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Rickman at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2011

Alan Rickman was an English actor of the stage and screen. Rickman gained international acclaim for his role as Hans Gruber in the action film Die Hard (1988) and Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011). He is also known for his performances in films such as the romance drama Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Ang Lee's adaptation of the Jane Austen novel Sense and Sensibility (1995), Neil Jordan's historical drama Michael Collins (1995), Richard Curtis' romantic comedy Love Actually (2003), and the science fiction comedies Galaxy Quest (1999) and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005).

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1988 Die Hard Hans Gruber [1]
1989 The January Man Ed [2]
1990 Quigley Down Under Elliot Marston [3]
1991 Truly, Madly, Deeply Jamie [4]
Closet Land Interrogator [5]
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Sheriff of Nottingham [4]
Close My Eyes Sinclair / Natalie's husband [6]
1992 Bob Roberts Lukas Hart III [7]
1994 Mesmer Franz Anton Mesmer [8]
1995 An Awfully Big Adventure P. L. O'Hara [9]
Sense and Sensibility Colonel Brandon [4]
1996 Michael Collins Éamon de Valera
1997 The Winter Guest Man in street Uncredited; also director and co-writer
1998 Judas Kiss Detective David Friedman
Dark Harbor David Weinberg
1999 Dogma Metatron [4]
Galaxy Quest Alexander Dane [4]
2000 Help! I'm a Fish Joe Voice
2001 Blow Dry Phil Allen
Play Man
The Search for John Gissing John Gissing
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Severus Snape
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2003 Love Actually Harry [4]
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Severus Snape
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Marvin the Paranoid Android Voice
2006 Snow Cake Alex Hughes [10]
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Richis [10]
2007 Nobel Son Eli Michaelson
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Severus Snape
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Judge Turpin [4]
2008 Bottle Shock Steven Spurrier
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Severus Snape
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
Alice in Wonderland Absolem The Caterpillar Voice
The Wildest Dream Noel Odell Voice, Documentary
2011 Portraits in Dramatic Time Himself
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Severus Snape
The Boy in the Bubble Narrator Voice, Short film
2012 Gambit Lord Shahbandar
2013 The Butler Ronald Reagan [10]
A Promise Karl Hoffmeister
Dust Todd Short Film
CBGB Hilly Kristal
2014 A Little Chaos King Louis XIV Also director and co-writer
2015 Eye in the Sky Lieutenant General Frank Benson Last on-screen appearance [10]
2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass Absolem The Caterpillar Voice, posthumous release (final film role)

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1978 Romeo and Juliet Tybalt BBC Television Shakespeare [11]
1980 Thérèse Raquin Vidal 3 episodes
Shelley Clive Episode: "Nowt So Queer"
1982 Busted Simon Television film
Smiley's People Mr Brownlow 1 episode
The Barchester Chronicles Obadiah Slope 5 episodes
1985 Summer Season Croop Episode: "Pity in History"
Girls on Top Dmitri / RADA 3 episodes
1989 Revolutionary Witness Jacques Roux Television short
1989 ScreenPlay Israel Yates Episode: "The Spirit of Man"
1993 Fallen Angels Dwight Billings Episode: "Murder, Obliquely"
1996 Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny Grigori Rasputin Television film [4]
2000 Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings Captain George Fallon Sketch: Plots and Proposals
2002 King of the Hill King Philip Voice, Episode: "Joust Like a Woman"
2004 Something the Lord Made Dr. Alfred Blalock Television film [4]
2010 The Song of Lunch He

Video games

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Year Title Voice Ref.
1997 The Space Bar My Parker / Ty Parker [12]

Stage

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Year Title Role Venue Ref.
1976 Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes Birmingham Repertory Theatre [11]
1976–1977 The Devil is an Ass Wittipol Birmingham Repertory Theatre
1978 The Tempest Ferdinand Royal Shakespeare Theatre [13]
1978 Captain Swing Farquarson The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon [14]
1978 Love's Labour's Lost Boyet Royal Shakespeare Theatre [15]
1980 Commitments Unknown Royal Shakespeare Company
1981 The Seagull Mr. Aston The Royal Court Theatre
1983 The Grass Widow Dennis The Royal Court Theatre
1983 Bad Language Bob The Royal Court Theatre
1985 As You Like It Jaques Royal Shakespeare Theatre [16]
1985 Troilus and Cressida Achilles Royal Shakespeare Theatre [17]
1985 Les Liaisons Dangereuses Le Vicomte de Valmont The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon [18]
1986 Les Liaisons Dangereuses Le Vicomte de Valmont The Pit, Barbican Centre, London [19]
1986 Mephisto Hendrik Hofgen Barbican Theatre, Barbican Centre [20]
1987 Les Liaisons Dangereuses Le Vicomte de Valmont Music Box Theatre, Broadway [21]
1991 Tango at the End of Winter Sei Piccadilly Theatre, West End
1992 Hamlet Hamlet Riverside Studios, London
1995 The Winter Guest Director Almeida Theatre, West End
1998 Antony and Cleopatra Mark Antony Royal National Theatre, London [22]
2001–2002 Private Lives Elyot Chase Richard Rodgers Theatre, Broadway
2006 My Name is Rachel Corrie Director and Editor Minetta Lane Theatre, Broadway
2008 Creditors Director Donmar Warehouse, London
2010–2011 John Gabriel Borkman John Gabriel Borkman Abbey Theatre, Dublin

Brooklyn Academy of Music

2011–2012 Seminar Leonard John Golden Theatre, Broadway [23]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hibberd, James (24 December 2020). "10 times Alan Rickman was incredible in 'Die Hard'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. ^ Roger Ebert (13 January 1989). "The January Man movie review & film summary (1989)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Quigley Down Under". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Otterson, Joe (14 January 2021). "Alan Rickman 11 Most Brilliant Roles, From Hans Gruber to Severus Snape (Photos)". The Wrap. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. ^ Roger Ebert (8 March 1991). "Closet Land movie review & film summary (1991)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  6. ^ Holden, Stephen (21 February 1992). "Review/Film; If Two Sides Of a Triangle Are Siblings". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. ^ Turan, Kenneth (4 September 1992). "MOVIE REVIEW : A Candidate for Our Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  8. ^ Turkson, Nshira (14 January 2016). "Alan Rickman's Extraordinary Legacy, Cont'd - The Atlantic". The Atlantic. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  9. ^ Kempley, Rita (15 September 1995). "'An Awfully Big Adventure'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d Lealos, Shawn S. (27 December 2019). "The 10 Best Alan Rickman Movies That Aren't Harry Potter (According To IMDb)". Screen Rant. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  11. ^ a b Lockley, Mike (16 January 2016). "See how Alan Rickman wowed Birmingham Rep as Sherlock Holmes before he found fame". BirminghamLive.
  12. ^ "The Space Bar (1997) Windows credits". MobyGames. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  13. ^ "RSC Performances | TEM197805 - The Tempest | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust". collections.shakespeare.org.uk.
  14. ^ "RSC Performances | CAP197806 - Captain Swing | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust". collections.shakespeare.org.uk.
  15. ^ "RSC Performances | LOV197808 - Love's Labour's Lost | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust". collections.shakespeare.org.uk.
  16. ^ "RSC Performances | AYL198504 - As You Like It | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust". collections.shakespeare.org.uk.
  17. ^ "RSC Performances | TRO198506 - Troilus and Cressida | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust". collections.shakespeare.org.uk.
  18. ^ "RSC Performances | LIA198509 - Les Liaisons Dangereuses | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust". collections.shakespeare.org.uk.
  19. ^ "RSC Performances | LIA198601 - Les Liaisons Dangereuses | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust". collections.shakespeare.org.uk.
  20. ^ "RSC Performances | MEP198604 - Mephisto | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust". collections.shakespeare.org.uk.
  21. ^ Rich, Frank (1 May 1987). "Stage: Carnal Abandon in 'Liaisons Dangereuses'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  22. ^ "National Theatre Archive Record". catalogue.nationaltheatre.org.uk.
  23. ^ "Class Act: Alan Rickman Shows Us How It's Done in Seminar". Vogue. 21 November 2011.
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