Alan Rickman, one of the best-loved and most warmly admired British actors of the past 30 years, has died in London aged 69. His death was confirmed on Thursday by his family who said that he died “surrounded by family and friends”. Rickman had been suffering from cancer.
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A star whose arch features and languid diction were recognisable across the generations, Rickman found a fresh legion of fans with his role as Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films.
Cast and crew on those movies were among the first to pay tribute to the actor. In a lengthy post, Daniel Radcliffe wrote that Rickman was “one of the greatest actors I will ever work with” as well as “one of the loyalest and most supportive people I’ve ever met in the film industry”.
JK Rowling, who wrote the Harry Potter books, said: “There are no words to express how shocked and devastated I am to hear of Alan Rickman’s death. He was a magnificent actor & a wonderful man”, while Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore, said: “Everybody loved Alan. He was always happy and fun and creative and very, very funny.”
The actor had been a big-screen staple since first shooting to global acclaim in 1988, when he starred as Hans Gruber, Bruce Willis’s sardonic, dastardly adversary in Die Hard – a part he was offered two days after arriving in Los Angeles, aged 41.
Gruber was the first of three memorable baddies played by Rickman: he was an outrageous sheriff of Nottingham in 1991’s Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, as well as a terrifying Rasputin in an acclaimed 1995 HBO film.
But Rickman was also a singular leading man: in 1991, he starred as a cellist opposite Juliet Stevenson in Anthony Minghella’s affecting supernatural romance Truly, Madly, Deeply; four years later he was the honourable and modest Col Brandon in Sense and Sensibility, starring and scripted by Emma Thompson. He was to reunite with Thompson many times: they played husband and wife in 2003’s Love, Actually and former lovers in 2010 BBC drama The Song of Lunch.
R.I.P ALAN:(
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R.I.P Alan 😦
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Thoughts and prayers for Alan Rickman and his beloved family and friends. We will, indeed, miss you! R.I.P.
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The world just lost a great actor and all Harry Potter fans are devastated today. Daniel Radcliffe just made me cry with a heartbreaking tribute to Alan!
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It was an big actor !
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Sad news
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RIP Alan 😓
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A well framed tribute to a great personality.
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Nice homage to a diverse actor and creative. Rest in Peace Alan.
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Damn, Snape. He played so many good roles, too.
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Loved him – and what a great face he had.
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Good grief. Complete shock as this is the first place I’ve heard this news, so thank you for posting it. It really is sad and he will be so missed. I loved his tone of voice.
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Prayers for family and loved ones.
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So sad he passed away 😦
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Every good story has that solid twist, that ‘Oh My God’ moment and characters that persist throughout the series have the ability to deliver such a blow. Snape gave that to HP series and without him it wouldn’t have shined through as much as it did! Alan Rickman will be terribly missed!
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A terrible loss to the world. He will be missed.
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He and Bowie were the same age, powerhouses in their fields, and did NOT stop until they had to. They also kept their illness from the spotlight. I loved the meme that had Alan saying he was going to attend an exclusive Bowie concert…they will be missed greatly.
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Wonderful tribute Amir. He will be truly missed in the acting world and by his family. I never thought I’d be so sad when Snape actually died 😦
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A beautiful tribute to a wonderful actor. He will be missed!
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The world just became a little darker with the light of Alan Rickman’s acting extinguished.
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Rest in peace, brother Alan
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We’ll miss him.
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RIP to a great actor. Always liked him.
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I am familiar with him as Metatron, in Dogma. He was hilarious! Sad that the world of entertainment has lost such a great!
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😦 Feeling really sad……….. RIP Alan Rickman
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Very shocking and sad indeed! May his soul rest in peace!
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It was a sad loss and he died too young.
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This is the first I’m hearing of this. I’ve always like seeing him in films. R.I.P. Mr. Rickman. 😦
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Great man! May his soul rest in perfect peace. I’m make it a Harry Potter movie night.
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Fabulous tribute to an amazing talent, Cheers Nicole
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Finally I have found someone I can learn from….
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Thank you my friend!!
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He was a wonderful actor. Thank you for this tribute.
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RIP Great Actor!
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Rest in Peace.
Its a very shocking news, a terrible loss of talent from the world.
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