Alan Rickman Dies at 69 (Snape from Harry Potter)

[blueangel06661]

http://comicbook.com/2016/01/14/alan...ied-of-cancer/

Iconic British actor Alan Rickman, best known for his roles in the Harry Potter films and Die Hard, has passed away at the age of 69. Rickman's family confirmed his death after a lengthy battle with cancer Thursday morning.

Rickman's breakout role was the villainous Hans Gruber in Die Hard, where he impressed millions of viewers with his distinctive British accent and deliberate diction. Rickman was best known for playing villains in movies, most notably as Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films and the Sheriff of Nottingham in the 1991 version of Robin Hood. One of most acclaimed roles was as the mad monk Rasputin in the 1995 HBO film Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny, which earned him both an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award. However, he could also play romantic roles too, such as in the popular films Sense and Sensibility and Love Actually.

Alan's portrayal of Snape in the Harry Potter films was so great and I loved him in the series.

[_CTA_]

Sad day. Terrorist attack in my country and now Alan's news. :')

[Qoco]

All kinds of people dying.

[Kagome]

Not a Potterhead at all...But I loved him in so many other things....
RIP Alan. You really are with the angels now. And you'll be my Metatron forever.

[DeathBlade/13.666]

He will be missed by thespians everywhere.

[Miss Moonlight]

2016 is a bad year for celebrities apparently.

[Holocast]

As if I wasn't sad enough by Bowie.

Alan was so phenominal in Die Hard, and Harry Potter. Shame such a good actor passed away.

[Clayton_n]

The man could act

[Kirito]

He will be missed, loved his movies and his voice... May the Half-Blood Prince Rest In Piece.

[Digimon_Sommelier]

What a talented actor Mr. Rickman was. That makes three public figures. David Bowie, Alan Rickman, and Celine Dion's husband Rene Angelil. All of them died from cancer and all of them were born in the 1940's. R.I.P. to all of them.

[RyuTama]

Is this for real? Does someone have a Deathnote out there or something? All these British celebrities dying off from cancer all of a sudden?

We need to make a barricade around Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen you guys, my God.

Really though, this year is off to a crap start. Alan Rickman was awesome. Die Hard, Harry Potter, Sense and Sensibility, Sweeney Todd, and I remember loving it when I heard him in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I still need to see Dogma but I know that that's a big movie with him too. The dude was legendary...

[~*Red*~]

Rest In Peace

[360 FistKick!]

Never cared for Harry Potter but this bums me out.