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Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

Biography

Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (February 21, 1946 – January 14, 2016) was an English actor and director. Known for his deep, languid voice, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), performing in modern and classical theatre productions. He played the Vicomte de Valmont in the RSC stage production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses in 1985, and after the production transferred to the West End in 1986 and Broadway in 1987, he was nominated for a Tony Award. Rickman's first cinema role came when he was cast as the German terrorist leader Hans Gruber in Die Hard (1988). He also appeared as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), for which he received the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role; Elliott Marston in Quigley Down Under (1990); Jamie in Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991); Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility (1995); Eamon DeValera in Michael Collins (1997); Alexander Dane in Galaxy Quest (1999); Metatron in Dogma (1999); Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series (2001–2011); Harry in Love Actually (2003); Marvin the Paranoid Android in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005); and Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007). Rickman made his television acting debut playing Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet (1978) as part of the BBC's Shakespeare series. His breakthrough role was in the BBC television adaptation of The Barchester Chronicles (1982). He later starred in television films, playing the title character in Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996), which won him a Golden Globe Award, an Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and Alfred Blalock in Something the Lord Made (2004). Rickman died of pancreatic cancer on 14 January 2016 at age 69. His final film roles were as Lieutenant General Frank Benson in the thriller Eye in the Sky (2015), and reprising his role as the voice of the caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland (2010) in Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016).

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-02-21

Place of Birth

Hammersmith, London, UK

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Crew

Snow Cake

Snow Cake

20067.2 / 10

Galaxy Quest

Galaxy Quest

19997.1 / 10

Love Actually

Love Actually

20037.1 / 10

Die Hard

Die Hard

19887.8 / 10

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

20067.4 / 10

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

20017.9 / 10

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

20027.7 / 10

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

20048.0 / 10

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

20057.8 / 10

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

20077.7 / 10

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

20097.7 / 10

Michael Collins

Michael Collins

19966.9 / 10

Dogma

Dogma

19996.9 / 10

Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts

19926.5 / 10

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

19957.4 / 10

Something the Lord Made

Something the Lord Made

20047.7 / 10

An Awfully Big Adventure

An Awfully Big Adventure

19956.7 / 10

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

20056.7 / 10

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

19916.9 / 10

The January Man

The January Man

19895.0 / 10

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

20106.6 / 10

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

20107.7 / 10

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

20118.1 / 10

Quigley Down Under

Quigley Down Under

19906.7 / 10

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

20077.2 / 10

Bottle Shock

Bottle Shock

20086.3 / 10

Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma

Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma

20025.9 / 10

Judas Kiss

Judas Kiss

19985.7 / 10

Nobel Son

Nobel Son

20076.1 / 10

The Search for John Gissing

The Search for John Gissing

20014.5 / 10

Rasputin

Rasputin

19966.5 / 10

Blow Dry

Blow Dry

20015.9 / 10

Truly Madly Deeply

Truly Madly Deeply

19916.9 / 10

The Song of Lunch

The Song of Lunch

20106.6 / 10

Close My Eyes

Close My Eyes

19915.9 / 10

Closet Land

Closet Land

19916.5 / 10

Mesmer

Mesmer

19946.0 / 10

Gambit

Gambit

20125.5 / 10

Dark Harbor

Dark Harbor

19994.9 / 10

CBGB

CBGB

20136.4 / 10

Play

Play

20017.1 / 10

The Butler

The Butler

20137.3 / 10

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

20047.6 / 10

A Promise

A Promise

20135.7 / 10

The Boy in the Bubble

The Boy in the Bubble

20117.1 / 10

Benefactors

Benefactors

19892.0 / 10

A Little Chaos

A Little Chaos

20156.3 / 10

Dust

Dust

20136.8 / 10

BAM150

BAM150

20120.0 / 10

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

20166.6 / 10

The Winter Guest

The Winter Guest

19976.5 / 10

Eye in the Sky

Eye in the Sky

20157.0 / 10

Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie

Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie

19916.0 / 10

The Spirit of Man

The Spirit of Man

19890.0 / 10

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

20144.8 / 10

Portraits in Dramatic Time

Portraits in Dramatic Time

20118.0 / 10

Sonnet Number 12

Sonnet Number 12

20090.0 / 10

Revolutionary Witness

Revolutionary Witness

19890.0 / 10

Busted

Busted

19836.0 / 10

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

20006.5 / 10

Lumière & Company

Lumière & Company

19956.3 / 10

The Wildest Dream

The Wildest Dream

20106.9 / 10

Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire

20136.5 / 10

Harold Pinter:  A Celebration

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

20100.0 / 10

Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast

Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast

19925.5 / 10

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

19787.4 / 10

Falls the Shadow:  The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

20120.0 / 10

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

20047.1 / 10

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd

20087.6 / 10

Wetherby

Wetherby

19856.0 / 10

Babitsky's War

Babitsky's War

20000.0 / 10

7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

19890.0 / 10

They Are Here

They Are Here

TBA0.0 / 10

Here We Are Kings: The Making of 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'

Here We Are Kings: The Making of 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'

20220.0 / 10

The Winter Guest

The Winter Guest

19976.5 / 10

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

20167.0 / 10

A Little Chaos

A Little Chaos

20156.3 / 10

Eye in the Sky

Eye in the Sky

20157.0 / 10

The Limehouse Golem

The Limehouse Golem

20166.2 / 10

7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

19890.0 / 10