Alan Rickman has died.

[Ouremblem]

Rough week. First David Bowie and now Alan. Very sad.

 

[Checkmate]

 

[toadfoot]

Bottle Shock

 

[EricSD]

Wow I was shocked by that. Did not even know he had cancer. He's one of my favorite British actors. So sad!

 

[trb123]

R.I.P Obadiah Slope

 

[CCinCT]

Rickman was a great villain - I think he defines the word "sneer" for me. RIP Gruber, Marston, and Snape !

 

[VAMike23]

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“When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain,
he wept -- for there were no more worlds to conquer.”

Actually, this is a misquote/mistranslation from the source (Plutarch) but it's a wonderful saying that I believe has some currency in the UK and a fantastic line as read by Rickman.

He was one of the great, dyed-in-the-wool villainous actors in the business.