“I never talk about 'Harry Potter' because I think that would rob children of something that's private to them. I think too many things get explained, so I hate talking about it.”

English actor

Alan Rickman was an English actor, born in 1946 and died in 2016. He was known for stage and screen performances, and for a deep, measured voice that made him instantly recognisable. He earned a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and an Actor Award, and he was also nominated for two Tony Awards and a Laurence Olivier Award. In 2009, The Guardian named him among the best actors never to receive an Academy Award nomination. He died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 69.