British actor, director Alan Rickman dies at 69

British actor and director Alan Rickman has died at the age of 69, his family says.

Rickman is best known for his roles as Hans Gruber in Die Hard and Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series.

He also directed the controversial stage play “My Name is Rachel Corrie,” based on the emails of the young American pro-Palestinian activist who died in Gaza in 2003.

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