Forever with you, comrade.
At the age of 72 he died this endearing performer whose career was not limited to getting into Hagrid’s skin And that’s it, since it had been active for more than 40 years, leaving behind a trail of great films and projects that you have surely seen but that you don’t remember right now. So what better way to honor Robbie Coltrane than by recommending five of his best-known works?
We will not count for this list, for obvious reasons, with the films of the saga of Harry Potter, since we want to focus on other lesser-known roles of the actor. Without further ado, let’s begin…
goldeneye
Before giving life to Rubeus Hagrid, Coltrane appeared in one of the most important sagas in the history of cinema, that of James Bond. Inside the movie goldeneye he played Agent 007’s old rival turned ally. He also appeared in Pierce Brosnan’s third film as the British agent, The world is not enoughwhere unfortunately his character died.
Flash Gordon
His first role in a Hollywood blockbuster. Although he fulfills the role of a figurehead, a person at an airport to be exact, now that he is no longer with us his followers have discovered this short but interesting participation of the actor in the emblematic eighties film Flash Gordon. The first steps of our Hagrid in the world of cinema.
brave
Although technically speaking we can’t see Robbie Coltrane, we can hear him. Inside this Pixar movie, Coltrane gave voice in his original language to Lord Dingwall, the head of one of the clans who wants to marry his eldest son to the protagonist, Princess Merida. For Hagrid’s followers, this role of the actor in brave he is the complete opposite of his character at Hogwarts.
Ocean’s Twelve
From wizard movies to animated movies and finally to spy and heist movies, is there any genre this actor hasn’t touched? In the sequel to Ocean’s Eleven, Robbie Coltrane played the role of Matsui, the patron of the Dampkring coffee shop. A small but intense character that surely you still remember today.
Van Helsing
To end, we have the Van Helsing movie starring Hugh Jackman. In this production (which has become a classic to see in these Halloween seasons), Robbie Coltrane gave life to nothing more and nothing less than Mr. Hyde. Although it is a version full of CGI, if we look closely, we can distinguish the features of our beloved actor in the background.
And you? Have you seen any of these Robbie Coltrane movies?
