Like many fans, I grieved the passing of this incredible man. After all, a lot of the movie titles I watched these past few years were ones I deliberately sought out, all because he was in it, one way or another.
It began with the Harry Potter series. The book series was still well underway when the films began to come out, so it helped shift a lot of my respect and love for the characters more, especially as the last of the books were shipped out. By the time Deathly Hallows was released and I came to the latter part of the book to find out that Snape would die, I dreaded how it would come out on screen. And with each time I died a little inside.
Since then I took interest in seeing his other works, and before I knew it, the list just kept piling up. Of his large film repertoire, here's the list of movies I've seen him in:
- Die Hard as Hans Gruber (1988)
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves as the Sheriff of Nottingham (1991)
- Sense and Sensibility as Colonel Brandon (1995)
- Galaxy Quest as Alexander Dane (1999)
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone as Severus Snape(2001)
- The Search for John Gissing as John Gissing (2001)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as Severus Snape (2002)
- Love Actually as Harry (2003)
- Something the Lord Made as Dr. Alfred Blalock (HBO TV Movie) (2004)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as Severus Snape (2004)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Marvin (voice) (2005)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Severus Snape (2005)
- Perfume: The Story of a Murderer as Richis (2006)
- Nobel Son as Eli Michaelson (2007)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as Severus Snape (2007)
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as Judge Turpin (2007)
- Bottle Shock as Steven Spurrier (2008)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as Severus Snape (2009)
- Alice in Wonderland as the Blue Caterpillar (voice) (2010)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 as Severus Snape (2010)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 as Severus Snape (2011)
- Gambit as Shabandar (2012)
- Lee Daniels' The Butler as Ronald Reagan (2013)
Without a doubt, Sir Alan will be missed by many. He touched many hearts young and old, including myself. Not enough words can express how thankful I am that he came into the radar of the film industry, for his talent would not shine any brighter than it did elsewhere. I've read that off-screen he was a very kind man, so I'm quite sure that those who personally knew him will miss him terribly.
RIP Alan Rickman. I raise my wand to the sky for you, in hopes that you find solace in the afterlife. Enjoy your coffee with 3 cubes of sugar and a half cup of milk, as I imagine you'd fancy it.
