Robbie Coltrane in pictures: 'Big guy, big heart, a massive talent'

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Stars of film, television and comedy have been paying tribute to Robbie Coltrane, who has died at the age of 72.

Actor Sanjeev Kohli summed up the mood: "He was big in every sense of the word. A big guy, a big heart, a big intellect A massive talent."

We look back in pictures at the life and career of one of Scotland's national treasures.

Robbie Coltrane in a tartan suitImage source, Getty Images
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In December 1986 at a party for Eurythmics.

BlackadderImage source, Radio Times
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Coltrane appeared as Dr Samuel Johnson alongside Rowan Atkinson in Blackadder the Third, in an episode called Ink and Incapability' in June 1987.

With Billy ConnollyImage source, Getty Images
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Coltrane performing stand-up as well as acting, much like fellow Scot Billy Connolly - seen here in 1990.

The cast of A Kick Up The Eighties
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Coltrane (top right) worked with some of the biggest comedy stars in the country in A Kick Up The Eighties.

Robbie Coltrane in Tutti Frutti
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In Tutti Frutti, he was part of a dysfunctional rock and roll band.

Bob Hoskins & Robbie Coltrane in Mona LisaImage source, Rex Features
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The film Mona Lisa, with Bob Hoskins, saw Coltrane appear as a straight actor.

Robbie ColtraneImage source, Warner Bros
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He was JK Rowling's first choice to play Hagrid in the Harry Potter films. The author paid her own tribute, calling him "a complete one off".

Robbie Coltrane with a red noseImage source, Comic Relief
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Robbie Coltrane wears the Comic Relief red nose in 1991

The cast of Harry PotterImage source, Getty Images
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Coltrane appeared in all the Harry Potter films and late last year took part in a Harry Potter reunion TV special.

Robbie Coltrane and his OBE in 2006Image source, PA Media
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Coltrane was made an OBE in the 2006 New Year's honours list for his services to drama.

Robbie Coltrane with steam train in GlasgowImage source, PA Media
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In 2007, Coltrane, one of the trustees of the Riverside museum in Glasgow, brought a historic Scottish steam engine to Glasgow after 60 years in South Africa. Locomotive 3007 was designed and built in Polmadie, Glasgow, in 1945 and formed the centrepiece of the new attraction.

Robbie Coltrane with Scottish singer LuluImage source, Getty Images
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Catching up with Scottish singer Lulu in 2005 when they both attend the wedding of musician Jools Holland and Christabel McEwen.

At Glasgow School of Art in 2014Image source, PA Media
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A former student of Glasgow School of Art, he opened its new £30m Reid building in 2014.

Robbie ColtraneImage source, Reuters
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Robbie Coltrane at a photocall for the film Great Expectations in central London in October 2012.

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