He became one of Britain’s best-loved acting stars thanks to roles including Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films and Hans Gruber in Die Hard.
The star won a BAFTA, Golden Globe, Emmy and Screen Actors Guild award in a career which began in the late 1970s.
However, he shot to stardom in 1988 when he played Hans Gruber, Bruce Willis's adversary, in Die Hard.
Rickman gained legions of new fans for his role as Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films.
“The actor and director Alan Rickman has died from cancer at the age of 69. He was surrounded by family and friends,” family said in a statement.
Rickman's other notable roles include the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves, Jamie in Truly, Madly, Deeply and Colonel Brandon in the 1995 version of Sense And Sensibility.
He took home a Golden Globe and an Emmy for his performance as Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny in HBO's 1996 drama.
Most recently the actor had been filming Tim Burton's Alice Through The Looking Glass, where he voiced Absolem the Caterpillar.
That film is due for release in May.
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