Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane (birth name Robert MacMillan, some sources say Anthony MacMillan) (born March 30, 1950) is a Scottish actor.

He was born in Rutherglen, Glasgow and educated (sporadically) at Glenalmond school in Perthshire, Glasgow School of Art, and the Moray House College Of Education in Edinburgh. He moved into acting in his early twenties, taking the stage name Coltrane (in tribute to jazz saxophonist John Coltrane) and working in theatre and stand-up comedy.

His comic skills brought him roles in the television series The Comic Strip Presents (1982) and he was one of the stars of Laugh? I Nearly Paid My Licence Fee (1984). He soon moved into films, obtaining small roles in a number of movies such as Death Watch (1980), Scrubbers (1983), Absolute Beginners (1986) and Mona Lisa (1986). On television he also appeared in Tutti Frutti (1987), as Samuel Johnson in Blackadder (1987) (a role he later reprised in the more serious Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Islands (1993)), and in a number of stand-up and sketch comedy shows.

He co-starred with Eric Idle in Nuns on the Run (1990), and played the Pope in The Pope Must Die (1991). He also played a would-be private detective obsessed with Humphrey Bogart in the TV play The Bogie Man. His roles went from strength to strength in the 1990s with the TV series Cracker (1993-1996) and a BAFTA award as the stepping stone to parts in bigger films such as the James Bond films Goldeneye (1995) and The World Is Not Enough (1999), as well as giant Rubeus Hagrid in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).

Coltrane lives near Glasgow, is married and has two children, and collects vintage cars.


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Coltrane lives near Glasgow, is married and has two children, and collects vintage cars. They are involved in many community service activites. His roles went from strength to strength in the 1990s with the TV series Cracker (1993-1996) and a BAFTA award as the stepping stone to parts in bigger films such as the James Bond films Goldeneye (1995) and The World Is Not Enough (1999), as well as giant Rubeus Hagrid in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). Henry Darrow is married and lives with his wife of many years, Lauren Levian in North Carolina. He also played a would-be private detective obsessed with Humphrey Bogart in the TV play The Bogie Man. Henry has served on the "Advisory Committee of Bilingual Children's Television". He co-starred with Eric Idle in Nuns on the Run (1990), and played the Pope in The Pope Must Die (1991). He was also a founder of "Nosotros", an orginization helping latino actors to land non-stereotyped parts.

On television he also appeared in Tutti Frutti (1987), as Samuel Johnson in Blackadder (1987) (a role he later reprised in the more serious Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Islands (1993)), and in a number of stand-up and sketch comedy shows. Henry was a member of the Board of Directors of the "Screen Actors Guild" (SAG) and a member of "SAG's" "Ethnic Minorities Committee. He soon moved into films, obtaining small roles in a number of movies such as Death Watch (1980), Scrubbers (1983), Absolute Beginners (1986) and Mona Lisa (1986). The "Miller Brewing Company" honored Henry by portraying him in their 2000 "Hispanic-American Calendar". His comic skills brought him roles in the television series The Comic Strip Presents (1982) and he was one of the stars of Laugh? I Nearly Paid My Licence Fee (1984). Henry also recieved the first "Ricardo Montalban/Nosotros Award" for his contributions in improving the image of the Latino. He moved into acting in his early twenties, taking the stage name Coltrane (in tribute to jazz saxophonist John Coltrane) and working in theatre and stand-up comedy. Among the many awards that Henry has won are the following: A "Bambi Award" (The German version of the "Emmy") for "The High Caparral" and an "Emmy" Award for his role in the soap opera "Santa Barbara".

He was born in Rutherglen, Glasgow and educated (sporadically) at Glenalmond school in Perthshire, Glasgow School of Art, and the Moray House College Of Education in Edinburgh. Helens", "The Hitcher", "Maverick", "The Runaway" and "Life of Sin" alongside Miriam Colon, Jose Ferrer and Raul Julia. Robbie Coltrane (birth name Robert MacMillan, some sources say Anthony MacMillan) (born March 30, 1950) is a Scottish actor. Here is a particial list of some of the many movies in which Henry has co-starred: "Hoilday for Lovers", "Losin It", "The Last of the Finest", "Cancel my Reservation", "St. He also has provided the "voice" for the cartoon version of "Zorro". Henry is the first latino actor to have portrayed "Zorro" in two different television series.

Among the soap operas he has participated in are: "Santa Barbara", "General Hospital", "One Life to Live" and in a Mexican production titled "Crystal Empire". shows in which he has appeared are: "Hawaii Five-O", "Kojak", "Kung Fu", "Mission Imossible", "The Waltons" and "Mod Squad". Henry has also appeared in hundreds of episodes of soap operas, mini-series, sit-coms, and dramas, along with numerous stage plays. Ammong some of the T.V. The role of "Manolito" was to give Henry national exposture, besides fame and fortune.

on September of 1967 in NBC and lasted for four seasons. The series debuted on national T.V. western series "The High Chaparral" and cast him in the role of "Manolito Montoya". Immediately, Dortort recruited Henry for his T.V.

Television producir David Dortort was attending one of the presentations when he first saw Henry. Henry had already landed small parts in some 12 movies and 75 television series when he landed a role in a play entitled "The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit". Henry graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater Arts. At the Playhouse, he met a young lady by the name of Lucy who was to become his first wife and with whom he was to have two children, "Denise" and "Tom".

Henry moved to Los Angeles, California and enrolled in the "Passadena Playhouse". During his third year in the University, Henry was awarded a scholaship, the first of its kind, to attend an acting school, by the Government of Puerto Rico. He also worked part-time as an interpreter. There he proceded to study political science and acting.

Henry graduated from high school as class president and soon after enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico (Universidad de Puerto Rico). There he discovered his roots and grew to love the land he had never known before. In 1946, when Henry was 13 years old, his family returned to Puerto Rico. His parents were very supportive and always encouraged him to pursue his dreams.

As a child, this acting experience was all he needed to convince him that's all he'll ever want to be. When Henry was 8 years old, he participated in a school play where he acted as a woodcutter. Henry is the first born son of Gloria and Enrique Delgado Sr., who migrated to New York from Puerto Rico in the early 1930's. Henry Darrow (born Enrique Tomas Delgado, Jr. on September 15, 1933 in New York City) is an actor who is best remembered for his role of "Manolito" in the popular 1960's television western series called "The High Chaparral".