His First Feature Film Was Die Hard
He had acted in theater and television before, but Die Hard was actually Alan Rickman’s first feature film. This is quite interesting considering he stole the show. Actor Sam Neill was, in fact, approached first for the role of Hans Gruber but he turned down the offer, so the crew needed to think of a different strategy to cast their villain. The casting director watched Dangerous Liaisons on Broadway in the spring of 1987, saw Rickman’s take on the reprehensible Valmon, and knew the actor was perfect for Hans Gruber. Rickman’s performance in Die Hard is pretty awesome, and you definitely cannot tell it was his big screen debut.
His First Feature Film Was Die Hard
He And His Wife Had Been Together For 50 Years Before They Got Married
While studying at Chelsea College of Art and Design, 19-year-old Alan Rickman met 18-year-old Rima Horton, who became his future wife, in 1965. Rickman was an actor, whereas Horton was a Kingston University economics lecturer and was elected to the Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council. The two were a couple for the next five decades and in 2012, they finally tied the knot in a private ceremony held in New York. According to Rickman, his wife is “incredibly tolerant. Possibly a candidate for sainthood.”
He And His Wife Had Been Together For 50 Years Before They Got Married
