Alan Rickman, giant of British film and theatre, dies at 69

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According to the Guardian Newspaper Alan Rickman has died at the age of 69. Aw man, I'm really gutted - I loved his acting in Harry Potter and he's got such a good voice as well.


Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35313604?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central

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http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/14/alan-rickman-giant-of-british-film-and-theatre-dies-at-69

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Damn you beat me by one minute.

What the hell. He literally made Snape as a character... when you think of Snape you think of Rickman.

RIP.

[Red]

Just seen this!! No :(

[Nick]

thats actually sad :( rip

i loved harry potter though

[Samantha]

I didn't know him by actor name until I googled him and knew he looks familiar - he looks a bit different without the flowing black hair and make up, but he was a great actor. It feels like part of my childhood has died as I grew up pretty much watching Harry Potter and being in the Harry Potter world.

RIP Alan Rickman :(.

[David]

can everyone stop dying

rip


have to watch die hard now

[Nick]

can everyone stop dying

rip


have to watch die hard now

its harry potter god dang it dave. we can't fight this is serious :\

[Stephen]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnQEo4bazIo

too soon to see his best dying in film moment?

[David]

its harry potter god dang it dave. we can't fight this is serious :\


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0CL__Tvp-o

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Well this sucks :(

RIP :(

[JasonLeeKelk]

Alan Rickman Has Died Aged 69. Alan appeared in some good films such as the harry potter films and Love Actually, it has been revealed today that the actor had died. The Actor Had Been Suffering from Cancer.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.


Another Good Actor Gone


http://news.sky.com/story/1622627/alan-rickman-british-actor-dies-aged-69


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[Joe]

Can't believe it really, such a fab actor who i've always liked - not only in Harry Potter but also Love Actually, funnily enough. He's always made a character so believable and special and he'll be dearly missed.

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I just can't believe this, this is so sad :'(


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHolRZeQNG4


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqyf-kJWwIg

'Always'

[Tom]

Such a great actor not only in film, but also in theatre, too! I hope he rests in peace.

[Absently]

Oh my god :( I adore him he was such a fantastic actor!!! Rest in peace :( x

[Conor]

Everyone seems to be dying this month... Its the same like every year I think... RIP Alan.

[Empired]

I'm still shocked - I can hardly believe it! Just can't get it into my head that he's actually died.

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this is HEARTBREAKING. one of my favourite harry potter characters by far and he's such an incredible actor, dan is right in saying he madethe character of snape and that when you think of snape you think of alan rickman. this is absolutely horrible, rest in peace :'( x

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my hearrrt hurts

[Empired]

this is HEARTBREAKING. one of my favourite harry potter characters by far and he's such an incredible actor, dan is right in saying he madethe character of snape and that when you think of snape you think of alan rickman. this is absolutely horrible, rest in peace :'( x

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my hearrrt hurts
I'm sure that when JK Rowling was writing the HP series she was just thinking of made up characters for everyone except Snape; Alan Rickman seems so perfect as Snape that I'm sure she had him in mind when she wrote Severus Snape's character!

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I refuse to believe I refuse I refuse

[Inseriousity.]

Was at work when I first heard the news and didn't believe it at first (person who said it is known for being a little kooky) so quickly went on bbc news and there it was. RIP Alan Rickman, I was not as seduced by his voice as everyone else but he brought Snape to life as well as many other characters.

[FlyingJesus]

More awful news, not a good week to be an old British man with a distinctive voice... shit.

By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Warvan, you shall be avenged xxxxxxxxx RIP

[OldLoveSong]

this got me right in the feels this morning, was genuinely sad

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:( R.I.P

[Lucy]

It has been a really bad week for losses in the industry, I feel the reaction to Alan Rickman has been a lot quieter though but to me he will be missed a whole lot. Time to watch the original Die Hard :)

[Empired]

It has been a really bad week for losses in the industry, I feel the reaction to Alan Rickman has been a lot quieter though but to me he will be missed a whole lot. Time to watch the original Die Hard :)
I have a feeling if David Bowie hadn't died a few days before then Alan Rickman's death would have appeared at the end of a news broadcast as just a quick "oh and Alan Rickman died today for those Harry Potter fans who remember him". But because Bowie had just gone and everyone had made a massive to-do they had to do the same for Rickman :(

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I have a feeling if David Bowie hadn't died a few days before then Alan Rickman's death would have appeared at the end of a news broadcast as just a quick "oh and Alan Rickman died today for those Harry Potter fans who remember him". But because Bowie had just gone and everyone had made a massive to-do they had to do the same for Rickman :(
no way. rickman is much more than 'that guy from Harry potter' lol. if he had died first he probably would have received the same response as Bowie did. i think Bowie is just a bigger icon and people are still talking about it so it's harder to focus on rickman.

well that's imo! think i'll watch dogma and the hitchhikers guide to the galaxay tnyt

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I have a feeling if David Bowie hadn't died a few days before then Alan Rickman's death would have appeared at the end of a news broadcast as just a quick "oh and Alan Rickman died today for those Harry Potter fans who remember him". But because Bowie had just gone and everyone had made a massive to-do they had to do the same for Rickman :(

You must be on a totally different planet to everyone else if you think that. People love him and just looking at the response on Social Media shows how much he was loved and respected.

RIP to a great actor.

[Empired]

no way. rickman is much more than 'that guy from Harry potter' lol. if he had died first he probably would have received the same response as Bowie did. i think Bowie is just a bigger icon and people are still talking about it so it's harder to focus on rickman.

well that's imo! think i'll watch dogma and the hitchhikers guide to the galaxay tnyt


You must be on a totally different planet to everyone else if you think that. People love him and just looking at the response on Social Media shows how much he was loved and respected.

RIP to a great actor.
I think you both may have misunderstood me. I love Alan Rickman's work too and am seriously sad he's gone - I was so confused for all of Thursday as it just wasn't sinking in that he'd actually died and I wouldn't be seeing him in films anymore.

But as Jen said Bowie was an icon in a way that Rickman wasn't and I'm not saying people would have been less sad or cared less, I'm saying he wouldn't have had nearly as much media coverage from the BBC and newspapers had Bowie not died a couple of days before. That has nothing to do with social media and how the public as a whole react.

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I think you both may have misunderstood me. I love Alan Rickman's work too and am seriously sad he's gone - I was so confused for all of Thursday as it just wasn't sinking in that he'd actually died and I wouldn't be seeing him in films anymore.

But as Jen said Bowie was an icon in a way that Rickman wasn't and I'm not saying people would have been less sad or cared less, I'm saying he wouldn't have had nearly as much media coverage from the BBC and newspapers had Bowie not died a couple of days before. That has nothing to do with social media and how the public as a whole react.

Many celebrities get headline news. If soap stars can get headline news then Rickman getting so much media coverage has nothing to do with Bowie. If anything, Bowies death would have buried Rickmans death in the "in other news" sections.

[Empired]

Many celebrities get headline news. If soap stars can get headline news then Rickman getting so much media coverage has nothing to do with Bowie. If anything, Bowies death would have buried Rickmans death in the "in other news" sections.
Fair enough :P I guess we'll never know.