Daniel Radcliffe Mourns ‘Harry Potter’ Star Robbie Coltrane After His Death: ‘One Of The Funniest People I’ve Met’

Daniel Radcliffe has issued a connection pursuing the decease of Harry Potter star Robbie Coltrane, who died connected Oct. 14 astatine the property of 72.  “Robbie was 1 of the funniest radical I’ve met and utilized to support america laughing perpetually arsenic kids connected the set,” the 33-year-old histrion said successful a connection obtained by Variety. “I’ve particularly fond memories of him keeping our spirits up connected ‘Prisoner of Azkaban,’ erstwhile we were each hiding from the torrential rainfall for hours successful Hagrid’s hut and helium was telling stories and cracking jokes to support morale up. I consciousness incredibly fortunate that I got to conscionable and enactment with him and precise bittersweet that he’s passed. He was an unthinkable histrion and a beauteous man.”

Robbie played Hogwarts’ gamekeeper Rubeus Hagrid done each 8 Harry Potter films and had a large woody of screentime with Daniel, who played the titular quality of Harry. His quality acted arsenic a spot of a mentor to Harry done his turbulent clip astatine Hogwarts. Arguably his astir memorable enactment came successful 2001’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone erstwhile helium informed an 11-year-old Harry that helium is simply a wizard. “Yer a wizard, Harry,” helium simply stated.

Hagrid and Harry Potter thrust connected Hagrid’s motorcycle (Photo: Everett Collection)

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