Alan Rickman

AKA Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman

Born: 21-Feb-1946

Birthplace: London, England

Died: 14-Jan-2016

Location of death: London, England

Cause of death: Cancer - Pancreatic



Gender: Male

Race or Ethnicity: White

Sexual orientation: Straight

Occupation: Actor

Nationality: England

Executive summary: Die Hard

Alan Rickman is an English actor, famous for film roles as Harry Potter's Professor Snape and as the sneering terrorist who battled Bruce Willis in Die Hard.

His family was not well off, and his father died of cancer when Rickman was 8. He performed on stage in school, and it was an all-boys' school, so Rickman's early roles included "slutty barmaid" and the sixth wife of Ali Baba. He worked as a graphic designer for several years before deciding, at age 26, to become an actor. He enrolled in London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and began appearing on stage in the late 1970s. His first role of note was as Valmont in a West End production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, which he later reprised on Broadway. At age 32 he first appeared on television, as Tybalt in a BBC production of Romeo & Juliet. After that he had supporting roles in three BBC miniseries, before playing the bad guy in Die Hard -- Rickman's first movie. Later films included Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Bob Roberts, Dogma, Love Actually, and Galaxy Quest.

He met his long-time lover Rima Horton when he was 19, and studying graphic design at Chelsea College. They've never married, but have lived together since 1977. She taught applied microeconomics at Kingston University until her retirement in 2002, and is a local politician, affiliated with the Labour Party. There are whispers she might run for Parliament.

Father: Bernard Rickman (factory worker)

Mother: Margaret (housewife)

Brother: David Rickman (graphic designer)

Brother: Michael Rickman (tennis coach)

Sister: Sheila Rickman

Wife: Rima Horton (local politician, together since 1965, m. 2012, until his death)



High School: Latymer School, London (1964)

University: Chelsea College of Art and Design (1967)

Conservatory: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London



Amnesty International



FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR

A Little Chaos (13-Sep-2014)

The Winter Guest (28-Aug-1997)



FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR

Alice Through the Looking Glass (10-May-2016) [VOICE]

Eye in the Sky (11-Sep-2015)

A Little Chaos (13-Sep-2014)

CBGB (8-Oct-2013)

Lee Daniels' The Butler (5-Aug-2013)

Gambit (7-Nov-2012)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (7-Jul-2011) · Prof. Severus Snape

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (11-Nov-2010) · Prof. Severus Snape

Alice in Wonderland (3-Mar-2010) · Blue Caterpillar [VOICE]

The Wildest Dream (9-Jan-2010) [VOICE]

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (6-Jul-2009) · Prof. Severus Snape

Bottle Shock (16-Jan-2008) · Steven Spurrier

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (21-Dec-2007)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (3-Jul-2007)

Nobel Son (28-Apr-2007) · Eli Michaelson

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (7-Sep-2006)

Snow Cake (9-Feb-2006)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (6-Nov-2005)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20-Apr-2005) [VOICE]

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (4-Sep-2004) [VOICE]

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (31-May-2004) · Prof. Severus Snape

Something the Lord Made (30-May-2004)

Love Actually (7-Sep-2003) · Harry

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (3-Nov-2002) · Prof. Snape

The Search for John Gissing (11-Nov-2001)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (4-Nov-2001) · Prof. Snape

Blow Dry (7-Mar-2001) · Phil

A Fish Tale (6-Oct-2000) [VOICE]

Galaxy Quest (23-Dec-1999) · Alexander Dane

Dogma (12-Nov-1999)

Dark Harbor (Oct-1998) · David

Judas Kiss (16-Sep-1998)

Michael Collins (28-Aug-1996) · Eamon de Valera

Rasputin (23-Mar-1996)

Lumière and Company (20-Dec-1995)

Sense and Sensibility (13-Dec-1995) · Col. Brandon

An Awfully Big Adventure (7-Apr-1995)

Mesmer (1994)

Bob Roberts (4-Sep-1992)

Close My Eyes (11-Oct-1991)

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (14-Jun-1991) · Sheriff of Nottingham

Truly Madly Deeply (24-May-1991)

Closet Land (6-Mar-1991)

Quigley Down Under (19-Oct-1990) · Elliott Marston

The January Man (13-Jan-1989) · Ed

Die Hard (15-Jul-1988) · Hans Gruber

The Barchester Chronicles (10-Nov-1982)







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