Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (21 February 1946 - 14 January 2016) was an English entertainer and chief. Known for his profound, sluggish voice, he prepared at RADA (the Regal Foundation of Sensational Craftsmanship) in London and turned into an individual from the Illustrious Shakespeare Organization (RSC), acting in present day and traditional theater creations. In 1985, he appeared as the Vicomte de Valmont in the stage production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Following the production's moves to Broadway in 1987 and the West End in 1986, he was nominated for a Tony Award.

Rickman got his start in film when he was cast as Hans Gruber, a German terrorist leader, in Die Hard (1988). In Robin Hood, he played the Sheriff of Nottingham: He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Prince of Thieves (1991). Before gaining acclaim for his supporting roles as Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility (1995) and Éamon de Valera in Michael Collins (1996), he received critical acclaim for his leading roles in Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991) and An Awfully Big Adventure (1995). He is famous for his comedic roles in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dogma, and Galaxy Quest (1999). From 2001 to 2011, he portrayed Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series. He appeared in Sweeney Todd and Love Actually (2003) during this time. The Devil Stylist of Armada Road (2007) and Alice in Wonderland (2010). CBGB (2013), Eye in the Sky (2015), and Alice Through the Looking Glass were his final film roles.

Rickman made his acting debut on television in 1978 as Tybalt in the BBC's Shakespeare series Romeo and Juliet. His cutting edge part was Obadiah Slant in the BBC TV variation of The Barchester Narratives (1982). Later, he appeared in television movies as the character of Rasputin: He won a Golden Globe Award, an Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Dark Servant of Destiny (1996) and Alfred Blalock in Something the Lord Made (2004). In 2009, The Watchman named him one of the most amazing entertainers never to have gotten a Foundation Grant nomination.[1] Rickman passed on from pancreatic disease on 14 January 2016 at age 69.[2][3]