Late actor Robbie Coltrane reportedly suffered ‘constant pain’ in his final years

Late Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane was reportedly suffering from “constant pain all day” in the years leading up to his death.

The Harry Potter star had osteoarthritis and had been open about the degenerative joint condition in the years before he passed, saying the affliction had left him disabled.

Speaking with the Daily Star in 2016, Coltrane said he’d had to rely on the use of walking aids and wheelchairs as the condition had left him without any cartilage in the joint of his left knee.

“I’m in constant pain all day,” the BAFTA-winning star said.

“I had an exploratory operation and they discovered I had no cartilage left in one of my knees.

“It’s completely disintegrated. And they told me it’s osteoarthritis.

“People are probably wondering why I’m hobbling about in the way I am and that is why.”

Coltrane said he was asked to slim down in order to get restorative surgery to treat his osteoarthritis, a condition often felt across the joints, bones, cartilage, ligaments, and muscles of the affected area.

“I was shown the actual thing they put in your knee and what a piece of kit it was. They glue it to the bone after shaving it flat,” he said.

“The equipment has a piece of rubber in the middle and if you’re over a certain weight then you eventually flatten it.

“I’ve been trying to lose weight so I can get it fixed.

“The last time I saw the surgeon he said ‘that’s another 25 pounds’. I’ve done 84 but it’s the last 25 that’s the killer.”

Coltrane’s agent, Belinda Wright, confirmed the beloved actor’s passing at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Scotland on Friday, October 14.

“For me personally I shall remember him as an abidingly loyal client. As well as being a wonderful actor, he was forensically intelligent, brilliantly witty and after 40 years of being proud to be called his agent, I shall miss him,” Wright said.

“He is survived by his sister Annie Rae, his children Spencer and Alice and their mother Rhona Gemmell. They would like to thank the medical staff at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert for their care and diplomacy.

“Please respect Robbie’s family’s privacy at this distressing time.”

Fans and friends of the loveable comedian shared their tributes online, reminiscing about their favourite characters and moments that Coltrane blessed them with.

Thank you Robbie Coltrane for leaving us with Hagrid forever, you were a treasure.
RIP ???? pic.twitter.com/Lo1PbWnBpj

— ????Rennywise???? (@RenGeekness) October 14, 2022

One of the most underrated & iconic scenes in British cinema.
Robbie Coltrane in ‘The Supergrass’
No stunt double. No CGI. Just balls of titanium.
For anyone needing a dose of pure grit, commitment and derring-do THIS is the business… pic.twitter.com/QvY4dHQV9R

— Rae Earl (@RaeEarl) October 15, 2022

I first met Robbie Coltrane almost exactly 40 years ago. I was awe/terror/love struck all at the same time. Such depth, power & talent: funny enough to cause helpless hiccups & honking as we made our first TV show, “Alfresco”. Farewell, old fellow. You’ll be so dreadfully missed

— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) October 14, 2022

Robbie Coltrane was a brilliant actor (Cracker) I adored him, as anyone who worked with him did. He was kind, effortlessly funny, and oh what a presence. pic.twitter.com/aiw6UXOxc3

— Illeana Douglas (@Illeanarama) October 17, 2022