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RIP Alan Rickman, AKA Hans Gruber, Severus Snape (variety.com)

TigerPlish writes to note Variety's report on the death of actor Alan Rickman, who died after a short bout with cancer, and was surrounded by friends and family when he went. Rickman may be most familiar to you as Hans Gruber in Die Hard (especially in his final scene), or as Harry Potter's Snape, but his film career was long, crossing genre lines and extending into five decades.

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  1. Condolences to Rima Horton by l2718 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Alan Rickman was also noted for his long-lasting partnership away from the limelight.

  2. By Grabthar's Hammer... by vanyel · · Score: 5, Informative

    ...Galaxy Quest ought to rate higher than Die Hard here...

  3. Re:By Grabthar's Hamme... by almitydave · · Score: 3, Informative

    SCREW your little wizard children, Rickman is LORD OF EVIL INCARNATE IN TIME BANDITS!

    No, that was David Warner, a.k.a. the Master Control Program and Chancellor Gorkon. Their voices have a similar quality, which is probably why you confused them.

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