Alan Rickman
Effortlessly urbane British actor Alan Rickman enjoyed a distinguished stage career with the Royal Shakespeare Company prior to winning international acclaim in dozens of film and television projects. Following years of work on U.K. television, the actor was instantly entered into the pantheon of all-time movie villains with his portrayal of German terrorist Hans Gruber in the action classic "Die Hard" (1988). Roles like the scheming Sheriff of Nottingham in "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" (1991) may have threatened to typecast the award-winning actor, although his romantic lead in "Sense and Sensibility" (1995) convinced audiences of his versatility. Offering further proof, Rickman won an Emmy for his portrayal of the mad Russian monk in the acclaimed biopic "Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny" (HBO, 1996), followed by sardonically comic turns in Kevin Smith's controversial "Dogma" (1999) and the sci-fi spoof "Galaxy Quest" (1999). The role of a lifetime came Rickman's way when he played the morally ambiguous wizard Professor Severus Snape for the first time in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (2001) and all seven blockbuster sequels. He charmed in real world fare amidst ensemble casts in efforts like "Love Actually" (2003) and became a go-to talent for director Tim Burton in the hits "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (2007) and "Alice in Wonderland" (2010). He also directed and co-wrote two films, "The Winter Guest" (1997) and "A Little Chaos" (2015). Rickman's exquisite voice, dramatic command, and languid, cool presence made him a national treasure in his homeland, as well as an honored guest on American screens. Alan Rickman died of cancer in London on January 14, 2016. He was 69.
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Alan Rickman
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maverick | Self | - | 2021 |
29% |
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Alice Through the Looking Glass | Blue Caterpillar (Voice) | $77.0M | 2016 |
95% |
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Eye in the Sky | Lieutenant General Frank Benson (Character) | $18.7M | 2015 |
49% |
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A Little Chaos |
King Louis XIV (Character), Director, Screenwriter |
$551.6K | 2014 |
13% |
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A Promise | Karl Hoffmeister (Character) | - | 2013 |
7% |
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CBGB | Hilly Kristal (Character) | - | 2013 |
71% |
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Lee Daniels' The Butler | Ronald Reagan (Character) | $116.6M | 2013 |
17% |
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Gambit | Shabandar (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Boy in the Bubble | Narrator | - | 2011 |
96% |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Severus Snape (Character) | $381.0M | 2011 |
77% |
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The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest | Noel Odell (Voice) | $873.6K | 2010 |
50% |
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Alice in Wonderland | The Caterpillar (Voice) | $334.2M | 2010 |
77% |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Prof. Severus Snape (Character) | $295.0M | 2010 |
83% |
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Severus Snape (Character) | $302.0M | 2009 |
48% |
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Bottle Shock | Steven Spurrier (Character) | $4.0M | 2008 |
27% |
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Nobel Son | Eli Michaelson (Character) | $333.9K | 2007 |
86% |
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Judge Turpin (Character) | $52.9M | 2007 |
78% |
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Severus Snape (Character) | $292.0M | 2007 |
63% |
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Snow Cake | Alex Hughes (Character) | $26.0K | 2006 |
59% |
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Antoine (Character) | $2.2M | 2006 |
88% |
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Severus Snape (Character) | $290.0M | 2005 |
60% |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Marvin the Paranoid Android (Voice) | $51.0M | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Something the Lord Made | Dr. Alfred Blalock (Character) | - | 2004 |
90% |
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Professor Snape (Character) | $249.4M | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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Peace One Day | Unknown (Character) | - | 2004 |
64% |
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Love Actually | Harry (Character) | $60.1M | 2003 |
82% |
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Professor Severus Snape (Character) | $262.0M | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Search for John Gissing | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
80% |
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | Professor Snape (Character) | $317.9M | 2001 |
19% |
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Blow Dry | Phil (Character) | $637.8K | 2001 |
89% |
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The Search for John Gissing | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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Beckett on Film | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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Help! I'm a Fish | Joe (Voice) | - | 2000 |
90% |
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Galaxy Quest |
Sir Alexander Dane/ |
$71.4M | 1999 |
68% |
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Dogma | Metatron (Character) | $30.7M | 1999 |
43% |
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Judas Kiss | Detective David Friedman (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Dark Harbor | David Weinberg (Character) | - | 1998 |
63% |
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The Winter Guest |
Director, Writer |
$849.3K | 1997 |
78% |
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Michael Collins | Eamon de Valera (Character) | $11.1M | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Rasputin | Grigori Rasputin (Character) | - | 1996 |
40% |
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An Awfully Big Adventure | P.L. O'Hara (Character) | $258.0K | 1995 |
97% |
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Sense and Sensibility | Col. Christopher Brandon (Character) | $42.0M | 1995 |
No Score Yet |
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Mesmer | Franz Anton Mesmer (Character) | - | 1994 |
80% |
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Close My Eyes | Sinclair (Character) | - | 1991 |
51% |
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Sheriff of Nottingham (Character) | $165.1M | 1991 |
44% |
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Closet Land | Interrogator (Character) | $225.7K | 1991 |
76% |
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Truly, Madly, Deeply | Jamie (Character) | $1.5M | 1991 |
52% |
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Quigley Down Under | Elliott Marston (Character) | $20.1M | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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Slime City | Horace (Character) | - | 1988 |
28% |
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The January Man | Ed (Character) | $4.3M | 1988 |
94% |
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Die Hard | Hans Gruber (Character) | $82.3M | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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Romeo and Juliet | Tybalt (Character) | - | 1978 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tavis Smiley | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2008 |
No Score Yet | 77% | King of the Hill | King Philip (Guest Voice) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fallen Angels | Dwight Billings (Character) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Girls on Top | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1985 |