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The actor, known for playing Hagrid in the Harry Potter franchise and Fitz in the series Cracker, has died at 72.
He also appeared in ITV detective drama Cracker, and the James Bond films Golden Eye and The World is not Enough.
The BBC's David Sillito remembers his career.