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Alan Rickman

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Alan Rickman

1946 – 2016 · aged 69 · Actor

“Always.”

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Alan Rickman came to film late, at 41, as Hans Gruber in Die Hard, and went on to Truly, Madly, Deeply, Sense and Sensibility and Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films. He died of pancreatic cancer at 69.

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“Always.”

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Alan Rickman after the performance of Seminar at the John Golden Theater, November 11, 2011
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Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman at 2014 TIFF
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Alan Rickman at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival
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Alan Rickman after the performance of Seminar at the John Golden Theater, November 11, 2011
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Top 10 Alan Rickman Performances
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Alan Rickman Falls for Kate Winslet | Sense and Sensibility (1995) | Now Playing
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Emma Thompson's moving tribute to Alan Rickman
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Alan Rickman talks Severus Snape at NY Times Arts & Leisure Weekend 2012
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Tammy Pierce
20 Apr 2026

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To the family: you shared Alan with all of us for so long. Thank you. We're holding you in our thoughts.

Benjamin Lawrence24 Apr 2026

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Couldn't agree more.

Erin Nichols
16 Feb 2026

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One of a kind

I keep coming back to this page. It helps to know so many others feel the same.

Octavia Smith25 Apr 2026

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I feel exactly the same way.

Donna Holmes
30 Jan 2026

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Not many people can say they made millions of strangers feel less alone. Alan could.

Brandon Myers
20 Jan 2026

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I never met Alan, but I feel like I grew up with them. Thank you for being part of my life.

Rosemary Bennett
27 Oct 2025

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Alan once said something in an interview that changed how I thought about my own work. I've never forgotten it.

Rahul Krishnan7 May 2026

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Angela Ferraro
29 Sept 2025

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A light in the dark

Rest in peace, Alan. Thank you for every character you gave us.

Judith Kemp30 Oct 2025

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Marcus Battle25 Apr 2026

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Same here. Exactly this.

Gary Sharp
6 Sept 2025

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Never forgotten

A life fully lived. Thank you, Alan.

Sunil Mehta11 Sept 2025

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Sending love from Greece.

Hamish Turner13 Sept 2025

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Same here. Exactly this.

Antwan Kirby
3 Sept 2025

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Gone too soon, even at any age. There was so much more to come.

Sunil Mehta19 Nov 2025

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Well put.

Vincent Jordan6 Jun 2026

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Well put.

Norma Ramos
1 Sept 2025

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Thank you

The world is a little quieter today.

Deborah Frost
8 Aug 2025

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In memory

Rest well, Alan. The work is done, and it was good.

Ella Bell17 Aug 2025

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Beautifully said.

Beatriz Carvalho
12 May 2025

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Some people leave a mark on the world that doesn't fade. Alan was one of them.

Amy Porter3 Aug 2025

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Well put.

Keith Henderson8 Oct 2025

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Yes. This.

Chava Stern
25 Apr 2025

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Never forgotten

Thank you for a lifetime of it, Alan. Rest in peace.

Larry Jackson
17 Apr 2025

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They made me want to make films. I still do, because of them.

Donald Grant
22 Mar 2025

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Gratitude

My favourite performance of theirs will never leave me.

Siobhan Ruiz
12 Mar 2025

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In memory

My grandmother loved Alan. When she died we played their work at the funeral. Now they're both gone. Strange how connected it all is.

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Nicole Grant🇺🇸7d ago
Anonymous🇺🇸8d ago
Thank you for the memories.
Tammy Robinson🇬🇧8d ago
We remember.
Lucia Ochoa🇺🇸9d ago
Rest now.
Sunil Mehta🇨🇦14d ago
We remember.
Nomvula Kamau🇿🇦14d ago
Rest now.
Donna Moore🇺🇸19d ago
Gone but never forgotten.
Chloe Powell🇺🇸9 Aug 2026
Maria Guzman🇺🇸2 Aug 2026
Archie Roberts🇺🇸31 Jul 2026
Sleep well.
Rosemary Bennett🇺🇸27 Jul 2026
Rebecca Curtis🇺🇸21 Jul 2026
Rest easy.
Gerald Fox🇬🇧19 Jul 2026
Thank you for the memories.
Archie Roberts🇺🇸18 Jul 2026
You were one of a kind.
Ryan Mendoza🇺🇸15 Jul 2026
Thinking of the family today.
Malik Mays🇺🇸12 Jul 2026
With love from the States.
Bobby Lewis🇺🇸10 Jul 2026
We remember.
Ilana Kramer🇺🇸8 Jul 2026
Terry West🇺🇸6 Jul 2026
Thank you for the memories.
Divya Shah🇺🇸5 Jul 2026
Rest in peace.
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  1. 21 February 1946
    Born in Hammersmith, London, England
  2. 14 January 2016
    Died in London, England
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