Alan Rickman

Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (21 February 1946 – 14 January 2016) was an English actor and theatre director. He was a well known stage actor in modern and classical productions and he used to be a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Rickman was known for being in movies.

Personal life
Rickman was born on 21 February 1946 in Acton, London. He studied in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Rickman married his partner of 50 years, Rima Horton, in 2012. He lived in London and in Los Angeles, California.

Rickman died in a hospital in London from pancreatic cancer on 14 January 2016 at the age of 69. He was cremated in the West London Crematorium in Kensal Green on February 3, 2016. His widow, Rima Horton, kept his ashes.

Movie roles
 Hans Gruber in Die Hard
 Severus Snape in the Harry Potter movie series
 Eamon de Valera in Michael Collins
 Phil Allen in Blow Dry
 Alexander Dane in Galaxy Quest
 Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility
 Harry in Love Actually
 Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
 Absolem the Caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland and in Alice Through the Looking Glass
 Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
 President Ronald Reagan in The Butler

Harry Potter
In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Rickman portrays Severus Snape, a cold and angry professor in Hogwarts who hates Harry. This is because Severus hated James Potter, Harry's father, because James and his best friend Sirius bullied him when they were both in Hogwarts in their younger years and he sees qualities of his father in Harry. Another reason he hated Harry's father is because he loved a girl called Lily who James took and later becomes Harry's mother. However, in Deathly Hallows Part 2, it is revealed that Snape is in fact a hero. He sacrifices himself to save the wizarding world. Harry recognizes this and names a child after him in honor of his bravery.

References

Other websites

 Alan Rickman at Emmys.com 

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Category:BAFTA Award winning actors
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Category:English movie actors
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Category:English stage actors
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Category:Golden Globe Award winning actors

Category:Screen Actors Guild Award winners