A sad news was published this Friday by some prestigious international media. The actor Robbie Coltrane, known for the role of Hagrid in the 'Harry Potter' series, passed away this Friday evening at the age of 72.

It was Belinda Wright who confirmed that the actor died in a hospital near Falkland, Scotland.

Hundreds of messages have been shared online following the sad news. Among them was the writer JK Rowling.

"I will never know a man like Robbie again. He was incredibly talented and I was very lucky to know, work and laugh with him. I express all my love and deepest condolences to his family and especially to his children", she wrote in her post on "Twitter".