‘Harry Potter’ Star Robbie Coltrane’s Cause Of Death Confirmed After His Passing At Age 72

Robbie Coltrane died from aggregate organ failure, as was confirmed by Scottish outlet Daily Record. The actor, astir well-known for playing Rubeus Hagrid successful the Harry Potter franchise, passed away astatine property 72 connected Friday, October 14 successful a infirmary successful Labert, Scotland. Prior to his death, the histrion besides suffered from sepsis, a little respiratory tract infection, bosom block, obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. It was reported that the beloved histrion besides had mobility issues successful caller years, and would usage a wheelchair.

Before his death, it was reported that Robbie had been sick for a while, but the details of his unwellness weren’t public, per TMZ. The actor’s passing was announced successful a connection by his cause Belinda Wright, given to the BBC. “For maine personally, I shall retrieve him arsenic an abidingly loyal client. As good arsenic being a fantastic actor, helium was forensically intelligent, brilliantly witty and aft 40 years of being arrogant to beryllium called his agent, I shall miss him,” she said.

Robbie was 72 erstwhile helium passed away. (Shutterstock)

During his life, Robbie was unfastened astir his conflict with osteoarthritis. He revealed that helium was regularly successful symptom during filming for immoderate of his aboriginal appearances. “I was warring symptom 24 hours a time erstwhile I was successful National Treasure and Great Expectations,” helium said successful a 2020 interview, per Express. “I had nary cartilage successful my knee. It was bony connected bone.” He’s survived by his 2 children: Spencer and Alice. 

Following the quality of Robbie’s death, tons of Harry Potter stars shared tributes to the precocious actor. Daniel Radcliffe, who played the rubric character, shared a moving remembrance of bonding with the antheral who played Hagrid. Daniel called Robbie 1 of the “funniest people” helium met. “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,” helium said.

Robbie volition ever beryllium remembered for bringing Hagrid to beingness successful the ‘Harry Potter’ movies. (Everett)

While Robbie performed successful a fig of beloved movies and TV shows passim his career, including the James Bond films Goldeneye and The World Is Not Enough and the drama bid Cracker, he’ll ever beryllium Hagrid to a procreation of kids who grew up connected the Harry Potter movies. Before his passing, helium reflected connected the movies’ staying powerfulness successful an interrogation for the day peculiar connected HBOMax. “The bequest of these movies is that my children’s procreation volition amusement them to their children. So, you could beryllium watching them successful 50 years’ time, easy.” helium said. “I’ll not beryllium present sadly… but Hagrid will.”