“British actor Alan Rickman, whose roles ranged from Hollywood villains to Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films, has died after a battle with cancer, aged 69.
“With his aquiline features and cultured – if often menacing – English accent, he became one of Britain’s best-known actors of stage and screen over the past 30 years with a career stretching from the Royal Shakespeare Company to sci-fi spoof Galaxy Quest.
“His family said he had died surrounded by family and friends.
““Alan was my friend and so this is hard to write because I have just kissed him goodbye,” said British actress Emma Thompson who appeared with Rickman in a number of films including Love Actually.”
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