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Daniel Radcliffe has issued a statement following the death of Harry Potter star Robbie Coltrane, who died on Oct. 14 at the age of 72. “Robbie was one of the funniest people I’ve met and used to keep us laughing constantly as kids on the set,” the 33-year-old actor said in a statement obtained by Variety. “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. 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.” More AboutDaniel Radcliffe
Robbie played Hogwarts’ gamekeeper Rubeus Hagrid through all eight Harry Potter films and had a great deal of screentime with Daniel, who played the titular character of Harry. His character acted as a bit of a mentor to Harry through his turbulent time at Hogwarts. Arguably his most memorable line came in 2001’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone when he informed an 11-year-old Harry that he is a wizard. “Yer a wizard, Harry,” he simply stated.
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