
Alan would by turns be hilarious and indignant and gossipy and generous," McKellen wrote, adding, "All this delivered sotto, in that convoluted voice, as distinctive as Edith Evans, John Gielgud, Paul Scofield, Alec Guinness, Alastair Sim or Bowie, company beyond compare. "He and Rima Horton (50 years together) were always top of my dream-list dinner guests. Alan Rickman has some fun with helium balloons while confronting Jimmy about the Alan Rickman-Off he had with Benedict Cumberbatch on Late Night.Subscribe NO. Oh, to be a sick Marianne Dashwood, carried home in the arms of Colonel Brandon. He recalled how Rickman always helped others and said his advice was always "spot on". Alan Rickman's deep, distinctive voice works as a romantic lead as well as the bad guy we all know and love. The British acting legend died of a private battle with cancer aged 69 in similar circumstances to David Bowie. His last bequest of his film A Little Chaos, and his indelible performance as Louis XIV, should now reach the wider audience they deserve." Alan Rickman died in hospital this morning, his brother revealed. The actor on tapping into his sinister side for Joanna Hogg’s Sundance hit The Souvenir, losing godfather Alan Rickman, and growing sideburns for new film The Wonder. "There is so much that is matchless to remember about Alan Rickman," he wrote, "His career was at the highest level, as actor on stage and screen and as director ditto. He wrote a touching tribute to the late Truly Madly Deeply actor, who has died from cancer aged 69. 21 lutego 1946 w Hammersmith, Londyn, zm.

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His death was confirmed on Thursday by his family who said that he died. Alan Rickman is best known for portraying memorable villains in films like Die Hard and the Harry Potter film series.

Sir Ian McKellen shared a photo of himself, Alan Rickman and actress Greta Scacchi at the 1997 Golden Globe Awards on his Facebook and Twitter page. Alan Rickman, one of the best-loved and most warmly admired British actors of the past 30 years, has died in London aged 69. Sir Ian McKellen: 'He leaves a multitude of fans and friends, grateful and bereft'
