Robbie Coltrane won him three BAFTA awards. Roles in bigger films followed; the James Bond films "GoldenEye" (1995) and "The World Is Not Enough" (1999), a supporting role in "From Hell" (2001), as well as half-giant Rubeus Hagrid in the "Harry Potter" films (2001–2011). J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, had Coltrane at the top of her list to play Hagrid and, when asked whom she would like to see in the role, responded "Robbie Coltrane for Hagrid" in one quick breath. There is also an unnamed 8ft actor who stands in for the 6ft 1in Coltrane in some
The Church of Saint Coltrane The Church of Saint Coltrane The Church of Saint Coltrane is a short documentary film produced by Alan Klingenstein,directed by Jeff Swimmer and edited by Andrew Fredericks. It was filmed in 1996. Its subject is the famous jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, who became deeply religious after overcoming his addictions to alcohol and heroin in 1957. Posthumously, he was made the patron saint of the St. John William Coltrane African Orthodox Church church in San Francisco, which holds jam sessions every Sunday that are "five-hour jam sessions interspersed with liturgy, sermons, and fellowship." The 26 minute documentary film received awards at