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Actor Alan Rickman has died in London after losing a cancer battle at the age of 69.
The British actor, known for his role as Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films, died surrounded by friends and relatives.
A statement from his family read: "The actor and director Alan Rickman has died from cancer at the age of 69. He was surrounded by family and friends."
Rickman played iconic roles in films including Die Hard, Robin Hood and Love Actually.
The star was a long-standing member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and has won a number of awards including a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, an Emmy and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Rickman wed long-term partner of 50 years Rima Horton in a secret ceremony in New York in 2012, confirming the news last year.
"We are married. Just recently. It was great, because no one was there. After the wedding in New York we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and ate lunch," he said.
'I think every relationship should be allowed to have its own rules. She's tolerant. She's incredibly tolerant. Unbelievably tolerant. Possibly a candidate for sainthood," he told Hello Magazine.
Rickman's death comes just months ahead of the release of a new film called Eye In The Sky in which he stars alongside Helen Mirren and Aaron Paul.
The thriller is set to open in UK cinemas on April 8, according to IMDb.
He has also just completed Alice Through The Looking Glass, which is slated for release later this year.
Rickman's critically acclaimed roles include Col Brandon in Sense and Sensibility and the spectre of a widow's lost love in Anthony Minghella's Truly, Madly Deeply.
He may be best known to older fans as terrorist Hans Gruber in Die Hard from 1988, or the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves from 1991.
But he gained a younger fanbase for his turn as Snape in the hugely successful Harry Potter franchise.
Rickman is also a filmmaker and his most recent project was last year's A Little Chaos, which he directed and starred in opposite Kate Winslet.
Speaking on the red carpet at the premiere last year, he said:
"I wasn't free until now because I started doing Harry Potter, and when I started there were only three books written so I didn't know I was going to be unable (to direct).
"Because if you're going to direct a film it's over a year of your life and I didn't have that.
''So once I had finished with that series of films I was free, and then along came this wonderful scrip."
A Little Chaos was Rickman's second turn behind the camera after directing Emma Thompson in drama The Winter Guest 18 years previously.
Rickman was born in Acton, west London in 1946 and later won a scholarship to Latymer Upper School where he first became involved in drama.
After graduating from the Royal College of Art, he opened a graphic design studio alongside some friends but later decided he wanted to pursue acting professionally.
He was awarded a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before going on to work with numerous theatre groups.
Actor Alan Rickman has died in London after losing a cancer battle at the age of 69.
The British actor, known for his role as Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films, died surrounded by friends and relatives.
A statement from his family read: "The actor and director Alan Rickman has died from cancer at the age of 69. He was surrounded by family and friends."
Rickman played iconic roles in films including Die Hard, Robin Hood and Love Actually.
The star was a long-standing member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and has won a number of awards including a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, an Emmy and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Rickman wed long-term partner of 50 years Rima Horton in a secret ceremony in New York in 2012, confirming the news last year.
"We are married. Just recently. It was great, because no one was there. After the wedding in New York we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and ate lunch," he said.
'I think every relationship should be allowed to have its own rules. She's tolerant. She's incredibly tolerant. Unbelievably tolerant. Possibly a candidate for sainthood," he told Hello Magazine.
Rickman's death comes just months ahead of the release of a new film called Eye In The Sky in which he stars alongside Helen Mirren and Aaron Paul.
The thriller is set to open in UK cinemas on April 8, according to IMDb.
He has also just completed Alice Through The Looking Glass, which is slated for release later this year.
Rickman's critically acclaimed roles include Col Brandon in Sense and Sensibility and the spectre of a widow's lost love in Anthony Minghella's Truly, Madly Deeply.
He may be best known to older fans as terrorist Hans Gruber in Die Hard from 1988, or the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves from 1991.
But he gained a younger fanbase for his turn as Snape in the hugely successful Harry Potter franchise.
Rickman is also a filmmaker and his most recent project was last year's A Little Chaos, which he directed and starred in opposite Kate Winslet.
Speaking on the red carpet at the premiere last year, he said:
"I wasn't free until now because I started doing Harry Potter, and when I started there were only three books written so I didn't know I was going to be unable (to direct).
"Because if you're going to direct a film it's over a year of your life and I didn't have that.
''So once I had finished with that series of films I was free, and then along came this wonderful scrip."
A Little Chaos was Rickman's second turn behind the camera after directing Emma Thompson in drama The Winter Guest 18 years previously.
Rickman was born in Acton, west London in 1946 and later won a scholarship to Latymer Upper School where he first became involved in drama.
After graduating from the Royal College of Art, he opened a graphic design studio alongside some friends but later decided he wanted to pursue acting professionally.
He was awarded a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before going on to work with numerous theatre groups.
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