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Alan Rickman

Name in Native Language: "Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman" (English/EN)
Character Actor / Film Director / Film Producer / Graphic Designer / Writer / Actor / Screenwriter / Theatre Director | * 02/21/1946 († 69, 01/14/2016) | Hammersmith, London (United Kingdom (UK))
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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 (RADA) 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 film role came when he was cast as the German terrorist leader Hans Gruber in Die Hard (1988). He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). He earned critical acclaim for Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991), An Awfully Big Adventure (1995), ()
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Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (21 February 1946 – 14 January 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 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role; Elliott Marston in Quigley Down Under (1990); Jamie in Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991); Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility (1995); Eamon DeValera in Michael Collins (1997); Alexander Dane in Galaxy Quest (1999); Metatron in Dogma (1999); Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series (2001–2011); Harry in Love Actually (2003); Marvin the Paranoid Android in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005); and Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007).Rickman made his television acting debut Playing Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet (1978) as part of the BBC's Shakespeare series. His breakthrough role was in the BBC television adaptation of The Barchester Chronicles (1982). He later starred in television films, Playing the title character in Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996), which won him a Golden Globe Award, an Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and Alfred Blalock in Something the Lord Made (2004).Rickman died of pancreatic cancer on 14 January 2016 at age 69. His final film roles were as Lieutenant General Frank Benson in the thriller Eye in the Sky (2015), and reprising his role as the voice of the caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland (2010) in Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Fantasy

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Awards & Nominations for Alan Rickman

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie James Joyce Award Golden Globe Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie 3x BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2x Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 2x Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play MTV Movie Award for Best Villain 2x Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 2x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie 2x Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Golden Globe Awards Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Chlotrudis Award for Best Director Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble
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Movies with Alan Rickman as Actor(69)

as Lieutenant General Frank Benson2016 Eye in the Sky
as Blue Caterpillar (voice)2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass
as King Louis XIV2015 A Little Chaos
as Karl Hoffmeister2013 A Promise
as Ronald Reagan2013 The Butler
as Hilly Kristal2013 CBGB
as Todd2013 Dust
as himself2013 Muse of Fire
as Lionel Shahbandar2012 Gambit
as himself2012 BAM150
as Storyteller2011 The Boy in the Bubble
as The Caterpillar (voice)2010 Alice in Wonderland
as (voice)2009 Sonnet Number 12
as Steven Spurrier2008 Bottle Shock
as Eli Michaelson2007 Nobel Son
as Alex Hughes2006 Snow Cake
as Dr. Alfred Blalock2004 Something the Lord Made
as Harry2003 Love Actually
as Himself (Interviewee)2001 Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
as John Gissing2001 The Search for John Gissing
as Phil Allen2001 Blow Dry
as Man2001 Play
as Joe (voice)2000 Help! I'm a Fish
as Alexander Dane1999 Galaxy Quest
as David Weinberg1999 Dark Harbor
as Metatron1999 Dogma
as Detective David Friedman1998 Judas Kiss
as Man in street1997 The Winter Guest
as Grigori Rasputin1996 Rasputin
as Eamon de Valera1996 Michael Collins
as Colonel Christopher Brandon1995 Sense and Sensibility
as P.L. O'Hara1995 An Awfully Big Adventure
as Franz Anton Mesmer1994 Mesmer
as Dwight Billings1993 Murder, Obliquely
as Lukas Hart III1992 Bob Roberts
as Interrogator1991 Closet Land
as Sinclair1991 Close My Eyes
as Sheriff of Nottingham1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
as Jamie1990 Truly Madly Deeply
as Elliott Marston1990 Quigley Down Under
as Ed1989 The January Man
as Jacques Roux1989 Revolutionary Witness
as Israel Yates1989 The Spirit of Man
as Hans Gruber1988 Die Hard
as TV Commentator (archival footage)1985 Wetherby
as Simon1983 Busted
as Tybalt1978 Romeo & Juliet

TV Shows/Series with Alan Rickman as Actor(11)

as himself1999 The Directors
as King Philip (voice)1997 King of the Hill
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Dimitri / Voice of RADA(voice)1985 Girls On Top
as Mr. Brownlow1982 Smiley's People
as Vidal1980 Thérèse Raquin
1979 Shelley

Movies with Alan Rickman as Crew(7)

Crew/In Memory Of2016 Eye in the Sky
Crew/In Memory Of2016 The Limehouse Golem
Directing/Director2015 A Little Chaos
Writing/Writer2015 A Little Chaos
Directing/Director1997 The Winter Guest
Writing/Writer1997 The Winter Guest

Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Thursday, 02/21 1946 (February) in Hammersmith, London (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Thursday, 01/14 2016 (January) in London (aged: 69)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Chelsea College of Art and Design, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Latymer Upper School, Royal College of Art
Member of: Royal Shakespeare Company
Spouses (current/former): Rima Horton
Other names for Alan Rickman (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"艾倫·瑞克曼"
"앨런 릭먼"
"แอลัน ริกแมน"
"アラン・リックマン"
"ألان ريكمان"
"Алан Рикман"
"Άλαν Ρίκμαν"
"Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman"
Alan Rickman frequently works together with these people:
David Herman (89x, Actor)
Phil Hendrie (19x, Actor)
Scott Klace (17x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (13x, Actor)
Randall Miller (13x, Crew)
David Holmes (11x, Crew)
J.K. Rowling (10x, Crew)
Dave Thomas (10x, Actor)
David Heyman (10x, Crew)
Tim Lewis (10x, Crew)
Julie Walters (9x, Actress)
Joanna Whitney (9x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:277, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024