Alan Rickman (1946 – 2016)
Actor Director Writer Theatre performer
- Date of birth: February 21, 1946, Hammersmith, London, England, Great Britain
- Date of death: January 14, 2016 (age 69), London, England, Great Britain
- Birthname: Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman
- Height: 1,85 m
- Wife: Rima Horton
- Children: none
- Awards: 1 BAFTA, 1 Emmy, 1 Golden Globe
Filmography
Actor
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) – Absolem, Blue caterpillar (voice)
- Eye in the sky (2015) – Lieutenant General Frank Benson
- A little chaos (2014) – King Louis XIV
- Dust (2013) – Todd
- CBGB (2013) – Hilly Kristal
- A promise (2013) – Karl Hoffmeister
- The butler (2013) – Ronald Reagan
- Gambit (2012) – Lionel Shabandar
- Boy in the bubble (2011) – The Storyteller (voice)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011) – Professor Severus Snape
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) – Professor Severus Snape
- The song of a lunch (2010) – He
- Alice in Wonderland (2010) – Absolem, Blue caterpillar (voice)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) – Professor Severus Snape
- Bottle shock (2008) – Steven Spurrier
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) – Judge Turpin
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) – Professor Severus Snape
- Nobel son (2007) – Eli Michaelson
- Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) – Richis
- Snow cake (2006) – Alex Hughes
- Harry Potter and the goblet of fire (2005) – Professor Severus Snape
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005) – Marvin (voice)
- Something the Lord made (2004) – Dr. Alfred Blalock
- Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban (2004) – Professor Severus Snape
- Love actually (2003) – Harry
- Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets (2002) – Professor Severus Snape
- The search for John Gissing (2001) – John Gissing
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) – Professor Severus Snape
- Play (2001) – Man
- Blow dry (2001) – Phil Allen
- Texas: In Demand (2000)
- Help! I`m a fish (2000) – Joe (English version, voice)
- Galaxy Quest (1999) – Alexander Dane
- Dogma (1999) – Metatron
- The dark harbor (1998) – David Weinberg
- Judas kiss (1998) – Detective David Friedman
- The winter guest (1997) – Man in the street
- Michael Collins (1996) – Eamon de Valera
- Rasputin (1996) – Grigori Rasputin
- Sense and Sensibility (1995) – Colonel Brandon
- An awfully big adventure (1995) – P.L. O`Hara
- Mesmer (1994) – Franz Anton Mesmer
- Fallen angels (1993) – Dwight Billings
- Bob Roberts (1992) – Lucas Hart III
- Close my eyes (1991) – Sincler
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) – Sheriff of Nottingham
- Closet land (1991) – Interrogator
- Truly Madly Deeply (1990) – Jamie
- Quigley Down Under (1990) – Elliott Marston
- Revolutionary Witness: The Preacher (1989) – Jacques Roux
- January man (1989) – Ed
- Die hard (1988) – Hans Gruber
- Girls on top (1985) – Voice of RADA, Dimitri
- Busted (1983) – Simon
- The Barchester Chronicles (1982) – Obadiah Slope
- Smiley`s people (1982) – Mr. Brownlow
- Shelly (1980) – Clive
- Thérèse Raquin (1980) – Vidal
- The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978) – Tybalt
Director
- A little chaos (2014)
- The winter guest (1997)
Writer
- A little chaos (2014)
- The winter guest (1997)
Theatre
- 1957, performance “Coriolanus”, role Volumnia in Latymer Upper School
- 1962, performance “Sgt Musgrave’s Dance”, role Annie the barmaid in Latymer Upper School
- 1963, performance “Caucasian Chalk Circle”, role Grusha in Latymer Upper School
- 1963, performance “Knight of the Burning Pestle”, role Humphrey in Latymer Upper School
- 1963, performance “Ali Baba & The 7 Dwarves”, role Sixth Wife of Ali Baba in Latymer Upper School
- 1964, performance “Portrait of Scythop” in Latymer Upper School
- 1964, performance “Cloud Over the Morning”, role Grikos in Latymer Upper School
- 1964, performance “The Alchemist”, role Sir Epicure Mammon in Latymer Upper School
- 1965, performance “Night Must Fall”, role Danny in Brook Green Players (amateur), Rima played Dora, the maid
- 1966-1972, performance “The Borgia Orgy” in Court Drama Group (amateur)
- 1966-1972, performance “The Hostage” in Court Drama Group (amateur)
- 1966-1972, performance “Romeo and Juliet”, role Romeo in Court Drama Group (amateur)
- 1966-1972, performance “Measure for Measure” in Court Drama Group (amateur)
- 1966-1972, performance “View from the Bridge” in Court Drama Group (amateur)
- Липень 1971, performance “Backbone”, роль Malcolm Levin in Court Drama Group (amateur), Rima played Tania Forbes
- 1973, performance “Uncle Vanya”, role Vanya in Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) – Vanburgh Theatre Club
- 1973, performance “Ghosts”, role Pastor Manders in RADA – Vanburgh Theatre Club
- 1973-1974, performance “Lower Depths”, role Krivoy Zob in RADA – Vanburgh Theatre Club
- 1974, performance “Little Mary Sunshine”, role Capt Warrington in RADA – Vanburgh Theatre Club
- 1974, performance “Man and Superman”, role Roebuck Ramsden in RADA – Vanburg Theatre Club
- 1974, performance “Measure for Measure”, role Angelo in RADA – Vanburgh Theatre Club
- 1974-1975, performance “Babes in the Woods”, role Chorus in Library Theatre Company, Manchester
- 1974, performance “Lock Up Your Daughters”, role Dabble (playbill dated 10/30 – 11/74 states Rickman just finished RADA training); Library Theatre Company, Manchester
- 1975, performance “There’s A Girl In My Soup”, role Andrew Hunter in Library Theatre Company, Manchester
- 1975, performance “Saint Joan”, role The Inquisitor and The Constable of France and Asst. Stage Manager in Library Theatre Company, Manchester
- 1975, performance “You see the Thing Is” in Library Theatre Company, Manchester
- 1975, performance “Archives” in Library Theatre Company, Manchester
- 1975, performance “The 36 24 36 Show”, Co Writer in Haymarket Theatre Leicester
- 1975, performance “Romeo and Juliet”, role Paris in Haymarket Theatre, Leicester
- 1975, performance “Guys and Dolls”, role a pickpocket and liverlips louie in Haymarket Theatre, Leicester,.UK Tour
- 1975, performance “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”, role Asher in Haymarket Theatre, Leicester,.UK Tour
- 1976, performance “The Antique Baby” in Haymarket Theatre, Leicester
- 1976, performance “Nijinsky”, роль Nijinsky in Sheffield Crucible
- 1976, performance “The Carnation Gang”, role Daniel in Sheffield Crucible
- 1976, performance “When We Dead Awaken”, role Rubek in Sheffield Crucible
- 1976, performance “As You like It”, role Jaques in Sheffield Crucible
- 1976, performance “Gunslinger Gulth”, role Little Thunder, a Rancher and Chief Black Moon in Phoenix Theatre Co, Leicester, UK Tour
- 1976, performance “Ave to Heard The One about Joey Baker”, Director in Travers Edinburgh
- 1976, performance “Sherlock Holmes”, role Sherlock Holmes in Birmingham Rep.
- 1976, performance“Dick Whittington”, role King Rat in Theatre Royal, Bristol
- 1976-1977, performance “Measure for Measure”, role Friar Peter in Birmingham Rep. – Edinburgh Festival, European Tour
- 1976-1977, performance “The Devil is an Ass”, role Wittipol in Birmingham Rep. – Edinburgh Festival, European Tour
- 1977, performance “Hamlet”, role Laertes in Bristol Old Vic
- 1977, performance “Ubu Rex”, role Ma Ubu in Bristol Old Vic
- 1977, performance “Man is Man”, role Uriah Shelly in Bristol Old Vic
- 1978, performance “The Tempest”, role Ferdinand in Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Stratford
- 1978, performance “Captain Swing”, role Farquarson in RSC, Stratford
- 1978, performance “Love’s Labour’s Lost”, role Boyet in RSC, Stratford
- 1978, performance “Antony and Cleopatra”, role Thidias/Alexas in RSC, Stratford
- 1979, performance “Love’s Labour’s Lost”, role Boyet in RSC, Aldwych Theatre, London
- 1979, performance “Antonio”, роль Antonio in Nottingham Playhouse
- 1979, performance “Fears and Miseries of the Third Reich”, role The Judge (and six other roles) in Glasgow Citizens
- 1980, performance “Desperately Yours”, assistant director in Colonnades Theater – NY
- 1980, performance “Commitments”, роль Hugh in Bush Theatre
- 1980, performance “The Devil Himself” in Lyric Studio, Hammersmith,. London – noted at time that Rickman was “looking like a sultry Peter Cook”
- 1980, performance “The Summer Party”, role Nigel in Sheffield Crucible
- 1981, performance “Philadelphia Story”, role Mike Connor in Oxford Playhouse
- 1981, performance “The Brothers Karamazov” in Edinburgh Festival, USSR Tour
- 1981, performance “The Last Elephant” in Bush Theatre
- 1981, performance “The Seagull”, role Trigorin in The Royal Court – London
- 1983, performance “Other Worlds”, Asst. Director in The Royal Court – London
- 1983, performance “Bad Language”, role Bob in Hampstead Theatre
- 1983, performance “The Grass Widow”, role Dennis in The Royal Court – London
- 1984, performance “The Lucky Chance”, role Gayman in The Royal Court – London
- 1985, performance “Troilus and Cressida”, role Achilles in RSC
- 19 жовтня 1985, performance “Gone to Heaven” (Back Soon) in The Other Place – Stratford
- 1985 – 1986, performance“As You Like It”, role Jaques in RSC
- 1985 – 1986, performance “Les Liaisons Dangereuses”, role Le Vicomte de Valmont in RSC – Stratford’s Other Place, Barbican, The Pit, London – Olivier Award for play of the year in 1986 and Evening Standard Award of the same year
- 1986, performance “Mephisto”, role Hendrik Hofgen in RSC, Barbican
- 1986, performance “Live Wax”, Director in Edinburgh Festival
- 1986 – 1987, performance “Les Liaisons Dangereuses”, role Le Vicomte de Valmont в RSC – Broadway – NY (Tony nominee in 1987, lost to James Earl Jones), and the New York Critics Circle Award in 1987.
- 1988, performance “The Peace of Brest”, simultaneous translator in Barbican Theatre – London
- 1991, performance “Tango at the End of Winter”, role Kiyomura Sei in King’s Theatre – Edinburgh Festival, Picadilly – London; Time Out Award – Best Actor
- 1992, performance “Hamlet”, role Hamlet in Riverside Studio – London, UK Tour
- 1992, performance “Ruby Wax – The Full Wax”, Director
- 1995, performance “The Winter Guest”, Director in West Yorkshire Playhouse – Leeds, Almeida Theatre – London
- 1996, performance “Love in a Cold Climate”, various roles in Roundabout Theater, NY (benefit for Almeida Theatre)
- 1998, performance “Antony and Cleopatra”, role Marc Antony in Royal National Theatre’s Olivier Theatre – London
- 21 вересня 2001 – 3 березня 2002, performance “Private Lives”, role Elyot Chase in West End – Albery Theatre – London. Evening Standard best actor & play nominee, Variety Award – Best Actor, Theatregoers’ Choice Award – Best Actor, Drama Desk Award for Best Revival, Olivier nomination – Best Actor
- 10 лютого 2002, performance “When Love Speaks”, second half presenter in The Old Vic – London(concert benefit for RADA)
- 19 квітня – 1 вересня 2002, performance “Private Lives”, role Elyot Chase in Richard Rodgers Theatre – NY. Drama League Award – Outstanding Artist, Tony Award – Best Revival, Tony Nomination – Best Actor
- 2005 – 2006, performance “My name is Rachel Corrie”, director in Royal Court – London, Brodway – New York
- 2008, 2010, performance “Creditors”, director в Donmar Warehouse – London,BAM Harvey Theater – New York
- 2010 – 2011, performance “John Gabriel Borkman”, role John Gabriel Borkman in Royal Court – Abbey theatre – Dublin, BAM Harvey Theater – New York
- 2011 – 2012, performance “Seminar”, role Leonard in The Golden Theatre, Brodway – New York
- 2012, performance “Krapp Hour”, role Krapp in The Flea Theater