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Harry Potter Actor Alan Rickman Has Died at 69 After Cancer Battle. Alan Rickman, the British actor who played the iconic baddie in Die Hard and brought to life the rigid and rueful Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films has died. He was 69. Rickmanâs family confirmed the death on Thursday, according to multiple media outlets.
Alan Rickman Dead: 'Harry Potter,' 'Die Hard' Actor Dies at 69 After Battle With Cancer. The world has lost another great. On Thursday, January 14, the family of British actor Alan Rickman confirmed he had died at the age of 69. The veteran actor with 68 TV and film credits to his name had been privately battling cancer, The Guardian reports.