‘Harry Potter’ stars honor beloved Hagrid actor Robbie Coltrane

nypost.com:

the death of their beloved co-star Robbie Coltrane. Coltrane — famous for his role as Rubeus Hagrid in the original movie series — has died at age 72.Along with fans, the actor’s co-stars in the iconic wizard franchise are also mourning the loss of the irreplaceable Coltrane.“Robbie was one of the funniest people I’ve met and used to keep us laughing constantly as kids on the set,” Daniel Radcliffe, who starred as Harry Potter, told The Post in a statement.“I’ve especially fond memories of him keeping our spirits up on Prisoner of Azkaban, when we were all hiding from the torrential rain for hours in Hagrid’s hut and he was telling stories and cracking jokes to keep morale up,” he remembered.

Radcliffe and his famous co-stars Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Tom Felton starred in the world-famous series alongside Coltrane throughout their childhood. “I feel incredibly lucky that I got to meet and work with him and very sad that he’s passed.

He was an incredible actor and a lovely man,” Radcliffe said. James Phelps, who played the rambunctious prankster Fred Weasley, also expressed his gratitude for his older co-star. “I will miss the random chats about all subjects under the sun.

And I’ll never forget in September 2000, Robbie Coltrane came over to a very nervous 14yr old me on my 1st ever day on a movie set and said ‘Enjoy it, you’ll be great’.