John Byrne

Robbie Coltrane, 1950 - 2022. Actor (as Danny McGlone)

About this artwork

Robbie Coltrane became well known in the early 1980s with the rise of television's alternative comedy scene. Coltrane was in the original production of The Slab Boys and its sequel Cuttin' a Rug, which were written by John Byrne. This portrait shows the actor in the character of Danny McGlone from Byrne's Tutti Frutti, for which Coltrane won his first nomination as best actor for a BAFTA award. The apple core he clutches represents the music business in which his character is involved, suggesting it is rotten to the core. He was best known to an international audience as Hagrid, the kindly giant in the Harry Potter films.

Updated October 2022

  • artist:
    John Byrne (1940 - 2023) Scottish
  • title:
    Robbie Coltrane, 1950 - 2022. Actor (as Danny McGlone)
  • date created:
    1988
  • materials:
    Oil on board on paper
  • measurements:
    30.00 x 21.25 cm; Framed: 64.00 x 45.50 x 1.50 cm / 1.00 kg
  • object type:
  • credit line:
    Purchased 1998
  • accession number:
    PG 3116
  • gallery:
  • depicted:
  • artwork photographed by:
    Antonia Reeve
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John Byrne

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