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Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman was an English actor and director. Known for his distinctive deep, languid voice, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London and became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), performing in modern and classical theatre productions. He played the Vicomte de Valmont in the RSC stage production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses in 1985, and after the production transferred to the West End in 1986 and Broadway in 1987, he was nominated for a Tony Award.
Rickman studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London from 1972 to 1974. He was elected to the RADA council in 1993 where he was also vice-chairman, a role he served until his death in 2016.
My Name Is Rachel Corrie—a play co-written and directed by Rickman—playing at the Playhouse Theatre, London, March 2006
Rickman at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival
Best Actor in a Supporting Role is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding supporting performance in a film.
Ian Holm was the inaugural winner, winning two times for The Bofors Gun (1968) and Chariots of Fire (1981).
Laurence Olivier won for Oh! What a Lovely War (1969).
Ben Johnson won for The Last Picture Show (1972).