Farewell, Metatron! We'll miss you!

[yanktar]

I was so saddened to hear that Alan Rickman died today.

I remember him in so many great roles and I didn't see them all!

Hans Gruber, the sociopath in "Die Hard!"

Colonel Brandon, the steady faithful reliable suitor in "Sense and Sensability"

The Metatron, the grouchy, seedy, sardonic angel who is the voice of the Almighty in "Dogma"

Alexander Dane, aka, "Dr. Lazarus", the whiny, egotistical actor who HATES playing the alien role in "Galaxy Quest" "I played Richard the III and got 5 curtain calls!"

And, of course, Professor Severus Snape, the mean, sadistic, heartbroken, but ultimately heroic tormentor of Harry Potter.

Snape might have tormented Harry, but Rickman was the first adult actor on HP to treat Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Tom Felton as fellow actors, not children and stayed friends with them, even after.

"What are you going to do...Hit me with that fish?"

 

[Ignacio]

Of course I remember him from Die Hard, but it was his performance in the obscure

that cemented my impression of his acting abilities. His ability to switch characters in a split second was what I instantly remembered when I heard about his passing.

 

[ionbeam]

Yes indeedie, Alan was a (cast of) characters.

More characters: The sheriff of Nottingham who was obsessed with cutting out Robin Hood's heart with a spewun (spoon) and as Ed (no last name) who was an artist (as was Alan in real life) but Ed was also a brilliant computer programmer that helped solve a complex crime.

 

[BigOgre]

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is when I became a fan.

 

[yanktar]

That's wonderful! I think I only saw that once and otherwise didn't care for the movie...But Alan Rickman was wonderful!

As I said there are so many of his movies I haven't seen that I'll want to see.

 

[HotRodZilla]

Dang, we just happened to catch that movie this weekend. Maybe playang on Cinemax or something. I usually liked his films. He was very talented. RIP!!

 

[BobCo]

That's wonderful! I think I only saw that once and otherwise didn't care for the movie...But Alan Rickman was wonderful!As I said there are so many of his movies I haven't seen that I'll want to see.

He played the smarmy villain Elliot Marsten in Quigley Down Under, he was a despicable character.

 

[LKLD]

Bottle Shock is a favorite of mine. His voice was instantly recognizable, as was his face. A wonderful actor, that will be missed by many

R.I.P.