Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint are among the Harry Potter cast members to have paid tribute to the late Robbie Coltrane.
Best known for his role in the franchise as groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid, Coltrane passed away at the age of 72.
Daniel Radcliffe, who starred as Harry Potter, said: ‘Robbie was one of the funniest people I’ve met and used to keep us laughing constantly as kids on the set.
‘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.’
Rupert Grint, who starred as Ron Weasley, shared an image of Coltrane sitting outside Hagrid’s hut. Grunt said he will ‘never forget the smell of cigars and beard glue’, adding: ‘Just as Hagrid was in the books and films, Robbie was in life – warm, compassionate and hilarious. A giant-hearted man who was still looking out for us even decades later.’