On television, he appeared in The Young Ones, Tutti Frutti (1987), as Samuel Johnson in Blackadder the Third (1987) (a role he later reprised in the more serious Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Islands (1993)), LWT's The Robbie Coltrane Special (1989, which he also co-wrote), and in other stand-up and sketch comedy shows. Coltrane in costume in the 1980sĬoltrane moved into roles in films such as Flash Gordon (1980), Death Watch (1980), Balham, Gateway to the South (1981), Scrubbers (1983), Krull (1983), The Supergrass (1985), Defence of the Realm (1985), Absolute Beginners (1986), Mona Lisa (1986), and appeared as "Annabelle" in The Fruit Machine (1988). 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.
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His comedic abilities brought him roles in The Comic Strip Presents (1982–2012) series (in 1993 he directed and co-wrote the episode "Jealousy" for series 5), as well as the comedy sketch show Alfresco (1983–1984). He appeared in the first stage production of John Byrne's The Slab Boys, at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh (1978). Career Ĭoltrane moved into acting in his early twenties, adopting the stage name Coltrane (in tribute to jazz saxophonist John Coltrane) and working in theatre and comedy. Ĭoltrane later called for private schools to be banned and used to be known as " Red Robbie", rebelling against his conservative upbringing through involvement with Amnesty International, Greenpeace, the Labour Party, and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. He studied painting at the Glasgow School of Art. 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. He started his education at Belmont House School in Newton Mearns before moving to Glenalmond College, an independent school in Perthshire. Howie and the nephew of businessman Forbes Howie. Coltrane was the great-grandson of Scottish businessman Thomas W. He had an older sister, Annie, and a younger sister, Jane. He also appeared in the films Henry V, Let It Ride, Danny, the Champion of the World, Ocean's Twelve, The Brothers Bloom, Great Expectations, and Effie Gray, and provided voice acting roles in the animated films The Tale of Despereaux and Brave.Ĭoltrane 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 GP who also served as a forensic police surgeon.
In 2016, he starred in the four-part Channel 4 series National Treasure alongside Julie Walters, a role for which he received a British Academy Television Award nomination.Ĭoltrane appeared in the films Mona Lisa and Nuns on the Run and as Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in the James Bond films GoldenEye and The World Is Not Enough. In 2006, Coltrane came eleventh in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars, voted by the public.
Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald in the ITV television series Cracker, a role which saw him receive the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in three consecutive years from 1994 to 1996. Coltrane then gained national prominence starring as criminal psychologist Dr. In 1987, he starred in the BBC miniseries Tutti Frutti with Thompson, for which he received his first British Academy Television Award for Best Actor nomination. In 2011, he was honoured for his " outstanding contribution" to film at the British Academy Scotland Awards.Ĭoltrane started his career appearing alongside Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, and Emma Thompson in the sketch series Alfresco. In 1990, Coltrane received the Evening Standard British Film Award – Peter Sellers Award for Comedy. He was appointed an OBE in the 2006 New Year Honours by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to drama. He gained worldwide recognition in the 2000s for playing Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series. Anthony Robert McMillan OBE (30 March 1950 – 14 October 2022), known professionally as Robbie Coltrane, was a Scottish actor.
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