This person died in 2016, age 69. In an acting career spanning more than 40 years, he played a panoply of fascinating characters. He had his early successes in stage works involving the Royal Shakespeare Company. Though he was never nominated for an Academy Award, he shrugged off the value of awards in general. He gained a worldwide audience in “Die Hard,” playing Hans Gruber, the devious, well-spoken terrorist who took over the fictional Nakatomi Plaza. More recently, he played the notorious professor Severus Snape in the “Harry Potter” series. Today’s dead celebrity is Alan Rickman. 

This episode originally published November 2, 2022.

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Kevin Smith tribute to Alan Rickman
Hans Gruber fall in Die Hard
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Alan Rickman takes Jimmy Fallon to task
Alan Rickman behind the scenes of Harry Potter as Snape
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