Alan Rickman, most known for his recent portrayal of Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films, passed away this morning after a bout with cancer at the age of 69 at his home in London. Rickman, who has been featured in a number of films, was considered one of Britain’s best-loved actors primarily for his roles as Snape and Hans Gruber in Die Hard. His role as the Sheriff of Nottingham in 1991’s Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves earned Rickman a BAFTA Award.
A family statement said: “The actor and director Alan Rickman has died from cancer at the age of 69. He was surrounded by family and friends.” Rickman will be missed in the acting community. His final posthumous film will be 2016’s Alice Through The Looking Glass, where he reprises his voice role as Absolem the Caterpillar.
His extensive list of credits are seen below.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Romeo and Juliet | Tybalt | BBC Television Shakespeare |
| 1980 | Thérèse Raquin | Vidal | BBC miniseries |
| 1980 | Shelley | Clive | Episode No. 1.7 |
| 1982 | Busted | Simon | BBC TV film |
| 1982 | Smiley’s People | Mr. Brownlow | Episode No. 1.2 |
| 1982 | The Barchester Chronicles | The Rev. Obadiah Slope | BBC miniseries |
| 1985 | Return of the Native | Narrator | |
| 1985 | Summer Season | Croop | BBC TV series |
| 1985 | Girls on Top | Dimitri / Voice of RADA | CIT TV series |
| 1988 | Die Hard | Hans Gruber | |
| 1989 | Revolutionary Witness | Jacques Roux | BBC TV short |
| 1989 | The January Man | Ed, the painter | |
| 1989 | Screenplay | Israel Yates | BBC TV series |
| 1990 | Quigley Down Under | Elliot Marston | |
| 1991 | Truly, Madly, Deeply | Jamie | |
| 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Sheriff of Nottingham | |
| 1991 | Close My Eyes | Sinclair Bryant | |
| 1991 | Closet Land | The Interrogator | |
| 1992 | Bob Roberts | Lukas Hart III | |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | Dwight Billings | TV series |
| 1994 | Mesmer | Franz Anton Mesmer | |
| 1994 | Sense and Sensibility | Colonel Brandon | |
| 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | Hans Gruber | Flashback |
| 1995 | An Awfully Big Adventure | P.L. O’Hara | |
| 1995 | Sense and Sensibility | Colonel Brandon | |
| 1996 | Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny | Grigori Rasputin | |
| 1996 | Michael Collins | Éamon de Valera | |
| 1996 | Castle Ghosts of Ireland | Tyde | Documentary |
| 1997 | The Winter Guest | Man in street (uncredited) | Also director and co-writer |
| 1998 | Judas Kiss | Detective David Friedman | |
| 1998 | Dark Harbor | David Weinberg | |
| 1999 | Dogma | The Metatron | |
| 1999 | Galaxy Quest | Alexander Dane/Dr. Lazarus | |
| 2000 | Help! I’m a Fish | Joe (voice) | |
| 2001 | Play | Man | |
| 2001 | Blow Dry | Phil Allen | |
| 2001 | Land of the Mammoth | Cro Magnon hunter | Documentary |
| 2001 | The Search for John Gissing | John Gissing | |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone | Severus Snape | Released in the U.S. and South Asia under the title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone |
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Severus Snape | |
| 2002 | King of the Hill | King Philip (voice) | |
| 2003 | Love Actually | Harry | |
| 2004 | Something the Lord Made | Dr. Alfred Blalock | |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Severus Snape | |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Severus Snape | |
| 2005 | The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy | Marvin the Paranoid Android(voice) | |
| 2006 | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Antoine Richis | |
| 2006 | Snow Cake | Alex Hughes | |
| 2007 | Nobel Son | Eli Michaelson | |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Severus Snape | |
| 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Judge Turpin | |
| 2008 | Bottle Shock | Steven Spurrier | |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Severus Snape | |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Absolem the Caterpillar (voice) | |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Severus Snape | |
| 2010 | The Wildest Dream | Noel Odell (voice) | National Geographic documentary |
| 2010 | The Song of Lunch | He | BBC Drama Production[60] |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Severus Snape | |
| 2011 | The Boy in the Bubble | Narrator | Animated short film |
| 2011 | Back at the Barnyard | General Alien | Episode: “Aliens” |
| 2012 | Gambit | Lord Shahbandar | |
| 2013 | The Butler | Ronald Reagan | |
| 2013 | A Promise | Karl Hoffmeister | |
| 2013 | CBGB | Hilly Kristal | |
| 2013 | Dust | Todd | |
| 2015 | A Little Chaos | King Louis XIV | Also director |
| 2015 | Eye in the Sky | Lieutenant General Frank Benson | Post-production |
| 2015 | The Parallel | TBA | Announced |
| 2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | Absolem the Caterpillar (voice) | Post-production |
Courtesy of Wikipedia.org
