Robbie Coltrane, the baby-faced comedian and character actor whose hundreds of roles included a crime-solving psychologist on the TV series “Cracker” and the gentle half-giant Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” movies, has died. He was 72.<br /><br />Robbie Coltrane died Friday at a hospital in his native Scotland, <br /><br />Born Anthony Robert McMillan in Rutherglen, Scotland, Coltrane was in his early 20s when he began pursuing an acting career and renamed himself in honor of jazz musician John Coltrane.<br /><br />He already had a notable screen career, with credits including “Mona Lisa,” “Nuns on the Run” and Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of “Henry V” when he broke through on his own as a hard-bitten detective in “Cracker,” the 1990s TV series for which he won best actor at the British Academy Television Awards three years running.<br /><br />As the young wizard's mentor, he continued to appear in all eight "Harry Potter" films. He also played a variety of other roles, such as a Russian crime boss in the James Bond thrillers "GoldenEye" and "The World is Not Enough," as well as Pip's guardian Mr. Jaggers in a 2012 adaptation of Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations." More recently, he won praise for his performance in the 2016 miniseries "National Treasure" as a beloved TV star who might be hiding a sinister secret.<br />
