Jetsfan80 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35313604 Alan Rickman, Harry Potter and Die Hard actor, dies aged 69 Actor Alan Rickman, known for films including Harry Potter, Die Hard, Truly Madly Deeply and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, has died at the age of 69. The star was suffering from cancer, his family said. He became one of Britain's best-loved acting stars thanks to roles including Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films and Hans Gruber in Die Hard. He also won a Bafta Award for playing the Sheriff of Nottingham in 1991's Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. A family statement said: "The actor and director Alan Rickman has died from cancer at the age of 69. He was surrounded by family and friends." Harry Potter actor James Phelps, who played Fred Weasley, said on Twitter he was "shocked and sad" to hear the news. He wrote: "One of the nicest actors I've ever met. Thoughts and prayers with his family at this time." TV star and Bafta ceremony host Stephen Fry wrote: "What desperately sad news about Alan Rickman. A man of such talent, wicked charm and stunning screen and stage presence. He'll be sorely missed." Rickman was best known for playing screen villains - also including the role of Judge Turpin opposite Johnny Depp in 2007's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. But he showed his gentler side in films like 1990's Truly Madly Deeply, 1995's Sense and Sensibility and Love Actually in 2003. He earned Bafta nominations for his roles in Truly Madly Deeply, in which he played Juliet Stevenson's ghost lover, and for playing Colonel Brandon alongside Kate Winslet in Sense and Sensibility. He got another Bafta nomination for portraying the calculating Eamon de Valera in 1996's Michael Collins. The following year, he won a Golden Globe for best actor in a miniseries or television film for the title role in Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Hans Gruber is dead?!!!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Hans Gruber is dead?!!!?!? I'll undoubtedly get flamed for admitting to like this movie, but he was pretty great in Love Actually, also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I'll undoubtedly get flamed for admitting to like this movie, but he was pretty great in Love Actually, also. Admitting you love that moving is flaming enough I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Admitting you love that moving is flaming enough I'd say. Confirmed, I'm one of the prickliest pricks on this site and I don't have it in me to insult him beyond his own admission. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Hans Gruber is dead?!!!?!? "Mr. Takagi?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Damn! He was 69 as well? Too young. Great actor. I'm a dork and loved the Harry Potter movies. Obvi Die Hard was amazing. As a kid, Robin Hood was like the coolest movie ever and he was awesome as Rottingham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Damn! He was 69 as well? Too young. Great actor. I'm a dork and loved the Harry Potter movies. Obvi Die Hard was amazing. As a kid, Robin Hood was like the coolest movie ever and he was awesome as Rottingham. WHAT!?!?!!?!!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirorob Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I'll undoubtedly get flamed for admitting to like this movie, but he was pretty great in Love Actually, also. Oh, I love that movie. Love it. That and the fact that the sappy guys with the cards is now a total bad a** in Walking Dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Human beings have neither the aural nor the psychological capacity to withstand the awesome power of God's true voice. Were you to hear it, your mind would cave in and your heart would explode within your chest. We went through five Adams before we figured that one out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Human beings have neither the aural nor the psychological capacity to withstand the awesome power of God's true voice. Were you to hear it, your mind would cave in and your heart would explode within your chest. We went through five Adams before we figured that one out. Holy sh*t I nearly forgot about Dogma. What a f*cking brilliant actor he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 RIP When they say it comes in threes, this is about the strangest threesome I can remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 When they say it comes in threes, this is about the strangest threesome I can remember. Lemmy, Bowie, Rickman. Rough week for the Brits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Lemmy, Bowie, Rickman. Rough week for the Brits. Well... that would be better. I was thinking Bowie, Phillips, Rickman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenwichjetfan Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Well... that would be better. I was thinking Bowie, Phillips, Rickman. That's the one I thought of too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 WHAT!?!?!!?!!?? As a kid, okay. I mean come'on. Costner, Slater, Freeman, Rickman - it was sooo good as a kid. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Well... that would be better. I was thinking Bowie, Phillips, Rickman. Haha oh yeah. I think because we all knew Phillips' death was imminent, and because he was no longer an athlete but a career prisoner (unlike 3 entertainers who were performing pretty late into their lives) it didn't really qualify in my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombdirt Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 RIP. This guy was in so many great movies. Galaxy Quest was a favorite of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Human beings have neither the aural nor the psychological capacity to withstand the awesome power of God's true voice. Were you to hear it, your mind would cave in and your heart would explode within your chest. We went through five Adams before we figured that one out. Holy sh*t I nearly forgot about Dogma. What a f*cking brilliant actor he was. Lemmy, Bowie, Rickman. Rough week for the Brits. Kevin Smith said Rickman based the look of his Dogma character on an aging Ziggy Stardust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 As a kid, okay. I mean come'on. Costner, Slater, Freeman, Rickman - it was sooo good as a kid. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Kevin Smith said Rickman based the look of his Dogma character on an aging Ziggy Stardust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 RIP. This guy was in so many great movies. Galaxy Quest was a favorite of mine. By Grabthar's hammer, what a savings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet_Engine1 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 RIP Alan Rickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor99 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Him eating KFC in Bottle Shock had me rolling. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Crusher Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 RIP... Great actor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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