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Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane

42 movies on Netflix

Biography

Robbie Coltrane, born Anthony Robin McMillan, was a Scottish performer who worked as an actor, comedian and author. Born in Rutherglen, he moved into acting in his early twenties, working in theater and comedy and taking his stage name in tribute to the jazz saxophonist John Coltrane. Early stage work included John Byrne's The Slab Boys in Edinburgh, and he appeared in the sketch shows Alfresco and The Comic Strip Presents, later directing and co-writing an episode of the latter. His first British Academy Television Award nomination came for the BBC miniseries Tutti Frutti, and he won the BAFTA for Best Actor three years running from 1994 as the criminal psychologist Fitz in Cracker. He played the Russian gangster Valentin Zukovsky in the Bond films GoldenEye (1995) and The World Is Not Enough (1999), then found worldwide fame as Rubeus Hagrid across the Harry Potter series (2001 to 2011). He was appointed an OBE in 2006.

72years old at death

  • Born Rutherglen
  • Died Forth Valley Royal Hospital
  • Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
  • Anthony Robert McMillan (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
42
Career span
42 years1980 to 2022

Genres

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  1. About the name

    In his early twenties, Coltrane moved into acting and took the stage name Coltrane as a tribute to the jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, also working in theater and comedy.

  2. First role

    Robbie Coltrane acted in the debut staging of John Byrne's The Slab Boys. The Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh hosted that 1978 production.

  3. A change of course

    For his documentary Coltrane in a Cadillac, Robbie Coltrane drove a 1951 Cadillac Series 62 coupe convertible from Los Angeles to New York City, a journey of 3765 miles that he completed in 32 days.

Robbie Coltrane movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004 Adventure, Family, Fantasyas Rubeus Hagrid

    IMDb rating 7.9779K votes

  2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets2002 Adventure, Family, Fantasyas Rubeus Hagrid

    IMDb rating 7.5778K votes

  3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone2001as Rubeus Hagrid

    IMDb rating 7.7967K votes

  4. Brave2012as Lord Dingwallvoice

    IMDb rating 7.1486K votes

  5. From Hell2001as Sergeant Peter Godley

    IMDb rating 6.7173K votes

  6. The World Is Not Enough1999as Valentin Zukovsky

    IMDb rating 6.4222K votes

  7. GoldenEye1995as Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky

    IMDb rating 7.2289K votes

  8. The Brothers Bloom2008as Curator

    IMDb rating 6.754K votes

Most often with

David Yates directed three of these films, Chris Columbus two and Mike Newell two. Emma Watson appears in nine of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Robbie Coltrane's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$8.9 billion

32 of the 42 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 42 films: 32 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.

  • 32Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 3Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 82% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    $1.3B15.1% of the total
  2. 2
    $1.0B11.6% of the total
  3. 3
    $938M10.5% of the total
  4. 4
    $934M10.5% of the total
  5. 5
    $896M10.1% of the total
  6. 6
    $877M9.8% of the total
  7. 7
    $790M8.9% of the total
  8. 8
    Brave2012as Lord Dingwall (voice)
    $539M6.0% of the total
The World Is Not Enough (1999), $362 millionGoldenEye (1995), $352 millionVan Helsing (2004), $300 millionArthur Christmas (2011), $151 millionMessage in a Bottle (1999), $119 millionThe Tale of Despereaux (2008), $87.0 millionFrom Hell (2001), $74.6 millionThe Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), $24.1 millionAlex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006), $23.9 millionKrull (1983), $16.9 millionNuns on the Run (1990), $11.0 millionBuddy (1997), $10.1 millionDeath Watch (1980), $7.6 millionGreat Expectations (2012), $6.2 millionMona Lisa (1986), $5.8 millionThe Brothers Bloom (2008), $5.5 million

$1.6 billionfrom the other 24 films with a worldwide figure, 18% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors from 2005 to 2011, one of them major.

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Robbie Coltrane's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
BAFTA
2011Scotland AwardsWon
Other honors
2005Officer of the Order of the British EmpireWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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