Harry Potter’s Alan Rickman ‘Snape’ Loses Battle With Cancer

British actor Alan Rickman best known for his role as Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series, has died at the age of 69 after battling with cancer.
According to a statement form his family, “The actor and director Alan Rickman has died from cancer at the age of 69. He was surrounded by family and friends,” the statement read.
Rickman also starred in acclaimed films like ‘Die Hard’, ‘Sense and Sensibility’, ‘Truly Madly’, ‘Deeply’, ‘Love Actually’, ‘Alice in Wonderland’ as well as ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass which is scheduled for release in May.
The actor is survived by wife Rima Horton.