British film and stage actor, Alan Rickman, has passed away aged 69. Rickman had been suffering from cancer.
He's left behind a rich legacy in film, including two as director and several as an actor, among which were his emblematic portrayal as Professor Snape in the Harry Potter franchise and as Hans Gruber in the first Die Hard in 1988, the film that began his career in Hollywood. Before that Rickman was an already acclaimed theater actor.
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