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Robbie Coltrane, who portrays Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, is currently in the US filming Cracker: A New Terror for BBC America. When speaking with Jam! Showbiz, Coltrane stated that he has just completed filming his parts in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and that it took him about ten seconds to get back into his Fitz role. The film will air on BBC America October 30th, and sometime in early '07 on BBC Canada.
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Acclaimed actor Robbie Coltrane has become a familiar face to millions of families around the world as the kindly Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series. Hagrid is Hogwarts' caretaker and part-time teacher, specializing in the Magical Creatures course. He is ... Harry, Ron, and Hermione's close friend.
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Anthony Robert MacMillan, known as Robbie Coltrane , was born on March 30, 1950 in Rutherglen, Scotland, UK. He was born to the parents, Ian and Jean MacMillan. Robbie has made television appearances, as well made numerous appearances in a variety of films. Robbie is widely know as the lovable character, Hagrid, for The Harry Potter film series.
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Harry Potter star Robbie Coltrane was stunned when he was mobbed by a gang of Tibetan monks. The holy men recognized Coltrane as Hagrid in the boy wizard movies during the actor's recent visit to a monastery in Dumfries, Scotland.
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Robbie Coltrane, who portrays Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies, has signed up for a scene in a new TV series titled Still Games. He'll be a crazy bus driver in the scene, and is apparently doing the scene to keep his son, Spencer, happy.
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Before the Harry Potter film series, Coltrane was best known as Fitz in the acclaimed BBC hit series, Cracker. He reprises his role in Cracker: A New Terror, premiering on BBC America. During the first three seasons of Cracker, the mystery series was honored with several awards, including two BAFTA Best Drama Series Awards in 1995 and 1996, the Royal Television Society Award for Best Drama, the 1993 Broadcasting Press Guilds Award for Best Series and the US CableACE Awards Best Movie or Mini Series. Additionally, Coltrane received several awards for his portrayal of Dr. Edward 'Fitz' Fitzgerald in Cracker, including BAFTA's Best Television Actor award three consecutive years - 1994, 1995, and 1996. He was ... awarded the Best Television Actor at the 1993 Broadcasting Press Guilds Awards; a Silver Nymph Award for Best Actor at the 1994 Monte Carlo Television Festival; Best Male Performer at the 1994 Royal Television Society Awards; FIPA’s Best Actor Award and a CableACE Award for Best Actor in a Movie or Mini Series.
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