Alan Rickman, best known for his roles as Hans Gruber in Die Hard and Severus Snape in the Harry1 Potter movies, has passed away at the age of 69. The Guardian2 reports that the actor had been battling cancer, and that he died "surrounded by family and friends."
曾在《虎胆龙威》中饰演汉斯·格鲁伯、在《哈利波特》系列中出演西弗勒斯·斯内普的阿伦·瑞克曼，在与癌症抗争的过程中去世，享年69岁。《卫报》称，瑞克曼“在家人和朋友的陪伴下离世”。
After a number of
minor3 roles in British TV shows, Alan Rickman made his feature film
debut4 in the 1988 action classic Die Hard. He went on to star as Sheriff of Nottingham in
Robin5 Hood6: Prince of Thieves, along with roles in Bob Roberts, Sense and Sensibility and Dogma before he took on the role in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
After studying
graphic7 design at Graphic Design at Chelsea College of Art, he moved on to graduate studies at the Royal College of Art. Eventually, his love for theater lead him to
audition8 for the
prestigious9 Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), where he received a scholarship at the age of 26, which
spawned10 an
acting11 career that lasted more than 40 years, including numerous critically-acclaimed performances on the stage as well as film and TV work.
The actor is survived by his wife, Rima Horton.
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