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Alan Rickman lifeless: ‘Harry Potter’ actor, ‘Die Laborious’ villain dies at 69

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Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

Actor Alan Rickman poses for photographers upon arrival on the premiere of the movie A Little Chaos, as a part of the BFI London Movie Competition, in central London, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014.

Beloved British actor Alan Rickman is lifeless, in keeping with a number of experiences. He was 69.

The Guardian and BBC report the “Harry Potter” star’s dying was confirmed Thursday. He died in London surrounded by household and associates after affected by most cancers.

It’s unclear what sort of most cancers he had and the way how lengthy he had been battling it.

The actor had a slew of memorable roles, first exploding to large display screen fame in 1988’s “Die Laborious” because the villain Hans Gruber taking over Bruce Willis. In accordance with the Guardian, he landed the position two days after transferring to Los Angeles at age 41.
Rickman received a Golden Globe and an Emmy for starring within the 1996 miniseries “Rasputin,” however could now be greatest recognized for taking part in Professor Snape within the “Harry Potter” movies. He was additionally immediately recognizable because the sheriff of Nottingham reverse Kevin Costner in “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,” as Col Brandon in “Sense and Sensibility,” as a bitter sci-fi actor in “Galaxy Quest” and as Emma Thompson’s husband in “Love, Really.”

The movie star first made a reputation for himself in theater, performing with the Royal Shakespeare Firm in London. He was nominated for a Tony for taking part in Valmont in “Les Liasons Dangereuses” in 1986, greater than a decade earlier than the play would turn out to be well-known with American teenagers and younger adults as a Hollywood remake “Merciless Intentions.”

Rickman married Rima Horton in 2012 after greater than 40 years collectively. They don’t have any kids.

His last position can be because the voice of the blue caterpillar in “Alice By way of the Trying Glass.” The “Alice in Wonderland” sequel, additionally starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, opens in theaters Might 27.