Robbie Coltrane

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{{Short description|Scottish actor and comedian (1950–2022)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Robbie Coltrane
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=UK|size=100%|OBE}}
| image = Robbie Coltrane.jpg
| caption =
| alt =
| birth_name = Anthony Robert McMillan
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1950|3|30}}
| birth_place = [[Rutherglen]], Scotland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2022|10|14|1950|3|30}}
| death_place = [[Larbert]], Scotland
| alma_mater = [[Glasgow School of Art]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|writer}}
| years_active = 1978–2022
| known_for = Role of [[Rubeus Hagrid]] in ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]''
| spouse = {{marriage|Rhona Gemmell|1999|2003|end=divorced}}
| children = 2
}}

'''Anthony Robert McMillan''' {{post-nominals|country=UK|size=100%|OBE}} (30 March 1950{{snd}}14 October 2022), known professionally as '''Robbie Coltrane''', was a Scottish actor and comedian. He gained worldwide recognition in the 2000s for playing [[Rubeus Hagrid]] in the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' film series]]. He was appointed an OBE in the [[2006 New Year Honours]] by [[Queen Elizabeth II]] for his services to drama. In 1990, Coltrane received the [[Evening Standard British Film Award]]{{snd}}[[Evening Standard British Film Awards#1990 Winners|Peter Sellers Award for Comedy]]. In 2011, he was honoured for his "[[British Academy Scotland Awards#Outstanding Contribution to Film/Television|outstanding contribution]]" to film at the [[British Academy Scotland Awards]].

Coltrane started his career appearing alongside [[Hugh Laurie]], [[Stephen Fry]], and [[Emma Thompson]] in the sketch series ''[[Alfresco (TV series)|Alfresco]]''. In 1987, he starred in the [[BBC]] miniseries ''[[Tutti Frutti (1987 TV series)|Tutti Frutti]]'' with Thompson, for which he received his first [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actor]] nomination. Coltrane then gained national prominence starring as criminal psychologist Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] television series ''[[Cracker (British TV series)|Cracker]]'', a role which saw him receive the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actor]] in three consecutive years from 1994 to 1996. In 2006, Coltrane came eleventh in ITV's poll of [[TV's 50 Greatest Stars]], voted by the public.<ref name="Poll">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5142726.stm|title=ITV to salute '50 greatest stars{{'-}}|date=3 July 2006|work=[[BBC News]]|publisher=[[BBC Online]]|access-date=9 August 2014|archive-date=8 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808160749/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5142726.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, he starred in the four-part [[Channel 4]] series ''[[National Treasure (British TV series)|National Treasure]]'' alongside [[Julie Walters]], a role for which he received a [[British Academy Television Award]] nomination.

Coltrane appeared in [[George Harrison]]'s films ''[[Mona Lisa (1986 film)|Mona Lisa]]'' and ''[[Nuns on the Run]]'' and as Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in the [[List of James Bond films|James Bond films]] ''[[GoldenEye]]'' and ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]''. He also appeared in the films ''[[Henry V (1989 film)|Henry V]]'', ''[[Let It Ride (film)|Let It Ride]]'', ''[[Danny, the Champion of the World (film)|Danny, the Champion of the World]]'', ''[[Ocean's Twelve]]'', ''[[The Brothers Bloom]]'', ''[[Great Expectations (2012 film)|Great Expectations]]'', and ''[[Effie Gray (film)|Effie Gray]]'', and provided voice acting roles in the animated films ''[[The Tale of Despereaux (film)|The Tale of Despereaux]]'' and ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]''.

==Early life and education==
Coltrane was born Anthony Robert McMillan on 30 March 1950 in [[Rutherglen]], Scotland, the son of Jean Ross Howie, a teacher and pianist, and Ian Baxter McMillan, a [[general practitioner|GP]] who also served as a forensic police surgeon.<ref name=":2">{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4569860.stm | work=BBC News | title=Robbie Coltrane's magical career | date=31 December 2005 | access-date=19 May 2007 | archive-date=28 January 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070128210455/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4569860.stm | url-status=live }}</ref> He had an older sister, Annie, and a younger sister, Jane.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robbie Coltrane |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/robbie-coltrane/bio/3000200585/ |access-date=14 October 2022 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en |archive-date=3 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203102641/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/robbie-coltrane/bio/3000200585/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Robbie Coltrane News & Biography |url=https://www.empireonline.com/people/robbie-coltrane/ |access-date=14 October 2022 |website=Empire |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922120126/https://www.empireonline.com/people/robbie-coltrane/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Circular reporting|date=October 2022}} Coltrane was the great-grandson of Scottish businessman [[Thomas W. Howie]] and the nephew of businessman [[Forbes Howie]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaushal |first=Om Prakash |date=14 October 2021 |title=How Tall Is Hagrid In The Harry Potter Movies? |url=https://otakukart.com/how-tall-is-hagrid-in-the-harry-potter-movies/ |access-date=14 October 2022 |website=OtakuKart |language=en-US |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021190012/https://otakukart.com/how-tall-is-hagrid-in-the-harry-potter-movies/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

He started his education at [[Belmont House School]] in Newton Mearns before moving to [[Glenalmond College]], an independent school in [[Perthshire]]. Though he later described his experiences there as deeply unhappy, he played for the rugby First XV, was head of the school's debating society, and won prizes for his art.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/robbie_coltrane_biog.html |title=Robbie Coltrane biography |website=Tiscali.co.uk |access-date=15 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408084118/http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/robbie_coltrane_biog.html |archive-date=8 April 2009}}</ref> He studied painting at the [[Glasgow School of Art]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Robbie Coltrane opens new Glasgow School of Art building |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-26944548 |access-date=15 October 2022 |work=BBC News |date=9 April 2014}}</ref>

Coltrane later called for [[Independent school (United Kingdom)|private schools]] to be banned and used to be known as "[[Political colour#Red|Red]] Robbie", rebelling against his conservative upbringing through involvement with [[Amnesty International]], [[Greenpeace]], the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], and the [[Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Paton |first=Maureen |date=20 March 2003 |title={{-'}}Hagrid? I'm just Dad{{'-}} |website=Telegraph.co.uk |location=London |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2003/03/20/bacol20.xml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031025175615/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2003/03/20/bacol20.xml |archive-date=25 October 2003}}</ref>

==Career==
Coltrane moved into acting in his early twenties, adopting the stage name Coltrane (in tribute to jazz saxophonist [[John Coltrane]])<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 November 2001|title=FACE OF THE DAY: Robbie Coltrane; The Trane just kept on a-rollin{{'-}}|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12135158.face-of-the-day-robbie-coltrane-the-trane-just-kept-on-a-rollin/|access-date=22 October 2021|website=HeraldScotland|language=en|archive-date=22 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022140722/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12135158.face-of-the-day-robbie-coltrane-the-trane-just-kept-on-a-rollin/|url-status=live}}</ref> and working in theatre and comedy. He appeared in the first stage production of [[John Byrne (playwright)|John Byrne]]'s ''[[The Slab Boys Trilogy|The Slab Boys]]'', at the [[Traverse Theatre]] in Edinburgh (1978).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fisher|first=Mark|date=12 February 2015|title=The Slab Boys are back: John Byrne and David Hayman mix some fresh mayhem|url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/feb/12/slab-boys-play-john-byrne-revival-david-hayman|access-date=23 October 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=26 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026145956/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/feb/12/slab-boys-play-john-byrne-revival-david-hayman|url-status=live}}</ref> His comedic abilities brought him roles in ''[[The Comic Strip Presents]]'' (1982–2012) series<ref name=":4" /> (in 1993 he directed and co-wrote the episode "Jealousy" for series 5),<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=The Comic Strip Presents... Series 5, Episode 6{{snd}}Jealousy |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_comic_strip_presents/episodes/5/6/ |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en |archive-date=21 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421130604/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_comic_strip_presents/episodes/5/6/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as the comedy sketch show ''[[Alfresco (TV series)|Alfresco]]'' (1983–1984).<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |title=Alfresco (1983–84) |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1128493/index.html |access-date=15 October 2022 |website=BFI Screenonline}}</ref> In 1984 he appeared in ''[[A Kick Up the Eighties]]'' (Series 2) and ''[[Laugh??? I Nearly Paid My Licence Fee]]'', and is credited as a writer for both.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=21 December 2004 |title=BBC{{snd}}Comedy Guide{{snd}}A Kick Up The Eighties |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/k/kickuptheeightie_7773980.shtml |access-date=21 April 2022 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041221013216/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/k/kickuptheeightie_7773980.shtml |archive-date=21 December 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Citation |title=Laugh??? I Nearly Paid My Licence Fee (TV Series 1984–{{nbsp}}){{snd}}IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0205654/fullcredits |language=en |access-date=21 April 2022 |archive-date=21 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421135437/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0205654/fullcredits |url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:Robbie Coltrane (actor, comedian, born 1950).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Coltrane in costume in the 1980s]]Coltrane moved into roles in films such as ''[[Flash Gordon (film)|Flash Gordon]]'' (1980), ''[[Death Watch]]'' (1980), ''[[Balham, Gateway to the South]]'' (1981), ''[[Scrubbers]]'' (1983), ''[[Krull (film)|Krull]]'' (1983), ''[[The Supergrass]]'' (1985), ''[[Defence of the Realm]]'' (1985), ''[[Absolute Beginners (film)|Absolute Beginners]]'' (1986), ''[[Mona Lisa (1986 film)|Mona Lisa]]'' (1986), and appeared as "Annabelle" in ''[[The Fruit Machine (1988 film)|The Fruit Machine]]'' (1988).<ref name="bfi" />

On television, he appeared in ''[[The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]'', ''[[Tutti Frutti (1987 TV series)|Tutti Frutti]]'' (1987), as [[Samuel Johnson]] in ''[[Blackadder the Third]]'' (1987)<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=8 April 2005 |title=BBC{{snd}}Comedy Guide{{snd}}Blackadder The Third |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/b/blackadderthethi_7770770.shtml |access-date=21 April 2022 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050408072600/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/b/blackadderthethi_7770770.shtml |archive-date=8 April 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref> (a role he later reprised in the more serious ''[[Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Islands]]'' (1993)), [[London Weekend Television|LWT's]] ''The Robbie Coltrane Special'' (1989, which he also co-wrote),<ref name=":7" /> and in other stand-up and sketch comedy shows. He played the part of [[Falstaff]] in [[Kenneth Branagh]]'s ''[[Henry V (1989 film)|Henry V]]'' (1989). The same year he starred opposite [[Jeremy Irons]] in the [[Danny, the Champion of the World (film)|television film adaptation]] of [[Roald Dahl]]'s children's book ''[[Danny, the Champion of the World]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Danny the Champion of the World (1989) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b79d45a53 |access-date=17 October 2022 |agency=BFI}}</ref>

He co-starred with [[Eric Idle]] in ''[[Nuns on the Run]]'' (1990) and played the Pope in ''[[The Pope Must Die]]'' (1991).<ref name="bfi" /> He also played a would-be private detective obsessed with [[Humphrey Bogart]] in the TV film ''[[The Bogie Man (comic book)|The Bogie Man]]'' (1992).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Bogie Man (1992) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7ba06035 |access-date=29 June 2022 |website=BFI |language=en |archive-date=29 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629094958/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7ba06035 |url-status=live }}</ref> His roles continued in the 1990s with the TV series ''[[Cracker (UK TV series)|Cracker]]'' (1993–1996, returning in 2006 for a one-off special), in which he starred as forensic psychologist Dr. Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crackertv.co.uk/edwardfitzgerald.htm |title=Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald |website=Crackertv.co.uk |access-date=15 August 2011 |archive-date=27 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927020017/http://www.crackertv.co.uk/edwardfitzgerald.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The role won him three [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] awards.<ref name=":1" />

Roles in bigger films followed: the [[James Bond]] films ''[[GoldenEye]]'' (1995) and ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]'' (1999), a supporting role in ''[[From Hell (film)|From Hell]]'' (2001), as well as half-giant [[Rubeus Hagrid]] in the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' films]] (2001–2011). [[J. K. Rowling]], author of the [[Harry Potter|''Harry Potter'' books]], had Coltrane at the top of her list to play Hagrid and, when asked whom she would like to see in the role, responded "Robbie Coltrane for Hagrid" in one quick breath.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neatorama.com/tag/jk-rowling/ |title=j.k. rowling |website=Neatorama.com |access-date=15 August 2011 |archive-date=20 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120011452/http://www.neatorama.com/tag/jk-rowling/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Alderson |first=Andrew |title={{-'}}They really do look as I'd imagined they would inside my head{{'-}} |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1361446/They-really-do-look-as-Id-imagined-they-would-inside-my-head.html |access-date=9 February 2022 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |date=4 November 2001 |archive-date=11 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111191335/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1361446/They-really-do-look-as-Id-imagined-they-would-inside-my-head.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Coltrane also presented a number of documentary programmes for the British [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network based around his twin passions for travel and transportation. ''Coltrane in a Cadillac'' (1993) saw him cross North America from Los Angeles to New York City behind the wheel of a 1951 [[Cadillac Series 62]] coupe convertible, a journey of {{convert|3765|mi}}, which he completed in 32 days.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeffries |first=Stuart |date=14 October 2022 |title=Robbie Coltrane obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/oct/14/robbie-coltrane-obituary |access-date=14 October 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014183409/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/oct/14/robbie-coltrane-obituary |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Coltrane in a Cadillac |url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/728928-coltrane-in-a-cadillac |access-date=14 October 2022 |website=Good Reads |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014202654/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/742775.Coltrane_in_a_Cadillac |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1997, Coltrane appeared in a series of six programmes under the title ''Coltrane's Planes and Automobiles,'' in which he extolled the virtues of the [[steam engine]], the [[diesel engine]], the [[supercharger]], the [[V8 engine]], the [[two-stroke]] engine, and the [[jet engine]]. In these programmes he dismantled and rebuilt several engines. He also single-handedly removed the engine from a [[Trabant]] car in 23 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Adams|first=Lisa|date=20 January 2011|title=Robbie Coltrane bids fond farewell to beloved Chrysler Jeep as it moves to Riverside Museum|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/robbie-coltrane-bids-fond-farewell-1092686|access-date=24 September 2021|website=Daily Record|language=en|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924224528/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/robbie-coltrane-bids-fond-farewell-1092686|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2006, Coltrane was voted No. 11 in ITV's [[TV's 50 Greatest Stars]] and sixth in a poll of 2000 adults across the UK to find the 'most famous Scot', behind the [[Loch Ness Monster]], [[Robert Burns]], [[Sean Connery]], [[Robert the Bruce]], and [[William Wallace]].<ref name="Poll"/>

In August 2007, Coltrane presented a series for ITV called ''B-Road Britain,'' in which he travelled from London to [[Glasgow]], stopping in towns and villages along the way.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Banks-Smith |first=Nancy |date=16 August 2007 |title=Last night's TV: Robbie Coltrane: B-Road Britain |url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2007/aug/16/lastnightstvrobbiecoltrane |access-date=14 October 2022 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=5 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005142407/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2007/aug/16/lastnightstvrobbiecoltrane |url-status=live }}</ref>

Coltrane voiced characters in several animated films, including ''[[The Tale of Despereaux (film)|The Tale of Despereaux]]'' (2008) [[Pixar]]'s ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]'' (2012), as well as the title roles of ''[[Gooby]]'' and ''[[The Gruffalo (film)|The Gruffalo]]'' (both 2009).<ref name=gooby/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Dillon-Trenchard |first1=Pete |title=The Gruffalo review |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-gruffalo-review/ |access-date=15 October 2022 |work=Den of Geek |date=26 December 2009}}</ref>

In 2016, Coltrane starred in ''[[National Treasure (British TV series)|National Treasure]]'', a four-part drama in which he played a former comedian accused of historic sexual offences. He was nominated for Best Actor at the [[2017 British Academy Television Awards]],<ref>{{cite news |title=BAFTA TV Awards 2017: Adeel Akhtar wins Best Actor |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/bafta-tv-awards-2017-adeel-akhtar-wins-best-actor/ |access-date=15 October 2022 |work=Radio Times |date=14 May 2017}}</ref> and won in the category at the [[Royal Television Society Programme Awards]].<ref name=rts/> Maureen Ryan of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote that "Coltrane does a masterful job of depicting every nuance of the character, whose wicked sense of humor masks a startling, and possibly intentional, lack of self-awareness".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ryan |first1=Maureen |title=TV Review: 'National Treasure' on Hulu, With Robbie Coltrane and Julie Walters |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/national-treasure-review-hulu-robbie-coltrane-julie-walters-1201993384/ |access-date=15 October 2022 |work=Variety |date=27 February 2017}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Coltrane met Rhona Gemmell, a pilates instructor, in the late 1980s.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Silvester |first=Norman |last2=Fleming |first2=Keiran |date=2022-10-23 |title=Beloved Rutherglen actor Robbie Coltrane died from multiple organ failure |url=https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/beloved-rutherglen-actor-robbie-coltrane-25334870 |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=GlasgowLive |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/oct/14/robbie-coltrane-obituary|title=Robbie Coltrane obituary|last=Jeffries|first=Stuart|date=14 October 2022|work=The Guardian|access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref>

The couple had two children: son Spencer (b. 1992), and daughter Alice (b. 1998). Coltrane and Gemmell married in 1999, but separated in 2003, and later divorced but the two remained close.<ref name=":11" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=Sarah |title=Robbie Coltrane: the jovial giant with an enduring hint of menace |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2016/sep/17/robbie-coltrane-national-treasure-profile |work=the Guardian |date=17 September 2016 |language=en |access-date=4 September 2018 |archive-date=19 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019130057/https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2016/sep/17/robbie-coltrane-national-treasure-profile |url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2005, Coltrane appeared at a [[Scottish Labour]] event, in which he said on the question of [[Scottish independence]] "It's a very complicated issue. I would think, probably, eventually I would like to see independence but only an independent Labour Scotland", while adding "It would have to be terribly carefully considered. There are all sorts of advantages to being part of the United Kingdom and it would be foolish to throw it away immediately" and "I have no time for the [[Scottish National Party|nationalists]] – all they can do is split the vote for home rule and let the [[Scottish Conservatives|Tories]] in".<ref>{{cite news |title=Robbie Coltrane falters in delivering party line |url=https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/robbie-coltrane-falters-delivering-party-line-2511092 |access-date=15 October 2022 |work=The Scotsman |date=14 February 2005}}</ref>

== Illness and death ==
Coltrane suffered from [[osteoarthritis]] in later life. He said he was in "constant pain all day" in 2016, and from 2019 on he employed a wheelchair.<ref>{{cite news|first=Alicia|last=Adejobi|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/14/harry-potter-star-robbie-coltrane-using-wheelchair-osteoarthritis-leaves-excruciating-pain-8899978/|title=Harry Potter's Robbie Coltrane left in wheelchair after crippling battle with osteoarthritis leaves him in excruciating pain|newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=14 May 2019|accessdate=20 July 2021|archive-date=21 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721033549/https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/14/harry-potter-star-robbie-coltrane-using-wheelchair-osteoarthritis-leaves-excruciating-pain-8899978/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Coltrane died at [[Forth Valley Royal Hospital]] in [[Larbert]], Scotland, on 14 October 2022, at the age of 72. He had been ill for two years prior to his death.<ref>{{cite news |title=Actor Robbie Coltrane dies aged 72 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63261204 |work=[[BBC]] |date=14 October 2022 |access-date=14 October 2022 |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014165324/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63261204 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wiseman |first1=Andreas |last2=Bamigboye |first2=Baz |last3=Goldbart |first3=Max |title=Robbie Coltrane Dies: 'Harry Potter', James Bond & 'Cracker' Star Was 72 |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/robbie-coltrane-dies-harry-potter-james-bond-cracker-star-was-72-1235145166/ |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=14 October 2022 |access-date=14 October 2022 |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014170200/https://deadline.com/2022/10/robbie-coltrane-dies-harry-potter-james-bond-cracker-star-was-72-1235145166/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 October 2022 |title=Harry Potter actor Robbie Coltrane dies at 72 |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/world/2022/10/15/actor-robbie-coltrane-harry-potter-hagrid-dies.html |access-date=14 October 2022 |website=Onmanorama |language=en}}</ref> His death was registered by his ex-wife Rhona Gemmel,<ref name=":11" /> the [[death certificate]] listed the causes as [[multiple organ failure]] complicated by [[sepsis]], a [[lower respiratory tract infection]], and [[heart block]]. He had also been diagnosed with [[obesity]] and [[Type 2 diabetes]].<ref name=CauseOfDeath>{{cite web|first=Armando|last=Tinoco|url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/robbie-coltrane-cause-of-death-revealed-harry-potter-star-died-1235152745/|title=Robbie Coltrane Cause Of Death Revealed A Week After The Loss Of 'Harry Potter' Star|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=October 22, 2022|access-date=October 23, 2022}}</ref>

==Acting credits==
===Film===
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|-
|rowspan=2| 1980
| ''[[Flash Gordon (film)|Flash Gordon]]''
| Man at airfield
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''[[Death Watch]]''
| Limousine Driver
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Subway Riders]]''
| Crime Detective
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Britannia Hospital]]''
| Striking worker on picket line
| Cameo role<ref name=bfi/>
|-
|rowspan=2| 1983
| ''[[Ghost Dance (film)|Ghost Dance]]''
| George
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''[[Krull (film)|Krull]]''
| Rhun
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Chinese Boxes (film)|Chinese Boxes]]''
| Harwood
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
|rowspan=3| 1985
| ''[[National Lampoon's European Vacation]]''
| Man in bathroom
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Supergrass}}''
| Det. Sgt. Troy
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''[[Defence of the Realm]]''
| Leo McAskey
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
|rowspan=3| 1986
| ''[[Caravaggio (1986 film)|Caravaggio]]''
| Scipione
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''[[Absolute Beginners (film)|Absolute Beginners]]''
| Mario
|<ref> {{Cite web |title=The best Robbie Coltrane performances: From Cracker to Hagrid |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23050776.best-robbie-coltrane-performances-cracker-hagrid/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=HeraldScotland |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Mona Lisa (1986 film)|Mona Lisa]]''
| Thomas
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Eat the Rich (film)|Eat the Rich]]''
| Jeremy
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| 1988
| ''{{sortname|The|Fruit Machine|The Fruit Machine (1988 film)}}''
| Annabelle
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
|rowspan=5| 1989
| ''[[Henry V (1989 film)|Henry V]]''
| [[Falstaff]]
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''[[Bert Rigby, You're a Fool]]''
| Sid Trample
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''[[Let It Ride (film)|Let It Ride]]''
| Ticket Seller
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''[[Danny, the Champion of the World (film)|Danny, the Champion of the World]]''
| Victor Hazell
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''[[Slipstream (1989 film)|Slipstream]]''
| Montclaire
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
|rowspan=3| 1990
| ''Midnight Breaks''
| Hudge
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''[[Nuns on the Run]]''
| Charlie McManus Sister Inviolata
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''[[Perfectly Normal]]''
| Alonzo Turner
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
|rowspan=2| 1991
| ''{{sortname|The|Pope Must Die}}''
| The Pope
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''[[Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole]]''
| Steffano Baccardi
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Oh, What a Night (1992 film)|Oh, What a Night]]''
| Todd
| <ref name=bfi/>
|-
|rowspan=2| 1993
| ''[[Boswell & Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles]]''
| [[Samuel Johnson|Dr. Samuel Johnson]]
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Adventures of Huck Finn|The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film)}}''
| Duke
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| 1995
| ''[[GoldenEye]]''
| [[Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky]]
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Buddy (1997 film)|Buddy]]''
| Dr. Bill Lintz
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
|rowspan=2| 1998
| ''[[Frogs for Snakes]]''
| Al Santana
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''[[Montana (1998 film)|Montana]]''
| The Boss
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
|rowspan=2| 1999
| ''{{sortname|The|World Is Not Enough}}''
| [[Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky]]
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''[[Message in a Bottle (film)|Message in a Bottle]]''
| Charlie Toschi
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
|rowspan=3| 2001
| ''[[On the Nose (film)|On the Nose]]''
| Delaney
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''[[From Hell (film)|From Hell]]''
| Sergeant [[George Godley|Peter Godley]]
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''
|rowspan=3| [[Rubeus Hagrid]]
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
|rowspan=4| 2004
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''[[Ocean's Twelve]]''
| Ian Nicholas McNally / Matsui
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''[[Van Helsing: The London Assignment]]''
| rowspan=2|[[Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde#Dr Henry Jekyll / Mr Edward Hyde|Mr. Hyde]]
| rowspan=2|Voice role<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''[[Van Helsing (film)|Van Helsing]]''
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''
| Rubeus Hagrid
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
|rowspan=2| 2006
| ''[[Stormbreaker (film)|Stormbreaker]]''
| The Prime Minister
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''[[Provoked (film)|Provoked]]''
| Lord Edward Foster
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
| Rubeus Hagrid
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
|rowspan=2| 2008
| ''{{sortname|The|Tale of Despereaux|The Tale of Despereaux (film)}}''
| Gregory
| Voice role<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Brothers Bloom}}''
| The Curator
|<ref name=bfi/>
|-
|rowspan=2| 2009
| ''[[Gooby (film)|Gooby]]''
| Gooby
| Voice role<ref name=gooby>{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Jason |title=Gooby: Giant bear can't save mediocre movie |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2009/06/26/gooby_giant_bear_cant_save_mediocre_movie.html |access-date=14 October 2022 |work=Toronto Star |date=26 June 2009 |archive-date=3 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803072711/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2009/06/26/gooby_giant_bear_cant_save_mediocre_movie.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
|rowspan=3| Rubeus Hagrid
|rowspan=3| <ref name=bfi/>
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows{{snd}}Part 1]]''
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows{{snd}}Part 2]]''
|-
| rowspan="2"|2012
| ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]''
| Lord Dingwall
| Voice role<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''[[Great Expectations (2012 film)|Great Expectations]]''
| Mr. Jaggers
| <ref name=bfi/>
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Effie Gray (film)|Effie Gray]]''
| Doctor
|<ref name=bfi/>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Play for Today]]''
| Jimmie
| "[[Play for Today#Waterloo Sunset|Waterloo Sunset]]"<ref name=bfi>{{cite web |title=Robbie Coltrane |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba13a90f1 |website=[[British Film Institute]] |access-date=14 October 2022 |archive-date=8 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508232023/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba13a90f1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 1980
| ''The Lost Tribe''
| Border Post Guard
| "Keep Us Alive"<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |title=BFI Screenonline: Coltrane, Robbie (1950–) Credits |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/500418/credits.html |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1981
| ''[[Metal Mickey]]''
| Jason
| "Mickey the Demon Barber"<ref name=":10" />
|-
| ''[[Keep It in the Family (1980 TV series)|Keep It in the Family]]''
| Mr. Conway
| "A Matter of Principle"<ref name=":10" />
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1982
| ''[[Sin on Saturday]]''
| Himself
| 2 episodes: "Lust", "Covetousness"<ref name=":10" />
|-
| ''[[The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]''
| Slobber
| Season 1, episode 2: "Oil"<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=The Young Ones |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_young_ones/episodes/ |access-date=23 October 2021 |website=British Comedy Guide |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014202655/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_young_ones/episodes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 1982–2012
| ''[[The Comic Strip|The Comic Strip Presents]]...''
| Various roles
| Series 1–5; Special: "[[Five Go Mad in Dorset]]"<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Guide|first=British Comedy|title=The Comic Strip Presents... series and episodes list|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_comic_strip_presents/episodes/|access-date=25 October 2021|website=British Comedy Guide|language=en-GB|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025163905/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_comic_strip_presents/episodes/|url-status=live}}</ref> Director & co-writer{{snd}}Episode: "Jealousy" (1993)<ref name=":5" />
|-
| rowspan="2"|1983
| ''[[Are You Being Served]]''
| C.B. Voice
| Voice; Episode: "Calling All Customers"<ref> {{Cite web |title=Are You Being Served? Season 9 |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-p59w1r/are-you-being-served-season-9/ |access-date=15 October 2022 |website=Radio Times |language=en}} </ref>
|-
| ''[[Alfresco (TV series)|Alfresco]]''
| Various roles
| 13 episodes<ref name=":9" />
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1984
| ''[[A Kick Up the Eighties]]''
| Various roles
| Replaced Richard Stilgoe. Writer credits.<ref name=":8" />
|-
| ''[[Laugh??? I Nearly Paid My Licence Fee]]''
| Various roles
|Writer credits.<ref name=":6" />
|-
| ''[[The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]''
| Dr Carlisle / Captain Blood
| Season 2, episode 1: "[[Bambi (The Young Ones)|Bambi]]" & episode 4: "Time"<ref name=":0" />
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1987
| ''[[Blackadder the Third]]''
| [[Samuel Johnson]]
| Episode 2: "[[Ink and Incapability]]"<ref name=":3" />
|-
| ''[[Tutti Frutti (1987 TV series)|Tutti Frutti]]''
| Danny McGlone
| 6 episodes<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1988
| ''[[Friday Night Live (UK TV show)|Friday Night Live]]''
| Various roles "Uncle Don Corleone"
| [[List of Saturday Live (UK TV series) episodes#Friday Night Live - Series 1|Show 6]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=British Comedy Guide |title=The Very Best Of Friday Night Live DVD |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/friday_night_live/shop/725/the_very_best_of_dvd/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Blackadder's Christmas Carol]]''
| The Spirit of Christmas
| Christmas special<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| 1989
| ''The Robbie Coltrane Special''
|Himself
| [[LWT]] comedy special; co-writer<ref name=":7">{{cite web |title=''The Robbie Coltrane Special'' |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443621/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=IMDB |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014202654/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443621/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Screen One]]''
| Psychiatrist Liam Kane
| Episode: "[[Screen One#Alive and Kicking|Alive and Kicking]]"<ref name=":10" />
|-
|1992
|''[[The Bogie Man (comics)|The Bogie Man]]''
|Francis Forbes Clunie
|TV film<ref>{{cite web |last=Gormley |first=Charles |title=The Bogie Man |date=29 December 1992 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395113/ |access-date=29 June 2022 |website=IMDB |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014202654/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395113/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2| 1993
| ''The Legend of Lochnagar''
| The old man
| Television film, voice role<ref name="bfi" />
|-
| ''Coltrane in a Cadillac''
| Himself
| 4-part documentary<ref name=reporter/>
|-
| 1993–2006
| ''[[Cracker (British TV series)|Cracker]]''
| Dr. Eddie 'Fitz' Fitzgerald
| 25 episodes<ref name=reporter>{{cite news |last1=Vlessing |first1=Etan |title=Robbie Coltrane, Comic Performer Who Played Hagrid in 'Harry Potter' Movies, Dies at 72 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/robbie-coltrane-dead-hagrid-harry-potter-movie-cracker-actor-1235241552/ |access-date=14 October 2022 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=14 October 2022 |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014170751/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/robbie-coltrane-dead-hagrid-harry-potter-movie-cracker-actor-1235241552/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 1997
| ''Coltrane's Planes and Automobiles''
| Himself
| 6-part documentary<ref name=":10" />
|-
| 1998
| ''{{sortname|The|Ebb-Tide}}''
| Capt. Chisholm
|TV film<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Ebb-tide (1997) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b809ae3b3 |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=BFI |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1999 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''
| [[Tweedledum and Tweedledee|Ned Tweedledum]]
|Television movie<ref name=bfi/>
|-
|2003
| ''The Planman''
| Jack Lennox QC
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Planman Part 1 (2003) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b895e0dfa |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=BFI |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| ''[[Pride (2004 film)|Pride]]''
| James
|Television film, voice<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| ''[[Frasier]]''
| Michael Moon
| Episode: "[[Goodnight, Seattle]]"<ref>{{Citation |title=Frasier: Season 11, Episode 23 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/frasier/s11/e23 |language=en |access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Still Game]]''
| Davie
| Series 4, episode 3: "Dial-A-Bus"<ref name=":10" />
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Cracker (UK TV series)|Cracker: Nine Eleven]]''
| Dr. Eddie 'Fitz' Fitzgerald
| Television film<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oliver |first=Oliver |date=17 August 2006 |title=Cracker: Nine Eleven |url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/cracker-nine-eleven-20060818-ge2y1i.html |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2007
| ''Robbie Coltrane{{snd}}B Road Britain ''
| Himself
| TV documentary<ref name="bfi" />
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| ''[[Murderland]]''
| D.I. Douglas Hain
|3-part TV drama<ref>{{Citation |title=Murderland |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/murderland/s01 |language=en |access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Gruffalo (film)|The Gruffalo]]''
| The Gruffalo
| Short film; voice role<ref name="bfi" />
|-
| rowspan="3"|2011
| ''[[Lead Balloon]]''
| Donald
| Series 4, episode 4: "Off"<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Two – Lead Balloon, Series 4, Off |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0125mfm |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> Series 4, episode 5: "Blade"<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Two – Lead Balloon, Series 4, Blade |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012b422 |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
| ''50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments''
| Himself
| Narrator<ref>{{Cite web |title=50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments (2011) |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-hqnwhd/50-greatest-harry-potter-moments/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=Radio Times |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Gruffalo's Child (film)|The Gruffalo's Child]]''
| The Gruffalo
| Voice; Short<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018nrhm |title=The Gruffalo's Child |access-date=10 December 2011 |work=BBC One |archive-date=16 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016222522/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018nrhm |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| ''The Many Faces of Robbie Coltrane''
| Himself
| TV documentary<ref>{{cite web |title=The Many Faces of Robbie Coltrane |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01skgvx |website=BBC |access-date=22 October 2021 |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014170814/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01skgvx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2016
| ''[[National Treasure (British TV series)|National Treasure]]''
| Paul Finchley
| 4-part TV drama<ref name=bfi/>
|-
| 2016–18
| ''Robbie Coltrane Critical Evidence''
| Host
| True crime, non-fiction<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robbie Coltrane's Critical Evidence |url=https://www.sky.com/watch/title/series/3bd90e49-b781-455e-868e-5dc925493d0c/robbie-coltrane-s-critical-evidence-3bd90e49-b781-455e-868e-5dc925493d0c/episodes/season-1/episode-1 |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=Sky |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Urban Myths]]''
| [[Orson Welles]]
| 1 episode<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=Urban Myths: F For Fakenham: Orson Welles In Norwich Cast and Crew Credits |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/urban_myths_orson_welles_in_norwich/cast_crew/ |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts]]''
| Himself
| [[HBO Max]] special<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=20 December 2021 |title={{-'}}Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts' Trailer Gets The Gang Back Together |url=https://deadline.com/video/harry-potter-20th-anniversary-return-to-hogwarts-trailer-hbo-max/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|}

=== Theatre ===
{| class="wikitable unsortable"
|+
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1978 || ''[[The Slab Boys]]'' || Jack Hogg || [[Traverse Theatre]], Edinburgh<ref>{{Cite web |title=The slab boys – Scottish plays |url=https://digital.nls.uk/scottish-theatre/slab-boys/index.html |access-date=15 October 2022 |website=National Library of Scotland}}</ref>
|-
|1980 || ''Threads'' || Performer || [[Hampstead Theatre]], London<ref>{{Cite book |last=Byrne |first=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3aebBwAAQBAJ&dq=1980%09%22Threads%22+Hampstead+Theatre&pg=PT98 |title=The Slab Boys Trilogy |date=16 April 2015 |publisher=Faber & Faber |isbn=978-0-571-32578-8 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Music video===
{| class="wikitable unsortable"
|+
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2011 || ''[[Deeper Understanding#Music video|Deeper Understanding]]'' || Computer Junkie || [[Kate Bush]] album [[Director's Cut (Kate Bush album)|Director's Cut]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kate Bush – Deeper Understanding – Official Video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzqF_gBpS84&list=OLAK5uy_ksUx3NthRcaYe6IjFXpC34VhzOeT06FdI&index=4 |date=25 April 2011 |access-date=15 October 2022 |website=YouTube}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Awards and honours ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Nominated work
!Result
!{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}
|-
|1988 || rowspan=4|[[British Academy Television Award]] || rowspan=4|[[British Academy Television Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] || ''[[Tutti Frutti (1987 TV series)|Tutti Frutti]]'' || {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=1988 Television Actor |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1988/television/actor |access-date=14 October 2022 |website=BAFTA Awards}}</ref>
|-
|1994 || rowspan=5|''[[Cracker (British TV series)|Cracker]]'' || {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=1994 Television Actor |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1994/television/actor |access-date=14 October 2022 |website=BAFTA Awards}}</ref>
|-
|1995 || {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=1995 Television Actor |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1995/television/actor |access-date=14 October 2022 |website=BAFTA Awards}}</ref>
|-
|[[British Academy Television Awards 1996|1996]] || {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=1996 Television Actor |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1996/television/actor |access-date=14 October 2022 |website=BAFTA Awards}}</ref>
|-
|1993 || [[Royal Television Society Programme Awards|Royal Television Society Award]] || Performance Award{{snd}}Male || {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2011 |title=Awards Archive |url=https://rts.org.uk/sites/default/files/file/PDF%27s/Awards/Awards_Archive_February_2011.pdf |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=[[Royal Television Society]] }}</ref>
|-
|1995 || [[Broadcasting Press Guild|Broadcasting Press Guild Award]] || Best Actor || {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 2007 |title=1995 Awards |url=http://www.broadcastingpressguild.org/bpg-awards/1995-2/ |access-date=15 October 2022 |website=Broadcasting Press Guild |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|[[55th British Academy Film Awards|2002]] || [[British Academy Film Award]] || [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]] || rowspan=2|''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' || {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Film. Actor in a Supporting Role in 2002|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2002/film/actor-in-a-supporting-role|access-date=14 October 2022 |website=BAFTA Awards}}</ref>
|-
|[[28th Saturn Awards|2001]] || [[Saturn Award]] || [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] || {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=B |first=Brian |date=13 June 2002 |title=The 2001 Saturn Awards |url=https://movieweb.com/the-2001-saturn-awards/ |access-date=15 October 2022 |website=MovieWeb |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[2017 British Academy Television Awards|2017]] || [[British Academy Television Award]] ||[[British Academy Television Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] || rowspan=4|''[[National Treasure (British TV series)|National Treasure]]'' || {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Television l. Leading Actor in 2017|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2017/television/leading-actor|access-date=14 October 2022 |website=BAFTA Awards}}</ref>
|-
|2017 || [[Royal Television Society Programme Awards|Royal Television Society Award]] || Best Actor{{snd}}Male || {{won}}
|<ref name=rts>{{Cite web |date=24 October 2016 |title=RTS Programme Awards 2017 |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-programme-awards-2017 |access-date=28 February 2022 |website=Royal Television Society |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2017 || [[Monte-Carlo Television Festival]] || Long Fiction Program. Outstanding Actor || {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 June 2017 |title=2017 Golden Nymphs Awards Winners |url=https://www.tvfestival.com/img/history/documents/2017/2017_palmares.pdf |access-date=15 October 2022 |website=Festival de Television de Monte-Carlo}}</ref>
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|2017 ||[[Broadcasting Press Guild|Broadcasting Press Guild Award]] || Best Actor || {{won}}
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'''Honorary awards'''
* Coltrane won the [[Evening Standard British Film Award]]{{snd}}[[Evening Standard British Film Awards#1990 Winners|Peter Sellers Award for Comedy 1990]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 April 2012 |title=Evening Standard British Film Awards 1990–2001 |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/evening-standard-british-film-awards-19902001-7222966.html |access-date=3 March 2022 |website=Evening Standard |language=en |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308130636/https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/evening-standard-british-film-awards-19902001-7222966.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* He was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] ([[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]]) in the [[2006 New Year Honours]] for his services to drama.<ref name=":2" />
* In 2011, he was honoured for his "[[British Academy Scotland Awards#Outstanding Contribution to Film/Television|Outstanding Contribution to Film]]" at the [[British Academy Scotland Awards]] ("BAFTA Scotland Awards").<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 November 2011 |title=Robbie Coltrane is honoured at the Scottish Baftas |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-15717687 |access-date=3 March 2022 |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014170814/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-15717687 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Publications==
* Coltrane, Robbie; Stuart, Graham (May 1993). ''Coltrane in a Cadillac''. HarperCollins. {{ISBN|978-1-85702-120-2}}.
* Coltrane, Robbie (October 1997). ''Coltrane's Planes & Automobiles''. Simon & Schuster. {{ISBN|978-0-684-81957-0}}.
* Coltrane, Robbie (June 2008). ''Robbie Coltrane's B-Road Britain''. Transworld. {{ISBN|978-0-593-05996-8}}.

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