Robbie Coltrane
Birthday: 30 March 1950, Rutherglen, Scotland, UK
Birth Name: Anthony Robert McMillan
Height: 185 cm
Robbie Coltrane, one of Britain's most popular comedians who was head of debating society at school and won prizes for his art, is now a film star who played in two James Bond films and in the "Harry Potter" franchise.Coltrane was born Anthony Robert McMillan on March 30, 1950, in Rutherglen, a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. His mo...
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Robbie Coltrane, one of Britain's most popular comedians who was head of debating society at school and won prizes for his art, is now a film star who played in two James Bond films and in the "Harry Potter" franchise.Coltrane was born Anthony Robert McMillan on March 30, 1950, in Rutherglen, a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. His mother, Jean Ross (Howie), was a teacher and pianist. His father, Ian Baxter McMillan, was a general surgeon who also worked for police pathology. Young Robbie was fond of art, music, films and cars. He was a voracious reader of his dad's books on medicine and crime. At age 12 he made his acting debut on stage at Glenalmond College, delivering rants from "Henry V". At that time he was fascinated with Marlon Brando and Orson Welles.He attended Glasgow Art School, majoring in drawing, painting and film, then studied art at Edinburgh's Moray House College of Education for a year. In 1973 he made a documentary titled "Young Mental Health", which was voted Film Of The Year by the Scottish Education Council. At that time Robbie took the name Coltrane, due to his love of jazz, and began a career of a stand-up comedian at night clubs, at the Edinburgh Festival, as well as an actor with Edinburgh's renowned Traverse Theatre.In 1980 Coltrane made his debut on television as "Border Guard" in BBC's mini-series The Lost Tribe (1980), then made his big screen debut as a limousine driver in La mort en direct (1980). In 1981 he appeared in his first leading role as Detective Fritz Langley in Subway Riders (1981), by famed underground director Amos Poe.He became a well-known face through appearances in The Comic Strip series, then in Alfresco (1983) and Comic Strip movies The Supergrass (1985) and The Pope Must Die (1991), among other films. At that time Coltrane had a drinking problem, downing as much as a bottle of whiskey a day. In 1986 he flew to a clinic in Mexico and was treated for obesity. In 1987 his partner for 15 years, Robin Paine, left him for good, leaving her portrait in Coltrane's barn.In 1988 Coltrane met then 18-year-old Rhona Gemmell in a pub. They married and had a son, Spencer, and a daughter, Alice. His career took off during the early 1990s with the leading role as Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald, a forensic psychologist, in the popular TV series Cracker (1993).He made such a good performance as Valentin Zukovsky, a KGB man turned St. Petersburg mafia lord, in GoldenEye (1995) the producers called him back for the same character in The World Is Not Enough (1999). Then Coltrane hit another lucrative franchise; he was personally selected by J.K. Rowling as her choice to play half-giant Rubeus Hagrid in the 'Harry Potter' films.In early 1990s Coltrane wrote an autobiography, "Coltrane in a Cadillac", and also starred in the eponymous TV series, Coltrane in a Cadillac (1993), in which he indulges his passion for vintage cars and tells with great humor about his 4000-mile journey across America from Los Angeles to New York. In 2003 he separated from his wife. His interests outside of his acting profession has been reading books, and rebuilding and collecting vintage cars. Robbie Coltrane resides in a converted farmhouse in Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK. Show less «
The person who comes up to you and makes the most noise and is the most intrusive is invariably the ...Show more »
The person who comes up to you and makes the most noise and is the most intrusive is invariably the person in the room who has no respect for you at all, and it's really all about them. Show less «
Ninety percent of people's nightmares is standing in front of 1,000 people. Did you know that? And h...Show more »
Ninety percent of people's nightmares is standing in front of 1,000 people. Did you know that? And having to speak. You would have thought it would have been a madman tying you up and taking your eyes out. Show less «
I've signed on for four movies, and I'll do four. That's easy. No complications there.
I've signed on for four movies, and I'll do four. That's easy. No complications there.
Is it just me, or is the world full of beautiful women?
Is it just me, or is the world full of beautiful women?
Once you've been doing anything for twenty-five years people start to notice you. What was really ni...Show more »
Once you've been doing anything for twenty-five years people start to notice you. What was really nice about the OBE is that it's the first award where I didn't have to make a speech and I didn't have to sit there waiting to see if I'd won - I knew I was going to get it. Show less «
My dad? He died when I was 19, which is a bad time for your dad to die, because there's an awful lot...Show more »
My dad? He died when I was 19, which is a bad time for your dad to die, because there's an awful lot of things you have to resolve with your parents past your teens if you've been a difficult teenager. Show less «
I knew it was going to be enormous because of the number of people who bought the books, but, to be ...Show more »
I knew it was going to be enormous because of the number of people who bought the books, but, to be honest, I never thought it would be bigger than Bond. Never in a million years. Show less «
I just get the same stuff as I did before, but the price tag is much higher.
I just get the same stuff as I did before, but the price tag is much higher.
I love films where the world seems to be going a bit faster and everything's a bit brighter and more...Show more »
I love films where the world seems to be going a bit faster and everything's a bit brighter and more in focus. Show less «
I had a very bad time with acid. I did that classic thing of looking in the mirror by mistake and se...Show more »
I had a very bad time with acid. I did that classic thing of looking in the mirror by mistake and seeing the devil. But I took it several times, because you always think that next time you might have the wonderful time that everyone else is having. Show less «
That's the trouble with anything which essentially has a lot of bits that are physically impossible:...Show more »
That's the trouble with anything which essentially has a lot of bits that are physically impossible: You're left, stuck, in the studio. And that's a shame. You're making a movie. You don't want it to stay put, you want it to be a movie - to move. Show less «
I mean, I'm obviously not one of those people who's so beautiful women take their clothes off when I...Show more »
I mean, I'm obviously not one of those people who's so beautiful women take their clothes off when I walk into the room. I didn't become a star overnight. Show less «
When you are new to the business, you think if you give a really bad performance, that's one they wi...Show more »
When you are new to the business, you think if you give a really bad performance, that's one they will print. You will be judged. You just have to be brave. Show less «
It was quite instant that he wanted Harry's approval. Did you notice that? And the children sort of ...Show more »
It was quite instant that he wanted Harry's approval. Did you notice that? And the children sort of rescued him this time. It's a great turnabout. That's what happens as your children get older. They do things for you, and it's quite shocking when they do. Show less «
I've already felt that I want to direct. Being an executive producer is like the best job in the wor...Show more »
I've already felt that I want to direct. Being an executive producer is like the best job in the world because you make all these executive decisions and then you leave the money to other people. You don't have to be on set and counting beans. Show less «
I think the shocking thing to discover is the owls are not stupid and very feral, very hard to train...Show more »
I think the shocking thing to discover is the owls are not stupid and very feral, very hard to train. Show less «
In real life, I'm 6' 1" - each way pretty well, north and south and east and west, unfortunately.
In real life, I'm 6' 1" - each way pretty well, north and south and east and west, unfortunately.
See, what you're meant to do when you have a mid-life crisis is buy a fast car, aren't you? Well, I'...Show more »
See, what you're meant to do when you have a mid-life crisis is buy a fast car, aren't you? Well, I've always had fast cars. It's not that. It's the fear that you're past your best. It's the fear that the stuff you've done in the past is your best work. Show less «
Why is it trivia? People call it trivia because they know nothing and they are embarrassed about it.
Why is it trivia? People call it trivia because they know nothing and they are embarrassed about it.
It's hell with that big beard and stuff. That's the one bit I don't like. Either you take out at lun...Show more »
It's hell with that big beard and stuff. That's the one bit I don't like. Either you take out at lunch or you don't eat. So I opted not to eat, 'cause having to put it on twice is horrific. Show less «
The backgrounds in Lord of the Rings are all explained.
The backgrounds in Lord of the Rings are all explained.
I sometimes worry that all the beautiful things have been made.
I sometimes worry that all the beautiful things have been made.
Believe me, my children have more stamina than a power station.
Believe me, my children have more stamina than a power station.
[on Britain's greatest sex offender, Sir Jimmy Savile] I never wanted to meet him. I always thought ...Show more »
[on Britain's greatest sex offender, Sir Jimmy Savile] I never wanted to meet him. I always thought he was creepy. The big question is, what kind of culture was going on that he got away with it for as long as he did? With the way electronics and social media [are], hopefully it won't happen again, that you could not get away with it these days. That's what you'd hope. Show less «
Crows are incredibly smart. They can be taught five things on the drop.
Crows are incredibly smart. They can be taught five things on the drop.
I've got two young kids. I don't know what the future holds.
I've got two young kids. I don't know what the future holds.
What you do is get the right director and the right screenwriter and the right cast. It's a fantasti...Show more »
What you do is get the right director and the right screenwriter and the right cast. It's a fantastic job. Show less «
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Annabelle: Creation
IMDb: 7
2017
109 min
Country: United States
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Twelve years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into ...