He also played Big Jazza in the TV mini series Tutti Frutti, where he appeared in six episodes.
Robbie Coltrane starred as Dr Eddie “Fitz” Fitzgerald in Cracker (PA)Ĭoltrane also appeared in eight films with a former member of Monty Python’s Flying Circus.Įric Idle was his opposite number in Nuns On The Run (1990) and National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985). He also memorably appeared as dictionary creator Samuel Johnson in Blackadder The Third in 1987 before reuniting with the cast for the 1988 special Blackadder’s Christmas Carol. It was not until he was in his 20s that he moved into acting, which prompted him to take the stage name Coltrane, a tribute to jazz saxophonist John Coltrane.Īfter working in theatre and comedy, he secured a role in BBC comedy series A Kick Up The Eighties, which brought him further roles in The Comic Strip Presents movies The Supergrass (1985) and The Pope Must Die (1991), and a series of comedy sketch shows.
One of three siblings, who include an older sister Annie and younger sister Jane, the death of his father when he was 19 had a huge impact on his life. Coltrane was known as ‘Red Robbie’ in his younger years (PA)ĭespite attending a private school, he called for them to be banned and gained the nickname “Red Robbie” because of his involvement with the Labour Party and for his anti-conservative views, which were opposite to his upbringing.
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