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Alan Rickman
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (21 February 1946 – 14 January 2016) was an English actor and director. Known for his distinctive deep, languid voice, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, performing in modern and classical theatre productions. His breakthrough role was Obadiah Slope in the BBC adaptation of The Barchester Chronicles. Rickman received critical acclaim for roles in movies like Die Hard, Truly, Madly, Deeply, Sense and Sensibility. He is most fondly remembered for his portrayal of Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series. Rickman also directed films like The Winter Guest and A Little Chaos. He achieved much success on the stage as well and was nominated for a Tony Award for his role as the Vicomte de Valmont in the RSC stage production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Despite his multiple achievements, the actor interestingly never received an Academy Award nomination. Rickman was born with a tight jaw, contributing to his distinctive voice. He was a great advocate of the arts, supporting multiple charities related to the cause. Rickman lived a private life, only revealing the fact that he was married to his long-time partner Rima Horton in 2015. His death in 2016 was due to pancreatic cancer.
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Given Name: Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman
Born: Acton, London, England
Citizenship: British
Birthday: February 21, 1946
Occupations: Actor, Director
Years Active: 1974-2016
Spouses: Rima Horton
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Awards and Nominations Received by Alan Rickman
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Movies Featuring Alan Rickman
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Eye in the Sky
Truly Madly Deeply
Snow Cake
Lee Daniels' The Butler
Quigley Down Under
A Little Chaos
Blow Dry
Bob Roberts
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Die Hard
Bottle Shock
CBGB
Nobel Son
The January Man
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
The Song of Lunch
Portraits in Dramatic Time
The Boy in the Bubble
Dust
Muse of Fire
Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 8: Growing Up
The Butler
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Gambit
Play
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
Something the Lord Made
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
The Search for John Gissing
Closet Land
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
Close My Eyes
Smiley’s People
The Barchester Chronicles
Busted
Wetherby
Therese Raquin
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
Revolutionary Witness
Mesmer
Victoria Wood’s All Day Breakfast
Romeo and Juliet
The Winter Guest
Rasputin
Judas Kiss
Lumière & Company
An Awfully Big Adventure
Sonnet Number 12
Dark Harbor
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