{"id":110651,"date":"2016-01-15T08:19:09","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T06:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=110651"},"modified":"2016-01-15T08:30:58","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T06:30:58","slug":"8-roles-that-made-us-love-alan-rickman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/01\/15\/8-roles-that-made-us-love-alan-rickman\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Roles that made us love Alan Rickman"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>1. In his first Hollywood film, he played bad guy Hans Gruber in 1988&#8217;s Die Hard.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/01\/die-hard-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92029\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/01\/die-hard-1.gif\" alt=\"die hard 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"209\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>2. He was so good at playing the bad guy he did it again, this time as the Sheriff of Nottingham in 1991&#8217;s Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/01\/robin-hood.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92030\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/01\/robin-hood.gif\" alt=\"robin hood\" width=\"500\" height=\"284\" \/><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>3. \u00a0In 1995 he played Colonel Brandon in director Ang Lee&#8217;s adaption of Sense and Sensibility.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/01\/sense1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92031\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/01\/sense1.gif\" alt=\"sense1\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>4. He made us all laugh in Dogma playing Metatron.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/01\/dogma1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92032\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/01\/dogma1.gif\" alt=\"dogma1\" width=\"500\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>5. \u00a0In 1995 he graced us with his presence in science fiction comedy Galaxy Guest.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/01\/galax1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92033\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/01\/galax1.gif\" alt=\"galax1\" width=\"245\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>6. Then he broke our hearts when he played unfaithful husband, Harry in Love Actually.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/01\/love-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92035\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/01\/love-1.gif\" alt=\"love 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>7. Then he stole our hearts again in The Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to the Galaxy as Marvin the Paranoid Android.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/01\/hitch1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92036\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/01\/hitch1.gif\" alt=\"hitch1\" width=\"500\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>8. Most people will now remember him for his brilliant performance as Severus Snape in the Harry Potter movies.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/01\/harry-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92037\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/01\/harry-1.gif\" alt=\"harry 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"319\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>All in all, Alan Rickman&#8217;s characters gave us joy, made us cry and live forever in our hearts. RIP<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=754D-AaslPU<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='93c60ffd36be8ca708cdd841f3303618'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether he gave us chills playing the bad guy or melted our hearts playing the good guy, the late Alan Rickman&#8217;s roles certainly never left us on the fence. 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