Rip Robbie Coltrane

[Redhelen72]

Breaking news

A fine actor

[FatticusInch]

Apologies, didn’t see this one. Please delete mine.

[Canary42]

Another fine actor lost. RIP Robbie

[Deskdiary]

That is very sad.

There’s a few things I watch over and over, like Auf Wiedersehen, Ashes to Ashes, Just Good Friends, and Cracker is one of them, in which he was superb, and I only recently finished watching them all again.

Growing up in the 80s, The Comic Strip was a staple.

He had that gift in an actor in being extremely watchable no matter what he was in.

72 is no age - a great loss.

[237SJ]

He didn't live the healthiest of lifestyles. A bit sad really.

[naomi24]

Ahhh. How sad. He’ll always be Hagrid to me.

[barry1010]

Loved Cracker

[andy-hughes]

Fatticus - deleted as requested.

I can see the headlines now.

After his blazingly good work on 'Cracker', it will say 'Hagrid is dead ...'

[JimF]

Sad. Such a talent.

[naomi24]

I think those headlines would be most appropriate, AH. I, and doubtless many others, have never seen Cracker - but the whole world knows Hagrid.

[Fibonacci]

RIP Robbie - a fine actor

[MissTerious]

A great actor. RIP

( Naomi, I had to look Hagrid up. I have never watched a Harry Potter film or read a Harry Potter book)

[MissTerious]

I loved Cracker!

[naomi24]

Oh Lottie! What have you missed?!! Marvellous stuff!

[Redhelen72]

He will always be cracker to be, like Alan Rickman before him he will be remembered unfortunately for the Harry Potter films!

[choux]

My most endearing memories of Robbie are Nuns On The Run, Cracker, A National Treasure and his series on driving in America. Such sad news in deed.

[FatticusInch]

Andy Hughes,
I’m obliged, thank you.

Loved him in Cracker, but liked the early stuff too with the Young Ones gang, the Comic Strip Presents.
Fantastic scene:

[-SharonA-]

A brilliant actor and will be missed.

[naomi24]

Why RH? I don’t get how becoming a world acclaimed star in a whole series of blockbuster movies filmed over the course of 10 years is unfortunate at all. I think it’s a triumph!

[MissTerious]

Just not my cup of tea Naomi. School kids ,Witches and wizards and things- no thanks ;0).

[choux]

I have never watched a Harry Potter film, nor am I likely to.