Remembering Alan Rickman: 10 impressive roles besides 'Harry Potter'

Alan Rickman carved out a niche for himself with his distinctive screen presence and voice and was best known for playing Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film seriesPlaying Snape with barely repressed sarcastic menace Rickman appeared in all seven films of the series from Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone 2001 to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II 2011Also read Harry Potter cast pays heartfelt tribute to Alan RickmanAlan Rickman is remembered for several memorable moments from Harry Potter but there is one heartbreaking quote in particular for which he will always be lovedWatchAfter all this timeAlwaysAlan Rickman as Professor Severus Snape in Harry Potter film series PicYouTubeBesides Harry Potter Alan Rickman has played a variety of roles that speak volumes of his versatile acting skills We pay tribute to the legendary actor by remembering 10 of his best performances that go beyond his signature character of Professor Severus SnapeHans Gruber in Die Hard 1988Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber in Die Hard PicYouTubeWhat took his career upward was his villainous part as the German terrorist in the high octaneaction thriller Die Hard 1988 featuring Bruce Willis a role he reprised in a flashback in Die Hard with a Vengeance in 1995Jamie in Truly Madly Deeply 1990Alan Rickman and Juliet Stevenson in Truly Madly Deeply PicYouTubeAlan Rickman portrays his softer side in Truly Madly Deeply as Jamie who dies leaving his lover Nina played by Juliet Stevenson heartbroken only to return as a ghostSheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves 1991 Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves PicYouTubeLong before Alan Rickman played Hogwarts potions master he gave us a villain wed love to hate the evil Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves 1991 Rickman won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in the filmColonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility 1995Alan Rickman and Kate Winslet in Sense and Sensibility PicYouTubeBut he was not always the bad or the apparent bad on screen with roles like Colonel Brandon who romances the younger sister Kate Winslet in Ang Lees adaptation of Jane Austens Sense and Sensibility 1995Metatron in Dogma 1999Alan Rickman plays Metatron in Dogma PicYouTubeAlan Rickman plays an archangel Metatron the Voice of God in Kevin Smiths comedy Dogma starring Ben Affleck and Matt DamonAlexander Dane in Galaxy Quest 1999Alan Rickman as Alexander Dane in Galaxy Quest PicYouTubeAlan Rickman essays the role of Alexander Dane in this parody of TV series Star Trek and its fandom also starring Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver The film garnered critical acclaim and achieved a cult status through the yearsHarry in Love Actually 2003A still from Love Actually PicYouTubeAlan Rickman plays Emma Thompsons husband Harry who contemplates cheating on her in the British Christmasthemed romantic comedy Love ActuallyMarvin in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy 2005Alan Rickmans distinctive voice was used for Marvin the Paranoid Android in a 2005 adaptation of Douglas Adams cult classic The Hitchhikers Guide to the GalaxyJudge Turpin in Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2007Alan Rickman essayed the evil Judge Turpin in the critically acclaimed Tim Burton musical horror Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street alongside Harry Potter costars Helena Bonham Carter and Timothy Spall and actor Johnny DeppKing Louis XIV in A Little Chaos 2014Alan Rickman portrayed King Louis XIV in the British period drama A Little Chaos It is his second and final directorial first being The Winter Guest Alan Rickman collaborated with his Sense and Sensibility costar Kate Winslet in the film