Robbie appeared to be in good spirits and addressed his health battle, saying that he's 'due a new knee'. Robbie's now awaiting knee surgery in America to repair his joint that will hopefully relieve the pain. The 68-year-old, who played the beloved Rubeus Hagrid in the blockbuster franchise, battles with osteoarthritis which has left him in crippling pain and unable to walk. In reality Robbie Coltrane is only wheelchair-bound temporarily while awaiting an operation according to this report: Robbie Coltrane left in wheelchair after crippling osteoarthritis agony The websites mentioned on these pages all direct back to the Noticias Ecatepec website. The "news" was also posted with the caption " MURIÓ HAGRID" ("Hagrid died") on the Facebook page "Noticias de Monterrey" and again with a different misleading caption on Noticias de Jalisco and Noticias de Monterrey: Note we highlighted the word "muere" which means "dies" in Spanish. The URL of the story was " muere-hagrid-el-actor-en-harry-potter/". Users on social media only saw this title, description and thumbnail: Hagrid, el actor en Harry Potter, pierde la batallaĪ sus 68 años, el actor británico Robbie Coltrane -conocido por su papel de Hagrid en Harry Potter- reveló que ha perdido la batalla contra laĪs you can see it cuts of right before mentioning the osteoarthritis part. Translation: At 68, British actor Robbie Coltrane - known for his role as Hagrid in Harry Potter - revealed that he has lost the battle against osteoarthritis, a disease that damages the cartilage that covers the ends of the bones of a joint and by the which will now be confined to a wheelchair. The story originated from an article published by Noticias Ecatepec on Matitled "Hagrid, el actor en Harry Potter, pierde la batalla" (archived here) which opened: A sus 68 años, el actor británico Robbie Coltrane -conocido por su papel de Hagrid en Harry Potter- reveló que ha perdido la batalla contra la osteoartritis, una enfermedad que daña el cartílago que cubre los extremos de los huesos de una articulación y por la cual ahora estará confinado a una silla de ruedas. According to reports, J.K Rowling had Coltrane at the top of her list to play Hagrid and, when asked whom she would like to see in the role, responded “Robbie Coltrane for Hagrid” in one quick breath.Did Robbie Coltrane (who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies) die or did he "lose the battle"? No, that's not true: a Spanish-language site put a misleading headline on an article about Coltrane's osteoarthritis and several posts appeared on social media linking to the article while making the claim he died. He also memorably played the Pope in 1991 comedy The Pope Must Die.Ĭracker brought critical success in the 1990s, and Coltrane made his Harry Potter debut in 2001’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone outside the U.S.). Early film roles included Flash Gordon and Mona Lisa before he appeared on the small screen in Tutti Frutti and then Blackadder the Third. He took the stage name Coltrane in his early 20s in tribute to jazz saxophonist John Coltrane and broke through in Byrne’s theater production of The Slab Boys. He co-starred in James Bond films GoldenEye and The World Is Not Enough, in which he played Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky, a former KGB operative-turned-ally of Agent 007.Ĭoltrane was born Anthony Robert McMillan on March 30, 1950, in Rutherglen, Scotland. RELATED: James Bond Movies In Order: Filmography, Bond Women & Iconic Villains The actor also gave memorable performances in movies including Nuns on the Run, Mona Lisa and Ocean’s 12. He also was BAFTA-nominated for Channel 4 drama National Treasure and BBC Scotland’s Tutti Frutti. In the UK, Coltrane memorably conquered TV screens as forensic psychologist Dr Edward “Fitz” Coltrane in the murder drama series Cracker, for which he won three consecutive BAFTA best actor prizes, an honor only equaled by one other actor, Michael Gambon. RELATED: Hollywood & Media Deaths 2022: A Photo Gallery
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