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Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman was an English actor and director. Known for his languid tone and delivery, Rickman's signature sound was the result of a speech impediment when he could not move his lower jaw properly as a child. 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.
Birth Name
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman
Born
Thursday, 21 February 1946
Died
Thursday, 14 January 2016
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | Self | 2022 |
| The Holiday Movies That Made Us | Self - Actor 'Hans Gruber' | 2019 |
| Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary | Self | 2019 |
| The IMDb Show | Harry | 2017 |
| Our Friend Victoria | Captain George Fallon | 2017 |
| The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2016 |
| Alan | Self | 2016 |
| The 70th Annual Tony Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2016 |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | Absolem / Blue Caterpillar (voice) | 2016 |
| Eye in the Sky | Lieutenant General Frank Benson | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | Self | 2022 |
| The Holiday Movies That Made Us | Self - Actor 'Hans Gruber' | 2019 |
| Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary | Self | 2019 |
| The IMDb Show | Harry | 2017 |
| Our Friend Victoria | Captain George Fallon | 2017 |
| The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2016 |
| Alan | Self | 2016 |
| The 70th Annual Tony Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2016 |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | Absolem / Blue Caterpillar (voice) | 2016 |
| Eye in the Sky | Lieutenant General Frank Benson | 2016 |
| A Little Chaos | King Louis XIV | 2015 |
| Discovering Film | Various | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Dust | Todd | 2013 |
| CBGB | Hilly Kristal | 2013 |
| Muse of Fire | Self | 2013 |
| A Promise | Karl Hoffmeister | 2013 |
| The Butler | Ronald Reagan | 2013 |
| Decoding Die Hard | Self | 2013 |
| Bam150 | Self | 2012 |
| Gambit | Lionel Shabandar / Lionel Shahbandar | 2012 |
| 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments | Self | 2011 |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Professor Severus Snape / Severus Snape | 2011 |
| The Boy in the Bubble | Storyteller / The Storyteller | 2011 |
| Portraits in Dramatic Time | Self | 2011 |
| The Search for John Gissing | John Gissing | 2011 |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Professor Severus Snape / Severus Snape | 2010 |
| The Song of Lunch | He | 2010 |
| The Wildest Dream | Noel Odell | 2010 |
| Alice in Wonderland | Blue Caterpillar / The Caterpillar (voice) | 2010 |
| For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots | (voice) | 2010 |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Professor Severus Snape / Severus Snape | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself - Guest | 2009 |
| Bottle Shock | Steven Spurrier | 2008 |
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Judge Turpin | 2007 |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Severus Snape | 2007 |
| Nobel Son | Eli Michaelson | 2007 |
| Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Richis | 2006 |
| Snow Cake | Alex Hughes | 2006 |
| Screenwipe | Self | 2006 |
| The King's Head: A Maverick in London | Self | 2006 |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Severus Snape | 2005 |
| 20 to 1 | Hans Gruber | 2005 |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Marvin / Marvin (voice) | 2005 |
| Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | Other Voices | 2005 |
| 100 höjdare | Self - Interviewee | 2004 |
| Peace One Day | Self | 2004 |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Professor Severus Snape / Severus Snape | 2004 |
| Something the Lord Made | Dr. Alfred Blalock | 2004 |
| Love Actually | Harry | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Guest | 2003 |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Professor Snape | 2002 |
| The 56th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 2002 |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | Professor Snape / Severus Snape | 2001 |
| We Know Where You Live. Live! | Second Yorkshireman | 2001 |
| Blow Dry | Phil Allen | 2001 |
| Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma | Himself (Interviewee) / Self (Interviewee) | 2001 |
| Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings | Captain George Fallon | 2000 |
| A Fish Tale | Joe / Joe (voice) | 2000 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Hans Gruber | 2000 |
| The Wright Stuff | Self | 2000 |
| Dark Harbor | David Weinberg / David / husband | 1999 |
| Galaxy Quest | Alexander Dane | 1999 |
| Dogma | Metatron | 1999 |
| The Directors | Self | 1999 |
| Judas Kiss | Detective David Friedman | 1998 |
| The Winter Guest | Man in Street | 1997 |
| King of the Hill | King Philip | 1997 |
| Theater Talk | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Michael Collins | Eamon de Valera | 1996 |
| Rasputin | Grigori Rasputin | 1996 |
| Lumière and Company | (segment "John Boorman") | 1995 |
| Sense and Sensibility | Colonel Brandon / Colonel Christopher Brandon | 1995 |
| An Awfully Big Adventure | P.L. O'Hara | 1995 |
| Mesmer | Franz Anton Mesmer | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| Fallen Angels | Dwight Billings | 1993 |
| Bob Roberts | Lukas Hart III | 1992 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| Close My Eyes | Sinclair / Natalie's husband | 1991 |
| Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Sheriff of Nottingham | 1991 |
| Truly Madly Deeply | Jamie | 1991 |
| Closet Land | Interrogator | 1991 |
| Quigley Down Under | Elliott Marston | 1990 |
| The January Man | Ed | 1989 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Himself - Guest | 1989 |
| Die Hard | Hans Gruber | 1988 |
| The 41st Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee & Performer | 1987 |
| Girls on Top | Voice of RADA / Dimitri | 1985 |
| Wetherby | TV commentator / TV Commentator (archival footage) | 1985 |
| The Barchester Chronicles | Obadiah Slope | 1982 |
| Smiley's People | Mr. Brownlow | 1982 |
| Shelley | Clive | 1979 |
| Romeo & Juliet | Tybalt | 1978 |
| Arena | Various characters | 1975 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| A Little Chaos | 2015 |
| The Winter Guest | 1997 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Sink | 2018 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2004 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 1997 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 1996 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Won |
