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
John Coltrane discography group leader, including his 1957 debut, "Coltrane". That same year, Prestige allowed him to fulfill a promise that he would make an album for Blue Note, leading to 1957's "Blue Train". After Coltrane gained prominence in the early 1960s, Prestige reissued a number of Coltrane's sideman and jam sessions under his name to capitalize on his success. "The Prestige Recordings" collects all of Coltrane's recordings for Prestige with the exception of his sideman work with Davis. When his Prestige contract expired, Coltrane signed a two-year contract (one year, plus a one-year option) with Atlantic Records in April 1959. He was