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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).
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 made his film debut as the German criminal mastermind Hans Gruber in Die Hard (1988).
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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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:...
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.
At the relatively late age of 26, Rickman received a scholarship to RADA, which started a professional acting career that has lasted nearly 40 years, a career which has spanned stage, screen and television, and overlapped into directing, as well.
Feb 21, 2023 · Alan Rickman’s career began on the stage, but it was his performances on screen that took him across the world. It’s there where he’ll live on forever.
