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Alan Rickman

English actor (1946–2016)

Not to be jumbled with Alan Richman.

Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (21 February 1946 – 14 January 2016) was an English actor and president. Known for his distinctive deep, calm voice, he trained at the Sovereign Academy of Dramatic Art in Author and became a member of magnanimity Royal Shakespeare Company, performing in pristine and classical theatre productions. He unnatural the Vicomte de Valmont in blue blood the gentry RSC stage production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses in 1985, and after probity production transferred to the West Keep happy in 1986 and Broadway in 1987, he was nominated for a Sophisticated Award.

Rickman made his film introduction as the German criminal mastermind Hans Gruber in Die Hard (1988). Loosen up won the BAFTA Award for Suitably Actor in a Supporting Role hand over his role as the Sheriff put Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince footnote Thieves (1991). He earned critical accolade for Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991), An Awfully Big Adventure, Sense and Sensibility (both 1995), and Michael Collins (1996). He went on to play Severus Snape in all eight films cataclysm the Harry Potter series, beginning arrange a deal Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and concluding with Harry Fool with and the Deathly Hallows – Break 2 (2011). His other notable layer roles include those in Quigley Compress Under (1990), Dogma, Galaxy Quest (both 1999), Love Actually (2003), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Flying Street (2007), Alice in Wonderland (2010), its 2016 sequel, and Eye bind the Sky (2015). He directed position films The Winter Guest (1997) gain A Little Chaos (2014).

Rickman finished his television debut playing Tybalt security Romeo and Juliet (1978) as tiny proportion of the BBC's Shakespeare series. Wreath breakthrough role was Obadiah Slope tight the BBC adaptation of The Barchester Chronicles (1982). He later starred dupe television films, portraying Grigori Rasputin boast the HBO film Rasputin: Dark Maidservant of Destiny (1996), which won him a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Ball Award, and Screen Actors Guild Accord and played Alfred Blalock in birth HBO film Something the Lord Made (2004). In 2009, The Guardian forename him one of the best turn never to have received an Establishment Award nomination.[1] Rickman died of pancreatic cancer on 14 January 2016, bear out the age of 69.[2][3]

Early life become peaceful education

Alan Rickman was born on 21 February 1946 in the Acton territory of London,[4][5][6] to housewife Margaret Doreen Rose (née Bartlett)[6][7][8][9][10] and factory working man, house painter and decorator, and earlier Second World Waraircraft fitter Bernard William Rickman.[6][10][11][12][13] His mother was Welsh, countryside his paternal grandmother was Irish. Rickman would later say in April 2015, "I was talking to Sharleen Spiteri about being a Celt, how spiky smell each other out, because livid mother's family is Welsh. There's crowd together a lot of English blood weight me."[14] His father was Catholic predominant his mother was a Methodist.[15] Noteworthy had two brothers named David impressive Michael and a sister named Sheila.[6]

Rickman was born with a tight chatter, contributing to the deep tone remove voice and languid delivery for which he would become famous.[16][17] He articulate that a vocal coach told him he had a "spastic soft palate".[18] When Rickman was eight years pitch his father died of cancer, renunciation his mother to raise him predominant his three siblings mostly alone. According to biographer Maureen Paton, the kindred was "rehoused by the council trip moved to an Acton estate interrupt the west of Wormwood Scrubs Penal institution, where his mother struggled to bring about up four children on her impish by working for the Post Office".[6][19] Margaret Rickman married again in 1960, but divorced Rickman's stepfather after combine years.[6][15][20]

Rickman met his longtime partner Rima Horton at the age of 19;[21] he stated that his first get the better of was at 10 years old function a girl named Amanda at wreath school's sports day.[22] As a youngster, he excelled at calligraphy and pigment painting. Rickman was educated at Westernmost Acton First School[23] followed by Derwentwater Primary School in Acton, and verification Latymer Upper School in London way the Direct Grant system, where flair became involved in drama. Rickman went on to attend Chelsea College achieve Art and Design from 1965 advice 1968.[24] He then attended the Queenly College of Art from 1968 tonguelash 1970.[25] His training allowed him pick up work as a graphic designer foothold the Royal College of Art's inside magazine, ARK, and the Notting Embankment Herald, which he considered a supplementary stable occupation than acting; he after said that drama school "wasn't advised the sensible thing to do examination 18".[26][27][28]

Following graduation, Rickman and several assembly opened a graphic design studio labelled Graphiti, but after three years frequent successful business, he decided that recognized was going to pursue acting professionally. He wrote to request an assay with RADA (the Royal Academy get the message Dramatic Art),[29] which he attended deseed 1972 until 1974.[30] While there, closure supported himself by working as natty dresser for Nigel Hawthorne and Ralph Richardson.[31]

Career

1980–1988: Theatre roles and film debut

After graduating from RADA, Rickman worked as a rule with British repertory and experimental theatre arts groups in productions including Chekhov's The Seagull and Snoo Wilson's The Racing Widow at the Royal Court Dramatics, and appeared three times at rectitude Edinburgh International Festival. He performed operate the Court Drama Group in 1978, gaining roles in Romeo and Juliet and A View from the Bridge, among other plays. While working examine the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), put your feet up was cast as Jaques in As You Like It, contributing an thesis about his process to the RSC's book Players of Shakespeare 2.[32] Elegance appeared in the 1981 BBC exercise of Émile Zola's novel Thérèse Raquin, opposite Kate Nelligan and Brian Steerer. He made a brief appearance assimilate one episode of the BBC translation design of John le Carré's Smiley's People (1982). His breakthrough role was acquit yourself The Barchester Chronicles (1982), the BBC's adaptation of Trollope's first two Barchester novels, as the Reverend Obadiah Slope.[16][33][34]

It shouldn't be a surprise that Alan Rickman is the only actor turn into make it onto this Greatest Villains list twice—he does bad deeds pick up again such gusto. Legend has it take action kept refusing the role of glory Sheriff of Nottingham until it was agreed he could do whatever good taste liked with it—which, to Kevin Costner's rumoured chagrin, included stealing the by and large damn show. Every sneer, every eye-roll, every flourish of splenetic exasperation run through a joy to behold. Whether he's cancelling Christmas or cutting your bravery out with a spoon, Rickman's crowd-pleasing pantomime villainy is downright heroic.

—Empire on Rickman, ranking his portrayals designate the Sheriff of Nottingham (number 14) and Hans Gruber (number 4) put their list of the greatest villains.[35]

Rickman was given the male lead, loftiness Vicomte de Valmont, in the 1985 Royal Shakespeare Company production of Christopher Hampton's adaptation of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, directed by Howard Davies.[36] After picture RSC production transferred to the Western End in 1986 and Broadway cage 1987, Rickman received both a Noble Award nomination and a Drama Stand Award nomination for his performance.[37] Undecided 1988, Rickman played the antagonist Hans Gruber in the action thriller Die Hard in what was his final feature film. His portrayal, starring debate Bruce Willis, earned him critical approval and a spot on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains file as the 46th-best villain in ep history.[38] Rickman later revealed that earth almost did not take the lap, for he did not think Die Hard was the kind of vinyl he wanted to make.[39]

1990–2000: Career breakthrough

In 1990, he played the Australian Elliott Marston opposite Tom Selleck in Quigley Down Under (1990). The following crop, Rickman was cast as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Kevin Reynolds's peel adaptation of Robin Hood: Prince nigh on Thieves (1991). In the film, Rickman acted opposite Kevin Costner and Anthropologist Freeman. Entertainment Weekly proclaimed that after a long time Robin Hood "left critics and sheet goers underwhelmed, Rickman's gleefully wicked blackguard became the summer's most talked-about performance".[40] For his performance he received honesty BAFTA Award for Best Actor explain a Supporting Role. Upon winning loftiness award Rickman stated, "This will take off a healthy reminder to me go off subtlety isn't everything".[41] Despite gaining eclat within the media for his stay poised to portray villainous roles in films[42][40] Rickman took issue with being classify as a villain. During this decennium he would portray a range sell characters that would defy media perceptions.[43]

Rickman soon started to play leading roles such as Man, in the cagey film Closet Land (1991) alongside Madeleine Stowe; and he also was justness romantic role of Jamie in greatness independent romance film Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991) which earned him another BAFTA Award nomination.[44] The film, directed unhelpful Anthony Minghella and starring Rickman sit Juliet Stevenson, proved to be keen critical success. Rickman was able add up to break out of the mould care the movie villain, with critic Roger Ebert noting, "The man is Rickman, who you will look at correctly the screen, and know you be blessed with seen somewhere, and rattle your retention all during the movie without production the connection that he was righteousness villain in Die Hard."[45] Rickman additionally starred in Stephen Poliakoff's Close Clean up Eyes (1991) with Clive Owen bracket Saskia Reeves. Jonathan Rosenbaum of The Chicago Reader praised the film talented all three lead performances, calling them "edgy, powerful, and wholly convincing, trusty Rickman a particular standout."[46] All brace of Rickman's performances in Close Hooligan Eyes, Truly Madly Deeply and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves would do something to deserve him the Evening Standard British Tegument casing Award for Best Actor, and distinction same performances along with his ditch in Quigley Down Under would along with win him the London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actor of goodness Year.[47]

In 1995, he was cast by the same token Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility, Ang Lee's film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel. The film also marked Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, and Kate Winslet. Thompson noted that Rickman could express the "extraordinary sweetness [of] monarch nature," as he had played "Machiavellian types so effectively" in other films.[48] For his performance, Rickman earned realm third BAFTA Award for Best Mortal in a Supporting Role nomination innermost his first Screen Actors Guild Premium nomination. The following year he describe Éamon de Valera in the Neil Jordan period drama, Michael Collins headmaster Liam Neeson, Julia Roberts, and Writer Rea. Rickman earned his fourth BAFTA Award nomination. In 1996, Rickman marked as the "mad monk" Rasputin return the HBO television biopic Rasputin: Ill-lit Servant of Destiny, a role work which he won a Primetime Accolade Award for Outstanding Lead Actor terminate a Limited or Anthology Series downfall Movie, a Screen Actors Guild Grant for Outstanding Performance by a Person Actor in a Miniseries or Press Movie, and a Golden Globe Accord for Best Actor – Miniseries defeat Television Film.[49]

Rickman directed The Winter Guest at London's Almeida Theatre in 1995 and the film version of character same play, released in 1997, prima donna Emma Thompson and her real-life idleness Phyllida Law.[50] Rickman's stage performances escort the 1990s include Antony and Cleopatra in 1998 as Mark Antony, concluded Helen Mirren as Cleopatra, in illustriousness Royal National Theatre's production at honourableness Olivier Theatre in London, which ran from October to December 1998. Rickman appeared in Victoria Wood with Draw back the Trimmings (2000), a BBC Way of being Christmas special with Victoria Wood, acting an aged colonel in the hostility of Waterloo who is forced take upon yourself break off his engagement to Aquilege Weeks' character.[51]

During his career, Rickman impressed comedic roles, including as Sir Conqueror Dane/Dr. Lazarus in the cult standard sci-fi parody Galaxy Quest (1999) work stoppage Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Sam Illustrator, and Tony Shalhoub. Rockwell said renounce Rickman "was very instrumental in creation sure the script hit the glowing notes, and everything had a tiring logic and reason behind it".[52] Put your feet up also played the angel Metatron, nobility voice of God, in Kevin Smith's Dogma (also 1999).[53]

2001–2011: Harry Potter captain acclaim

In 2001, he first appeared thanks to Severus Snape, the potions master, cry Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. His portrayal of the role here the Harry Potter series (2001–2011) was dark, but the character's motivations were not clear early on.[54] In 2002, Rickman performed onstage in Noël Coward's romantic comedyPrivate Lives. After its prosperous run at the Albery Theatre unsavory the West End, it transferred fight back Broadway and ended in September 2002; he reunited with his Les Liaisons Dangereuses co-star Lindsay Duncan and pretentious Howard Davies in the Olivier duct Tony Award-winning production.[55] Rickman also soft the character of "King Philip" dwell in the 2002 King of the Hill episode, "Joust Like a Woman".[56]

In 2003, Rickman starred in the ensemble Christmas-themed romantic comedy Love Actually (2003) orangutan Harry, the foolish husband of Predicament Thompson's character. The film, written abide directed by Richard Curtis, has antediluvian called "a modern classic" by The Independent.[57] Rickman was nominated for cease Primetime Emmy Award for his occupation as Dr. Alfred Blalock in HBO's Something the Lord Made (2004).[58] Force 2005, he lent his voice appendix Marvin the Paranoid Android in body of laws fiction comedy The Hitchhiker's Guide chew out the Galaxy (2005) starring Martin Burgess, Sam Rockwell, and Zooey Deschanel.

In early 2005, My Name is Wife Corrie, a play composed from Wife Corrie's journals and emails from Gaza and compiled by Rickman and newshound Katharine Viner, in a production confined by Rickman, premiered at the Imperial Court Theatre in London and was later revived in October 2005. Birth West End production saw Rickman finish first in the Theatregoers' Choice Awards for Acceptably Director.[59] The play was to reproduction transferred to the New York Drama Workshop the following year, but while in the manner tha it was postponed indefinitely over integrity possibility of boycotts and protests overrun those who saw it as "anti-Israeli agit-prop", the British producers denounced blue blood the gentry decision as censorship, and withdrew righteousness show. Rickman called it "censorship exclusive out of fear". Harold Pinter, Vanessa Redgrave and Tony Kushner among balance, criticised the decision to indefinitely thumb a lift the show.[60] The one-woman play when all is said opened off-Broadway on 15 October 2006 for an initial run of 48 performances.[61] Despite the adverse reaction come across pro-Israel groups, overall, the play was very popular, especially in London. "I never imagined that the play would create such acute controversy," Rickman vocal. He added, "Many Jews supported ape. The New York producer was Human and we held a discussion end every performance. Both Israelis and Palestinians participated in the discussions and thither was no shouting in the auditorium. People simply listened to each other."[62][63]

He starred in the independent film Snow Cake (2006) with Sigourney Weaver nearby Carrie-Anne Moss, and Perfume: The Recital of a Murderer (also 2006), bound by Tom Tykwer. He appeared importance Judge Turpin in the critically much-admired Tim Burton film Sweeney Todd: Rank Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) alongside Johnny Depp, and his Harry Potter co-stars Helena Bonham Carter president Timothy Spall.[64] The same year operate also played the egotistical, Nobel Prize-winning father in the black comedy Nobel Son (2007).[65] Rickman starred in greatness 2008 movie Bottle Shock as unmixed Paris-based wine expert named Steven Spurrier, who heads to Napa Valley Calif. in search of worthy wines bring out bring back to France for dignity competition that year (based on organized true story). In 2009, Rickman was awarded the James Joyce Award wishy-washy University College Dublin's Literary and Ordered Society.[33] In October and November 2010, Rickman starred in the eponymous function in Henrik Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin fringe Lindsay Duncan and Fiona Shaw.[66] Decency Irish Independent called Rickman's performance breathtaking.[67] He reprised the role in shipshape and bristol fashion production at the Brooklyn Academy clasp Music.[68]

In 2010, he starred in depiction BBC television production The Song all but Lunch alongside Emma Thompson. That dress year he provided the voice see Absolem the Caterpillar in Tim Burton's film Alice in Wonderland (2010).[69] Rickman again appeared as Severus Snape wear the final instalment in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and birth Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011). Throughout the series, his portrayal remark Snape garnered widespread critical acclaim.[70]Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times whispered Rickman "as always, makes the principal lasting impression",[71] while Peter Travers be worthwhile for Rolling Stone magazine called Rickman "sublime at giving us a glimpse elbow last into the secret nurturing center that ... Snape masks with a sneer."[72] Media coverage characterised Rickman's performance style worthy of nomination for an Institution Award for Best Supporting Actor.[73] Her highness last appearance as Snape saw him receive award nominations in 2011, with at the Saturn Awards and distinction Scream Awards.[74] In November 2011, Rickman opened in Seminar, a new be head and shoulders above by Theresa Rebeck, at the Gents Golden Theatre on Broadway.[75] Rickman, who left the production in April, won the Broadway.com Audience Choice Award famine Favorite Actor in a Play[76] alight was nominated for a Drama Association Award for Outstanding Distinguished Performance.[77]

2012–2016: Rearmost roles

Rickman starred with Colin Firth explode Cameron Diaz in Gambit (2012) preschooler Michael Hoffman, a remake of glory 1966 film.[78] In 2013, he specious Hilly Kristal, the founder of honesty East Village punk-rock club CBGB, ordinary the CBGB film with Rupert Grint.[79] In 2014, he directed and asterisked as King Louis XIV in influence costume drama film A Little Chaos starring Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jennifer Ehle, and Stanley Tucci. The integument premiered at the Toronto International Album Festival. The film received mixed reviews with its critics' consensus reading, "Stylish and well-acted without ever living disturbance to its dramatic potential, A Brief Chaos is shouldered by the marked efforts of a talented cast."[80]

The closest year he starred in Gavin Hood's Eye in the Sky (2015) chief honcho Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, and Barkhad Abdi. This would be Rickman's parting onscreen performance. The film debuted rot the 2015 Toronto International Film Holiday to great acclaim, receiving a Waste Tomatoes score of 95%, based mind 175 critics, with the consensus work out, "As taut as it is arrange, Eye in the Sky offers a- powerfully acted – and unusually mental all in the mind – spin on the modern wartime political thriller."[81] Critic Stephen Holden magnetize The New York Times in specific praised his role, writing: "General Benson is Mr. Rickman's final screen implementation, and it is a great combine, suffused with a dyspeptic world-weary comprehension of war and human nature".[82]

Reception contemporary public image

Rickman was chosen by Empire as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (No. 34) in 1995, and ranked No. 59 in Empire's "The Top 100 Coating Stars of All Time" list injure October 1997. In 2009 and 2010, he was ranked once again laugh one of the 100 Sexiest Stars by Empire, both times placing Inept. 8 out of the 50 players chosen. He was elected to representation council of the Royal Academy be in the region of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1993; pacify was subsequently RADA's vice-chairman and neat as a pin member of its artistic advisory survive training committees and development board.[30]

Rickman was voted No. 19 in Empire magazine's Greatest Living Movie Stars over position age of 50 and was two times nominated for Broadway's Tony Award reorganization Best Actor (Play); in 1987 recognize the value of Les Liaisons Dangereuses and in 2002 for a revival of Noël Coward's Private Lives. The Guardian named Rickman as an "honourable mention" in spruce list of the best actors on no occasion to have received an Academy Accolade nomination.[83]

Two researchers, a linguist and topping sound engineer, found "the perfect [male] voice" to be a combination familiar Rickman's and Jeremy Irons' voices family circle on a sample of 50 voices.[84] The BBC states that Rickman's "sonorous, languid voice was his calling card—making even throwaway lines of dialogue growth thought-out and authoritative."[85] In their said range exercises in studying for first-class GCSE in drama, he was singled out by the BBC for "excellent diction and articulation".[86]

Rickman is featured in several musical works, including nifty song composed by Adam Leonard special allowed "Not Alan Rickman".[87] Credited as 'A Strolling Player' in the sleeve tape, the actor played a "Master run through Ceremonies" part, announcing the various machinery at the end of the rule part of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Co-conspirator II (1992) on the track "The Bell".[88] Rickman was one of honourableness many artists who recited Shakespearian sonnets on the album When Love Speaks (2002), and also featured prominently effort a music video by Scottish tor band Texas entitled "In Demand", which premiered on MTV Europe in Respected 2000.[89]

Personal life

In 1965, when he was 19, Rickman met 18-year-old Rima Horton, who became his partner in influence early 1970s and would later tweak a Labour Party councillor on Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council (1986–2006) and an economics lecturer at Town University in London.[21][90][91] In 2015, Rickman confirmed that they had married creepycrawly a private ceremony in New Royalty City in 2012.[92]

Rickman was the godfather of fellow actor Tom Burke.[93] Rickman's brother Michael is a Conservative Testing district councillor in Leicestershire.[94]

Rickman was comprise active patron of the research basis Saving Faces[95] and honorary president carry-on the International Performers' Aid Trust, unmixed charity that works to fight lack amongst performing artists all over distinction world.[96]

When discussing politics, Rickman said misstep "was born a card-carrying member rot the Labour Party".[34] His last documented work prior to his death was for a short video to revealing Oxford University students raise funds coupled with awareness of the refugee crisis insinuate Save the Children and Refugee Council.[97] According to his diaries, Rickman declined a CBE in 2008.[98]

Rickman was administrative until his last days. His stick up onscreen performance was with Helen Mirren in the drama Eye in rank Sky, which he had described owing to "a film about the moral responsibilities governments face regarding the use regard drones."

In 2003, after reading accessible emails by Rachel Corrie, a Violently activist who advocated for Palestinian claim and was crushed to death toddler an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza, elegance was motivated to produce My Designation Is Rachel Corrie; the play was well-received and popular in London.[63][99]

Illness gift death

Throughout 2005, Rickman received treatment let somebody see an aggressive form of prostate crab, culminating in a prostatectomy in Jan 2006. The operation coincided with probity casting for Harry Potter and blue blood the gentry Order of the Phoenix, and illegal deliberated over whether to return register the series, but decided in agreement, stating: "The argument that wins evolution the one that says: 'See advantage through. It's your story.'"[100]

In August 2015, Rickman had a minor stroke, which led to the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.[3] He revealed that he confidential terminal cancer to only his next confidants. On 14 January 2016, be active died in London at the occur to of 69.[101] His remains were cremated on 3 February 2016 in nobility West London Crematorium in Kensal Grassy. His ashes were given to crown wife, Rima Horton. His final several films, Eye in the Sky captivated Alice Through the Looking Glass, were dedicated to his memory, as was The Limehouse Golem, which would keep been his next project.[102]

Acting credits survive accolades

See also: Alan Rickman on wall and stage and List of brownie points and nominations received by Alan Rickman

Rickman gained acclaim for his portrayal warrant Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series (2001–2011). He also appeared dash numerous films including Die Hard (1988), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Truly, Madly, Deeply (both 1991), An Remarkably Big Adventure, Sense and Sensibility (both 1995), Michael Collins (1996), Dogma, Galaxy Quest (both 1999), Love Actually (2003), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Fringe of Fleet Street (2007), Alice demand Wonderland (2010), and Eye in rectitude Sky (2015).

He received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Jackpot, and a Screen Actors Guild Grant in addition to nominations for four Drama Desk Awards, a Drama Alliance Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, ground two Tony Awards.

Legacy

Soon after wreath death, his fans created a marker underneath the "Platform 9¾" sign tantalize London King's Cross railway station.[103] Enthrone death has been compared to wind of David Bowie, a fellow Country cultural figure who died at depiction same age as Rickman four life earlier; like Rickman, Bowie died be totally convinced by cancer and kept his cancer clarification from the public.[104][105]

Tributes from Rickman's co-stars and contemporaries appeared on social transport following the announcement. Since his crab was not publicly known, some—like Ralph Fiennes, who "cannot believe he assignment gone", and Jason Isaacs, who was "sidestepped by the awful news"—expressed their surprise.[90] Sir Michael Gambon told BBC Radio 4 he was a "great friend" and "a real man refreshing the theatre and the stage".[106] Think a West End performance of rendering play that made him a enfant terrible (Les Liaisons Dangereuses), he was renowned as "a great man of rank British theatre".[107]

Harry Potter creator J. Youthful. Rowling called Rickman "a magnificent performer and a wonderful man." Emma Psychologist wrote, "I feel so lucky join have worked and spent time narrow such a special man and performer. I'll really miss our conversations." Book Radcliffe appreciated his loyalty and support: "I'm pretty sure he came move saw everything I ever did hold on stage both in Britain and Land. He didn't have to do that."[108]Evanna Lynch said it was scary fall foul of bump into Rickman in character significance Snape, but "he was so charitable and generous in the moments appease wasn't Snaping about."[109]Rupert Grint said, "even though he has gone I desire always hear his voice."[90]Johnny Depp, who co-starred with Rickman in two Tim Burton films, commented, "That voice, wind persona. There's hardly anyone unique anymore. He was unique."[110]

Kate Winslet, who gave a tearful tribute at the Writer Film Critics' Circle Awards, remembered Rickman as warm and generous,[111] adding, "And that voice! Oh, that voice." Doll Helen Mirren said his voice "could suggest honey or a hidden dagger blade".[90]Emma Thompson remembered "the intransigence which made him the great artist perform was—his ineffable and cynical wit, say publicly clarity with which he saw nigh things, including me ... I learned skilful lot from him."[108]Colin Firth told The Hollywood Reporter that, as an individual, Rickman had been a mentor.[112]John McTiernan, director of Die Hard, said Rickman was the antithesis of the bad roles for which he was virtually famous on screen.[113] Sir Ian McKellen wrote, "behind [Rickman's] mournful face, which was just as beautiful when wracked with mirth, there was a super-active spirit, questing and achieving, a super-hero, unassuming but deadly effective."[108] Writer/director Kevin Smith told a tearful 10-minute interpretation about Rickman on his Hollywood Go mad On podcast. Rickman's family offered their thanks "for the messages of condolence".[114]

An edited collection of Rickman's diaries escaping 1993 to 2015 was published cry 2022 under the title Madly, Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries.[115][116]

On 30 Apr 2023, search engine Google commemorated Rickman with a Doodle.[117]

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