Russell Crowe was full of Christmas cheer during the festive season – he handed a homeless man a plush coat to help keep out the winter chill.

The Gladiator star was filming scenes for new movie The Next Three Days in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania earlier this month when he learned a popular down-and-out known as ‘Radio Man’ had traveled to the city to catch a glimpse of the shoot.

And Crowe immediately showed his generous side – handing the grateful vagrant a warm coat with a furry hood.

A source tells the New York Daily News, “Apparently, Radio Man loves Russell so much that he went all the way there just to stand outside the set.”

Source, Bauer-Griffin