Harry Potter's Rupert Grint reminisces about Robbie Coltrane, sends love to his family

Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has away at the age of 72, and Rupert Grint will always associate him with "the smell of cigars and beard glue."

The 34-year-old actor who played Ron Weasley is the most recent member of the franchise to recall Coltrane by posting a picture of his late co-star, who played Hagrid in the film, playing the flute while in character, along with a message of remembrance.

"Heartbroken to hear that Robbie is gone," he wrote in the Saturday caption. "I'll never forget the smell of cigars and beard glue- a wonderful combination. No one else on this planet could [have] played Hagrid, only Robbie."

"Just as Hagrid was in the books and films, Robbie was in life-warm, compassionate and hilarious. A giant-hearted man who was still looking out for us even decades later. Sending love to his family. See you on the other side, Bobser," Grint added.

The actor's cause of death was not instantly made available, as Deadline reported that Coltrane "had been in ill health for the past two years," and died in a hospital near his Larbert, Scotland home.