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Alan Rickman was an English actor of the stage and screen. Rickman gained international acclaim for his role as Hans Gruber in the action film Die Hard (1988) and Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011).
Rickman's stage performances in the 1990s include Antony and Cleopatra in 1998 as Mark Antony, with Helen Mirren as Cleopatra, in the Royal National Theatre's production at the Olivier Theatre in London, which ran from October to December 1998.
Jan 16, 2024 · A thespian whose commanding presence graced both stage and screen,. From the menacing Hans Gruber in 'Die Hard' to the iconic Severus Snape in the 'Harry Potter' series, Rickman's...
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Denied the role in the film version of the show, Rickman instead made his first film appearance opposite Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988) as the villainous Hans Gruber. His take on the urbane villain set the standard for screen villains for decades to come.
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Jan 14, 2016 · Through more than four decades of work on stage and screen, the English star was a definitive actor for generations of audiences.
Jan 14, 2016 · LONDON (AP) — Alan Rickman, who has died of cancer aged 69, was a great Hollywood screen villain, but also a versatile and acclaimed stage and screen actor. Here are some of his major roles:...
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Jan 14, 2016 · LONDON (AP) — British actor Alan Rickman, a classically trained stage star and sensual screen villain in the “Harry Potter” saga and other films, has died. He was 69. Rickman’s family said that the actor died early Thursday in London after a battle with cancer.