Alan Rickman, an English actor and filmmaker, was one of the greatest cinematic icons. He was well known for his role as Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series. Rickman rose to prominence after appearing in the Broadway production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses in 1985. In 1988, he made his film debut as the German terrorist commander Hans Gruber in Die Hard.
He received a Golden Globe Award, an Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance in the television film Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996). He died on January 14, 2016, at the age of 69, following a brief fight with cancer.
Alan Rickman’s net worth
Alan Rickman amassed a net worth of $16 million as a result of his acting career. He was paid millions of dollars for his roles in films and television shows. He had a lavish home in London. Rickman appeared in a number of hit films, which helped to propel his acting career. Some of these are detailed below.
| Year | Movie | Budget (US Dollar) | Box-office Collection (US Dollar) | IMDb rating | Starring |
| 1998 | Die Hard | $28 million | $140.8 million | 8.2 stars | Bruce Willis, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia |
| 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $48 million | $390.5 million | 6.9 stars | Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Mary Elizabeth |
| 1995 | Sense and Sensibility | $16 million | $134 million | 7.7 stars | Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant |
| 1999 | Galaxy Quest | $45 million | $90.7 million | 7.3 stars | Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone | $125 million | $974.8 million | 7.6 stars | Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, John Cleese |
| 2003 | Love Actually | $45 million | $246.9 million | 7.6 stars | Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Laura Linney |
Alan Rickman’s Childhood
Alan Rickman was born on February 21, 1946, in Hammersmith, West London, England, as Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman. Bernard William Rickman was the son of Margaret Doreen Rose (née Bartlett) and Bernard William Rickman. His Catholic father worked in a factory, as a decorator and house painter, and as a former World War II aircraft fitter, while his Methodist mother was a homemaker.
He was reared with two brothers, David Rickman and Michael Rickman, and one sister, Sheila Rickman. Michael, his brother, is a District Councillor in Leicestershire. Rickman’s father died of lung cancer when he was only eight years old. His mother raised him and his three siblings primarily on her own when his father died. His mother remarried in 1960, but they separated three years later.
He went to Acton’s Derwentwater Primary School. Then he went to Latymer Upper School in London, where he participated in play. He then attended Chelsea College of Art & Design and the Royal College of Art. Then he worked as a graphic designer for the Royal College of Art’s in-house magazine, which he considered to be a more solid job than performing.
Alan Rickman and his associates founded Graphiti, a graphic design studio, shortly after graduating. However, after years of successful company, he decided to leave in order to pursue his acting career. He even requested an audition at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
