RIP....very funny man

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

R.I.P.Robbie Coltrane

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

In the absence of Mr Beamish

Ŕip, great actor.

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

RIP Roscoe P
Thought he’d gone yrs ago tbh

Sad news. Superb actor. RIP

Wow didnt expect to hear that today

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.

Cracker were classics, RIP big man.

RIP. Loved him as Hagrid and Cracker.

Cracker now available on ITV hub

Nuns on the run, classic!

RIP. Was good in Goldeneye!

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.

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

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

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

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.

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?

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

RIP.

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

Very principled man. Good solid beliefs.

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.

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.

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

Cracker was a superb series.
RIP Robbie

RIP, Robbie Coltrane.

Cracker, man. What a series. Rip.

RIP big man ...

His portrayal of Dr Johnson in Blackadder was superb.

RIP big fella.

Appeared as the bus driver in Still Game - superb!