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Robbie Coltrane 's ashes have been scattered around his favourite places in New York.
The Harry Potter actor passed away aged 72 in October after a life of fame.
The star loved New York and said he "practically lived" there in the 1970s.
His family have spread his ashes around the city including where the famous orgasm scene in When Harry Met Sally was shot.
Robbie especially loved Katz's Delicatessen on the Lower East Side.
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Speaking about the restaurant, Robbie previously said: "Oh, the smell when they'd take the pastrami out of the oven. They put my photograph up, three down from Frank Sinatra. Proudest moment of my life."
Robbie's ashes were scattered in New York (JUSTIN LANE/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)Despite being a long time favourite of New Yorkers, Katz's found wider fame via the 1989 romcom when it was the backdrop to Meg Ryan's Sally faking an orgasm, prompting a fellow diner to tell a waitress: "I'll have what she's having."
Robbie said he "practically lived" in New York in the 1970s and got his big break there when filmmaker Amos Poe cast him in the 1979 thriller Subway Riders.
Poe joined Robbie's son, Spencer McMillan and sister Alice in scattering the ashes around Manhattan.
Robbie's ashes were scattered at Washington Square Park and the independent cinema The New York Film Forum as well as at Katz's.
Taking to social media Poe said: "Look at who stopped by, like the lost Scottish son of sorts, Spencer McMillan. He brings his father's – Robbie Coltrane's – ashes to spread in his beloved New York. Honored and befitting. First stop Washington Square Park… then Katz's deli, pastrami counter… the Film Forum…"
Robbie died in October 2022 (Getty)Robbie's death certificate showed that he died from a string of conditions including multiple organ failure.
The 6ft 1in actor is thought to have been unwell for some time, with other causes listed including diabetes and obesity.
His death certificate gives both his professional name and original birth name of Anthony Robert McMillan.
He adopted the surname Coltrane in the 1970s in tribute to the jazz saxophonist John Coltrane.
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Other causes of death given were sepsis, where an infection triggers an extreme reaction throughout the body, lower respiratory tract infection and heart block.
Katz's appeared on When Harry Met Sally (Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock)Heart block occurs when the electrical impulses that control your heartbeat are delayed or blocked.
Robbie’s death was registered by his ex-wife Pilates instructor Rhona Gemmell, who he had remained close to after they split.
The dad-of-two appeared in multiple iconic movies including crime drama Mona Lisa with Bob Hoskins and Bond films Golden Eye and The World Is Not Enough as well as taking on the role of Hagrid in the Harry Potter franchise.