What was Robbie Coltrane’s net worth? How tall was Robbie Coltrane?
Introduction
Robbie Coltrane was a Scottish actor who starred as the half-giant Hagrid in the Harry Potter films.
Biography
He was born on March 30, 1950, in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland, as Anthony Robert McMillan, to Ian Baxter McMillan and Jean Ross Howie.
He changed his name when he got into acting.
Coltrane studied painting at the Glasgow School of Art.
Robbie began acting professionally in the late ’70s, doing television and stage work.
In 1983, the Scottish actor played alongside Hugh Laurie, Siobhan Redmond, and Emma Thompson, in the ITV comedy Alfresco.
In 1987, he performed again with Emma Thompson (she also played in Harry Potter as Divination Professor Sybill Trelawney) in the six-part drama series, Tutti Frutti.
Robbie Coltrane, who tonight appears in the Crystal Cube. 7th July 1983 – @Getty
In 1995, Coltrane portrayed Russian Mafia boss Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in the James Bond film Goldeneye.
In 1999, he reprised his role as Zukovsky in The World Is Not Enough.
Rubeus Hagrid in Harry Potter
In 2001, Coltrane first starred as half-man/half-giant Rubeus Hagrid in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
“They do need quite a lot of directing children particular if they’re not familiar with cameras,” Coltrane said in an old interview about how good job director Chris Columbus did. “I mean I’m an old pro. When I was eleven, all I wanted was a good bit of elastic in my catapult. They are on a three million pound set.”
Coltrane later played in the rest of the Harry Potter films.
Robbie Coltrane on the set of the film ‘Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban’, London, England, 2003 – @Getty
In 2006, Robbie was appointed an OBE in the New Year Honours by Queen Elizabeth II.
In 2016, Coltrane acted in the four-part Channel 4 series National Treasure.
In 2019, he played in the TV series Urban Myths.
Coltrane was featured on Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts which was released in January 2022 on HBO Max.
He appeared alongside Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort), Gary Oldman (Sirius Black), Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), and Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter).
Wife
From 1999 to 2003, Robbie Coltrane was married to sculptor Rhona Gemmell.
Robbie Coltrane arrives for the European Charity Premiere of the James Bond Film “The World Is Not Enough” – 1999 – @Getty
He met Gemmell in December 1988 when she was a college student.
Their son, Spencer, was born in 1992.
In 1998, Coltrane and Gemmell welcomed a daughter, Alice.
In a September 2020 with Radio Times, the actor revealed that he’d had a “steady girlfriend” for 12 years.
Death
On October 14, 2022, Robbie Coltrane passed away in a hospital in Scotland. He was 72.
Robbie Coltrane and wife attend the world premiere of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” in London – 2001 – @Getty
According to the death certificate, he suffered from heart block, lower respiratory tract infection, and sepsis before his passing.
“He was a big friendly giant on screen but even more so In real life,” Tom Felton wrote on Instagram. “Love you mate – thank you for everything.”
“Robbie was like the most fun uncle I’ve ever had, but most of all,” Emma Watson said in a statement shared on her Instagram story. “His talent was so immense that it made sense he played a giant.”
“Robbie was one of the funniest people I’ve met and used to keep us laughing constantly as kids on that set,” Daniel Radcliffe said.
Rupert Grint, Robbie Coltrane, Daniel Radcliffe Emma Watson during the worldwide launch of the DVD/VHS at Leavesden Studios in north London – 2003 – @Getty
“He was an incredible talent, a complete one off,” Harry Potter author JK Rowling wrote on social media. “I was beyond fortunate to know him, work with him and laugh my head off with him.”
“A giant hearted man who was still looking out for us even decades later,” added Rupert Grint. “Sending love to his family.”
Height
Robbie Coltrane was 6′ 1″ (1.85 m) tall.
“In real life, I’m 6′ 1″,” Coltrane once said about his height. “Each way pretty well, north and south and east and west, unfortunately.”
While this is above average, it falls short of Rubeus Hagrid’s half-giant stature of 8 feet 6 inches showed in the films — this is also smaller than the 12-foot half-giant described in the books.
To bridge this height difference, filmmakers used several techniques, including the use of animatronic heads and body doubles.
Robbie Coltrane arrives at the World Premiere of “Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire” at the Odeon Leicester Square on November 6, 2005 in London – @Getty
Here is a video explaining how they made Hagrid bigger.
Robbie Coltrane – Net Worth
So, how much was Robbie Coltrane worth?
Coltrane earned most of his wealth from his acting career, but especially from the Harry Potter films.
For Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Coltrane was paid $200K, $900K for Prisoner of Azkaban, and $1.2M for Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
The Harry Potter star owned his own company Bad Business.
In the early 90s, he wrote an autobiography, Coltrane in a Cadillac, where he detailed “his passion for vintage American cars.”
After his death, Robbie left his two children most of his wealth which was worth about £5M. He also left $£250K to a godson, and £450K to his sister Annie.
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In the United Kingdom, his estate was at £3.8M, and £776K in Spain. He also had £300K in funds held in the US. Therefore, at the time of his death, Robbie Coltrane had an estimated net worth of $6.5 million.
“The legacy of the movies is that my children’s generation will show them to their children,” he said during the Harry Potter franchise’s televised reunion.
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