Daniel Radcliffe has remembered his Harry Potter co-star Robbie Coltrane as "one of the funniest people" and "an incredible actor".
The Scottish actor's agent Belinda Wright confirmed the star, best known for his role as Rubeus Hagrid in the series of films, died aged 72 on Friday. Radcliffe, who starred in the lead role in the fantasy series, worked closely with Coltrane throughout the eight films.
Radcliffe shared fond memories from set in a statement shared with the PA news agency, saying: "Robbie was one of the funniest people I've met and used to keep us laughing constantly as kids on the set. I've especially fond memories of him keeping our spirits up on Prisoner of Azkaban, when we were all hiding from the torrential rain for hours in Hagrid's hut and he was telling stories and cracking jokes to keep morale up.
"I feel incredibly lucky that I got to meet and work with him and very sad that he's passed. He was an incredible actor and a lovely man."
Meanwhile, the official Twitter account for the Harry Potter films said the team was "hugely saddened" by the news of Robbie Coltrane's death aged 72.
The statement read: "We are hugely saddened to hear of the passing of the magnificent Robbie Coltrane who played Hagrid with such kindness, heart and humour in the Harry Potter films. He was a wonderful actor, a friend to all and he will be deeply missed."
Fellow actors on the set of the series of films were also quick to pay tribute. Matthew Lewis, who played Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films alongside Robbie Coltrane, hailed the actor following his death.
Lewis wrote: "Robbie. Bobser. He called me Space Boy. We shared a love of the final frontier.
"He didn't give a f*** and it always made you smile. A giant, in more ways than one. We had some times x"
James Phelps, who played Fred Weasley in the films, added: "I will miss the random chats about all subjects under the sun. And I'll never forget in September 2000, Robbie Coltrane came over to a very nervous 14-year-old me on my first ever day on a movie set and said 'Enjoy it, you'll be great'. Thank you for that x."
Harry Potter author JK Rowling also paid tribute to the late Coltrane in a heartfelt statement accompanied with a touching image of the pair together. Rowling described the late actor as 'a complete one off' as she saluted his performance as gamekeeper Hagrid in the films.
"I'll never know anyone remotely like Robbie again," she said in a tribute on Twitter.
"He was an incredible talent, a complete one off, and I was beyond fortunate to know him, work with him and laugh my head off with him.
"I send my love and deepest condolences to his family, above all his children."
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