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Charlotte Everett & Keiran Fleming

Robbie Coltrane has ashes scattered at favourite New York haunts

Harry Potter icon Robbie Coltrane's ashes have been scattered around his favourite places in the Big Apple.

The 72-year-old actor passed away last October after enjoying a stellar career on the big and small screens.

The Rutherglen native, and fan-favourite loved New York and said he "practically lived" there in the 1970s, the Mirror reports.

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His family travelled to the city and spread is ashes where the famous orgasm scene took place in When Harry Met Sally. Robbie was particularly fond of the Katz's Delicatessen on the Lower East Side.

Speaking about the restaurant, Robbie previously said: "Oh, the smell when they'd take the pastrami out of the oven.

"They put my photograph up, three down from Frank Sinatra. Proudest moment of my life."

The Scottish star got his big break in the industry during his stay in the city when filmmaker Amos Poe cast him in the 1981 thriller Subway Riders.

Poe joined Robbie's son, Spencer McMillan and sister Alice in scattering the ashes around Manhattan.

Robbie's ashes were scattered at Washington Square Park and the independent cinema The New York Film Forum as well as at Katz's.

Taking to social media Poe said: "Look at who stopped by, like the lost Scottish son of sorts, Spencer McMillan.

"He brings his father's – Robbie Coltrane's – ashes to spread in his beloved New York. Honored and befitting. First stop Washington Square Park… then Katz's deli, pastrami counter… the Film Forum…"

The Tutti Frutti star's death certificate shows that the actor died from a string of conditions including multiple organ failure.

The 6ft 1in actor is thought to have been unwell for some time, with other causes listed including diabetes and obesity. Other causes of death given were sepsis, where an infection triggers an extreme reaction throughout the body, lower respiratory tract infection and heart block.

Heart block occurs when the electrical impulses that control your heartbeat are delayed or blocked.

His death certificate gives both his professional name and original birth name of Anthony Robert McMillan.

The surname Coltrane was adopted in the 1970s as tribute to the jazz saxophonist John Coltrane. His death was registered by ex-wife Rhona Gemmell, who he had remained close to after they split.

The beloved dad-of-two delighted audiences in multiple iconic movies including crime drama Mona Lisa with Bob Hoskins and Bond films Golden Eye and The World Is Not Enough as well as taking on the role of Hagrid in the Harry Potter franchise.

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