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Alan Rickman

Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (born 21 February 1946) was  an English actor and theatre director. He was a renowned stage actor in modern and classical productions and a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Rickman was known for his film performances as Hans Gruber in Die Hard, Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film series, Eamon de Valera in Michael Collins, and Metatron in Dogma. He was also known for his prominent roles as the Sheriff of Nottingham in the 1991 film, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and as Colonel Brandon in Ang Lee's 1995 film Sense and Sensibility. More recently he played Judge Turpin in Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and voiced the Caterpillar in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Rickman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Feb 21, 1946 In Hammersmith, London, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
64
First Appeared:
In the movie Romeo & Juliet 1978-12-03
Latest Project:
Movie Alice Through the Looking Glass 2016-05-25
Known For
Poster of BAM150
Poster of Gambit
Poster of Romeo & Juliet
Filmography
Movie Alice Through the Looking Glass Blue Caterpillar (voice) 2016-05-25
Movie A Little Chaos King Louis XIV 2015-03-26
Movie Eye in the Sky Lieutenant General Frank Benson 2015-09-07
Movie Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film Self 2014-08-25
Movie The Butler Ronald Reagan 2013-08-16
Movie Muse of Fire Self 2013-09-26
Movie A Promise Karl Hoffmeister 2013-09-04
Movie Dust Todd 2013-10-24
Movie CBGB Hilly Kristal 2013-10-11
Movie Gambit Lionel Shahbandar 2012-04-25
Movie BAM150 Self 2012-04-27
Movie Portraits in Dramatic Time 2011-07-05
Movie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Severus Snape 2011-07-12
Movie The Boy in the Bubble Storyteller 2011-07-08
Movie Alice in Wonderland The Caterpillar (voice) 2010-03-03
Movie Harold Pinter: A Celebration Self 2010-01-24
Movie The Song of Lunch He 2010-10-08
Movie The Wildest Dream Noel Odell (voice) 2010-08-06
Movie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Severus Snape 2010-11-17
Movie Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Severus Snape 2009-07-15
Movie Creating The World of Harry Potter. Part 1: The Magic Begins Himself 2009-11-17
Movie Sonnet Number 12 (voice) 2009-12-31
Movie Creating the World of Harry Potter. Part 2: Characters Himself 2009-12-08
Movie Bottle Shock Steven Spurrier 2008-09-05
Movie Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Severus Snape 2007-07-08
Movie Nobel Son Eli Michaelson 2007-04-28
Movie Snow Cake Alex Hughes 2006-09-08
Movie The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Marvin (voice) 2005-04-28
Movie Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Severus Snape 2005-11-16
Movie Something the Lord Made Dr. Alfred Blalock 2004-05-30
Movie Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Severus Snape 2004-05-31
Movie Love Actually Harry 2003-09-07
Movie Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Severus Snape 2002-11-13
Movie Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma Self 2001-01-01
Movie Blow Dry Phil Allen 2001-03-01
Movie Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Severus Snape 2001-11-16
Movie Play Man 2001-07-14
Movie Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings Captain George Fallon 2000-12-25
Series The Directors Unknown 1999-01-01
Movie Dark Harbor David Weinberg 1999-12-31
Movie Dogma Metatron 1999-11-12
Movie Judas Kiss Detective David Friedman 1998-09-16
Movie The Winter Guest Man in street 1997-12-27
Movie Michael Collins Eamon de Valera 1996-10-25
Movie Rasputin Grigori Rasputin 1996-03-23
Movie An Awfully Big Adventure P.L. O'Hara 1995-05-11
Movie Die Hard: With a Vengeance Hans Gruber (archive footage) (uncredited) 1995-05-19
Movie Lumière & Company (segment "John Boorman") 1995-12-20
Movie Sense and Sensibility Colonel Christopher Brandon 1995-12-13
Movie Mesmer Franz Anton Mesmer 1994-08-25
Series Fallen Angels Unknown 1993-08-01
Movie Bob Roberts Lukas Hart III 1992-09-04
Movie Truly Madly Deeply Jamie 1991-05-03
Movie Closet Land Interrogator 1991-03-06
Movie Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Sheriff of Nottingham 1991-06-14
Movie Close My Eyes Sinclair 1991-11-22
Movie Quigley Down Under Elliott Marston 1990-10-17
Movie Benefactors 1989-01-02
Movie The January Man Ed 1989-01-13
Movie Revolutionary Witness Jacques Roux 1989-12-31
Movie Wetherby TV Commentator (archival footage) 1985-06-19
Movie Busted Simon 1983-01-28
Series Smiley's People Unknown 1982-09-20
Movie Romeo & Juliet Tybalt 1978-12-03
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