Robbie Coltrane

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 5:59 pm

RIP....very funny man

evensteadiereddie · Post by **evensteadiereddie** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 6:00 pm

Loved him in the Harry Potter films but "Cracker" took the er, biscuit.

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 6:05 pm

R.I.P.Robbie Coltrane

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 6:05 pm

Brilliant as the mad bus driver in Still Game....72 years old no age at all

Claret Till I Die · Post by **Claret Till I Die** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 6:08 pm

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In the absence of Mr Beamish

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 6:11 pm

Ŕip, great actor.

Somethingfishy · Post by **Somethingfishy** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 6:15 pm

Bo and Luke can rest easy now in Hazzard County......

AlargeClaret · Post by **AlargeClaret** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 6:22 pm

RIP Roscoe P
Thought he’d gone yrs ago tbh

beddie · Post by **beddie** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 6:50 pm

Sad news. Superb actor. RIP

Tribesmen · Post by **Tribesmen** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 6:54 pm

Wow didnt expect to hear that today

Colburn_Claret · Post by **Colburn_Claret** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 7:16 pm

A great series Cracker, so many memorable moments in it, that still come to mind so easily, so many years later.

Love Harry Potter as well.

R.I.P. Big Man.

Jakubclaret · Post by **Jakubclaret** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 7:21 pm

Cracker were classics, RIP big man.

MrTopTier · Post by **MrTopTier** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 7:27 pm

RIP. Loved him as Hagrid and Cracker.

Claret Till I Die · Post by **Claret Till I Die** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 7:32 pm

Cracker now available on ITV hub

the_great_orange_one · Post by **the_great_orange_one** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 7:32 pm

Nuns on the run, classic!

claret2018 · Post by **claret2018** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 7:32 pm

RIP. Was good in Goldeneye!

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 7:39 pm

Claret Till I Die wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 14, 2022 6:08 pm
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In the absence of Mr Beamish

It's supposed to look like the deceased.

RIP Hagrid.

Somethingfishy · Post by **Somethingfishy** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 7:40 pm

In Blackadder.."Sausages?? SAUSAGES??"

elwaclaret · Post by **elwaclaret** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 7:40 pm

Fantastically versatile actor, respected both sides of the pond. No age, very sad and unexpected news.
RIP Robbie Coltrane

Claret Till I Die · Post by **Claret Till I Die** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 7:47 pm

Tall Paul wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 14, 2022 7:39 pm
It's supposed to look like the deceased.

RIP Hagrid.

I beg to differ but we'll agree to disagree

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 7:50 pm

Good as Hagrid of course, but actually phenomenal in Cracker which was just brilliant at the time. Great actor and always seemed a really nice guy. Very sad.

morpheus2 · Post by **morpheus2** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 7:56 pm

Claret Till I Die wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 14, 2022 7:47 pm
I beg to differ but we'll agree to disagree

Opportunity for Dexys Midnight Runners to top the charts again with their tribute song about him perhaps?

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 8:05 pm

Claret Till I Die wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 14, 2022 7:47 pm
I beg to differ but we'll agree to disagree

I don't agree to disagree. You are wrong.

Examples:
https://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboa ... 6#p1271266
https://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboa ... 1#p1236791
https://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboa ... 9#p1196289

At least it was slightly funny when he used to do it.

elwaclaret · Post by **elwaclaret** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 8:14 pm

Only on this board could an RIP thread turn into an argument about a joke that was never that funny in the first place.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 8:23 pm

Bit of a shock learning of his sudden death tonight.

Probably best known to a Scottish audience for his role in Tutti Frutti before he really became an established international star.

Didn't realise he'd appeared in so many great movies and tv shows.

lakedistrictclaret · Post by **lakedistrictclaret** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 8:24 pm

My favourite bit in Cracker is when he was in the " eight items or less " aisle in the supermarket, arguing with the check-out girl that twelve bottles of whisky was only one item.

LeadBelly · Post by **LeadBelly** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 8:34 pm

A couple of months younger than me.

RIP Robbie.

Met him once, of all places in Merthyr Tydfil. I'd just started working there and staying at a local (not very salubrious) hotel. The cast of "The Comic Strip" tv series were staying there for a few days whilst filming the satire "The Strike" - very amusing that turned out I thought.
The cast (Coltrane, Edmonson, Mayall etc) were all very approachable, merry and chatty in the bar on a couple of evenings.

I really liked Cracker at the time (mid 1990s ?) too but haven't seen any repeats- not sure how well it's dated.

HahaYeah · Post by **HahaYeah** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 8:36 pm

First saw him in Kevin Turvey - investigative reporter and comic strip stuff,then he was very good as Cracker.

RIP.

1882Clarets1882 · Post by **1882Clarets1882** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 9:08 pm

Starred in the film The Pope Must Die. Evidently , Robbie had to as well.

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 9:45 pm

Very principled man. Good solid beliefs.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 9:48 pm

lakedistrictclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 14, 2022 8:24 pm
My favourite bit in Cracker is when he was in the " eight items or less " aisle in the supermarket, arguing with the check-out girl that twelve bottles of whisky was only one item.

Funnily enough I've just had the same argument with my six year old. I nipped into the supermarket for "two things", beer and curry. He called me a liar when I bought two curries and four beers.

Stalbansclaret · Post by **Stalbansclaret** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 11:02 pm

Cracker is one of my all-time favourite TV series.....he was absolutely fantastic in that and amongst a number of other fine actors too. Genius.
The last thing I remember him in was the National Treasure drama on C4 where he played a celebrity involved in a Stuart Hall/Jimmy Saville type sex scandal.

ClaretLoup · Post by **ClaretLoup** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 11:21 pm

Apparently lived out the last few years of his life as a recluse somewhere in a remote part of Scotland.

ten bellies · Post by **ten bellies** » Sat Oct 15, 2022 12:05 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_jNE32FDZ8

Suratclaret · Post by **Suratclaret** » Sat Oct 15, 2022 3:04 am

Cracker was a superb series.
RIP Robbie

Quicknick · Post by **Quicknick** » Sat Oct 15, 2022 5:34 am

RIP, Robbie Coltrane.

CharlieinNewMexico · Post by **CharlieinNewMexico** » Sat Oct 15, 2022 8:01 am

Cracker, man. What a series. Rip.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sat Oct 15, 2022 9:49 am

RIP big man ...

bobinho · Post by **bobinho** » Sat Oct 15, 2022 10:10 am

His portrayal of Dr Johnson in Blackadder was superb.

RIP big fella.

basil6345789 · Post by **basil6345789** » Sat Oct 15, 2022 11:31 am

Appeared as the bus driver in Still Game - superb!