R.I.P. Alan Rickman

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Copperfox

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Colonel Brandon in Emma Thompson's movie of Sense and Sensibility has left us. Many fans prefer to remember him for his villain roles, and of course you need _somebody_ to play the bad guy; but he proved that he could be a truly _likeable_ good guy.
 
I used to only know him from Sense and Sensibility until I finally broke down and read/watched Harry Potter. I love him in both roles not so much because I think he was a good guy in Harry Potter but because he acted the role of Severus Snape to perfection. As for Colonel Brandon, he definitely was a perfect fit there too.
 
My main memory of him (a little while back...!) was as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Certainly worthy of a prize for most (melo)dramatic death! But all the things I've seen him in have been really good. He's the bad guy that you can't quite dislike.

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It was quite sad news, I almost didn't believe it when I first heard about it, especially coming so soon after David Bowie and at the same age from the same cause :(

I mainly knew him as Snape, who he portrayed excellently. I will have to see him in some of his other roles.
 
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