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

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.

Getty Images Robbie Coltrane in a tartan suitGetty Images
In December 1986 at a party for Eurythmics.
Radio Times BlackadderRadio Times
Coltrane appeared as Dr Samuel Johnson alongside Rowan Atkinson in Blackadder the Third, in an episode called Ink and Incapability' in June 1987.
Getty Images With Billy ConnollyGetty Images
Coltrane performing stand-up as well as acting, much like fellow Scot Billy Connolly - seen here in 1990.
BBC The cast of A Kick Up The EightiesBBC
Coltrane (top right) worked with some of the biggest comedy stars in the country in A Kick Up The Eighties.
BBC Robbie Coltrane in Tutti FruttiBBC
In Tutti Frutti, he was part of a dysfunctional rock and roll band.
Rex Features Bob Hoskins & Robbie Coltrane in Mona LisaRex Features
The film Mona Lisa, with Bob Hoskins, saw Coltrane appear as a straight actor.
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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".
Comic Relief Robbie Coltrane with a red noseComic Relief
Robbie Coltrane wears the Comic Relief red nose in 1991
Getty Images The cast of Harry PotterGetty Images
Coltrane appeared in all the Harry Potter films and late last year took part in a Harry Potter reunion TV special.
PA Media Robbie Coltrane and his OBE in 2006PA Media
Coltrane was made an OBE in the 2006 New Year's honours list for his services to drama.
PA Media Robbie Coltrane with steam train in GlasgowPA Media
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.
Getty Images Robbie Coltrane with Scottish singer LuluGetty Images
Catching up with Scottish singer Lulu in 2005 when they both attend the wedding of musician Jools Holland and Christabel McEwen.
PA Media At Glasgow School of Art in 2014PA Media
A former student of Glasgow School of Art, he opened its new £30m Reid building in 2014.
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Robbie Coltrane at a photocall for the film Great Expectations in central London in October 2012.

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