

Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (February 21, 1946 – January 14, 2016) was an English actor and director. Known for his deep, languid voice, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), performing in modern and classical theatre productions. 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's first cinema role came when he was cast as the German terrorist leader Hans Gruber in Die Hard (1988). He also appeared as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), for which he received the…
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King of the Hill
1997 • TV
King Philip (voice)

Golden Globe Awards
1944 • TV
Self - Presenter

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 • Movie
Severus Snape

Tony Awards
1956 • TV
Self - Nominee / Performer

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 • TV
Self - Guest

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 • Movie
Severus Snape

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010 • Movie
Severus Snape

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 • Movie
Severus Snape

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 • Movie
Severus Snape

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 • Movie
Severus Snape
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