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Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

Acting
Born: Feb 21, 1946 — Died: Jan 14, 2016
From: Acton, London, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles

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); …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Severus Snape 2011 8.08
Alice in Wonderland Absolem / Caterpillar (voice) 2010 6.639
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Severus Snape 2010 7.734
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Severus Snape 2009 7.681
Bottle Shock Steven Spurrier 2008 6.366
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Severus Snape 2007 7.672
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Judge Turpin 2007 7.178
Nobel Son Eli Michaelson 2007 6.053
Snow Cake Alex Hughes 2006 7.126
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Richis 2006 7.4
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Severus Snape 2005 7.801
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Marvin (voice) 2005 6.683
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Severus Snape 2004 8.0
Something the Lord Made Dr. Alfred Blalock 2004 7.905
Love Actually Harry 2003 7.096
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Severus Snape 2002 7.702
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma Self 2002 6.067
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Severus Snape 2001 7.898
The Search for John Gissing John Gissing 2001 4.885
Galaxy Quest Alexander Dane 1999 7.08
Dogma Metatron 1999 6.929
Judas Kiss Detective David Friedman 1998 5.683
Michael Collins Eamon de Valera 1996 6.873
Sense and Sensibility Colonel Christopher Brandon 1995 7.42
An Awfully Big Adventure P.L. O'Hara 1995 6.562
Bob Roberts Lukas Hart III 1992 6.571
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Sheriff of Nottingham 1991 6.855
Quigley Down Under Elliott Marston 1990 6.704
The January Man Ed 1989 4.976
Die Hard Hans Gruber 1988 7.809
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1946
FromActon, London, England, …