and cracking jokes to keep morale up,” wrote Daniel Radcliffe.

Tears came to Robbie Coltrane as he discussed the lasting impact of the Harry Potter films, in which he played such an important role as keeper of keys Rubeus Hagrid, saying that the beloved character will live on

At the age of 28, the actor appeared in the first theatre production of The Slab Boys at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh.

Robbie spent his final years suffering from declining health due to osteoarthritis.

The Scots actor said that he had 'enormous happy memories' of his time on the Harry Potter set.