About this artwork
Robbie Coltrane had a hugely successful career in TV, stage and film. Born Anthony Robert McMillan in South Lanarkshire, he studied at Glasgow School of Art and Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh, before getting involved in theatre and stand-up comedy in his early twenties. It was then that he adopted his stage name. Coltrane became known through such TV shows as Tutti Frutti, in 1987, and Cracker in the 1990s. He then entered the world stage with parts in the Bond films, Goldeneye, 1995, and The World Is Not Enough, 1999. From 2001-11, he was cast as Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, after J.K. Rowling championed him for the role. In 2006 Coltrane won an OBE for his services to drama.
Updated October 2022
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artist:Donald Maclellan (born 1967) Scottish
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title:Robbie Coltrane, 1950 - 2022. Actor
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date created:12 June 2000
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materials:Gelatin silver print
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measurements:44.00 x 35.40 cm; mount: 63.50 x 50.70 cm
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credit line:Purchased 2002
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accession number:PGP 284.7
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Donald Maclellan
Donald Maclellan
Donald MacLellan was born in the West Highlands in 1967. He is a leading portrait photographer whose first solo exhibition 'Black Power' showed at the National Portrait Gallery in London in 1998. Empire magazine commissioned MacLellan to create a portfolio of Scotland's best actors in 2000. It was...