Alan Rickman
Date of Birth:
21 February 1946, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Birth Name:
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman
Height:
6' 1" (1.85 m)
Mini Biography:
He was born to Irish and Welsh parents in 1946. He attended the Royal College of Art; he wanted to be a graphic artist. At age 26 he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where he spent 3 years. Started out in the theatrical version of "Dangerous Liaisons" His first major film was Die Hard (1988) where he was cast as Hans Gruber.
Trade Mark:
Silky voice
Often plays depressive intellectuals in heroic roles.
Falls The Shadow: The Life And Times Of Athol Fugard
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Marking the 80th Birthday of one of the world's most performed playwrights with a new documentary on the celebrated writer, actor and director Athol Fugard. Most noted for his plays revealing the shocking reality of South Africa's apartheid history the film includes footage of life under the regime and on the infamous Robben Island.
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Harry Dean's plan to steal a painting from one of the world's richest men is missing one final component -- the participation of a beautiful woman to act as his gambit. In Nicole, he meets someone who appears to be the perfect candidate, but Harry himself becomes enraptured with her, causing his plan to take a series of wrong turns.
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