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Zara Woodcock

Harry Potter's Robbie Coltrane chats with Emma Watson in last photo months before his death

The last photo of actor Robbie Coltrane saw him chatting with Emma Watson months before his death.

Robbie, who starred as Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter film franchise, died on Friday at the age of 72.

His agent confirmed the news and reminisced on his achievements and iconic roles.

Cracker actor Robbie was last pictured during the filming for Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts - which was released in January this year.

In the photo, Robbie was deep in conversation with Emma - who starred as Hermione Granger in the franchise - as they sat at a dinner table.

Emma, who was dressed in white, smiled as she listened to the actor speak.

Emma and Robbie were deep in conversation (Alamy Stock Photo)

The reunion show saw him discuss the legacy of his character and how Hagrid will have a lasting impact on future generations.

"It's the end of an era. Ten years of my life. My children have grown up during it," he said.

"The legacy of the movies is that my children's generation will show them to their children... So you could be watching it in 50 years time, easily... I'll not be here, sadly... but Hagrid will, yes."

Robbie played the iconic role of Hagrid (Warner Brothers)

The special, which lasted two hours, his co-stars - including Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma - discussed how much fun Robbie was on set.

After hearing the news of his death, the cast paid tribute to the incredible actor, with Daniel calling him 'one of the funniest people'.

"Robbie was one of the funniest people I’ve met and used to keep us laughing constantly as kids on the set," he said.

“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.

The reunion show aired earlier this year (Reuters)
His co-stars paid tribute to him (PA)

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“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.”

James Phelps, who starred as Fred Weasley in the Harry Potter films, recalled his first memory of the actor.

“I will miss the random chats about all subjects under the sun,” he tweeted.

“And I’ll never forget in September 2000, Robbie Coltrane came over to a very nervous 14yr old me on my 1st ever day on a movie set and said ‘Enjoy it, you’ll be great’. Thank you for that."

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