Just days after the music world lost icon David Bowie, Hollywood is mourning the loss of another legend. Alan Rickman, best known for his roles as Hans Gruber in Die Hard and Severus Snape in the Harry Potter movies, has passed away at the age of 69. The Guardian reports that the actor had been battling cancer, and that he died "surrounded by family and friends."

音乐巨星大卫·鲍威去世没几天，好莱坞又痛失另一位传奇人物。曾在《虎胆龙威》中饰演汉斯·格鲁伯、在《哈利波特》系列中出演西弗勒斯·斯内普的阿伦·瑞克曼，在与癌症抗争的过程中去世，享年69岁。《卫报》称，瑞克曼“在家人和朋友的陪伴下离世”。

After a number of minor roles in British TV shows, Alan Rickman made his feature film debut in the 1988 action classic Die Hard. He went on to star as Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, along with roles in Bob Roberts, Sense and Sensibility and Dogma before he took on the role in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

瑞克曼起先在英剧中出演过一些小角色，1988年才首次触电大荧幕，参演经典动作片《虎胆龙威》。后来他又演过《侠盗王子罗宾汉》中诺丁汉郡长一角，并陆续出演了《天生赢家》、《理智与情感》、《天条》和《哈利波特与魔法石》等影片。

After studying graphic design at Graphic Design at Chelsea College of Art, he moved on to graduate studies at the Royal College of Art. Eventually, his love for theater lead him to audition for the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), where he received a scholarship at the age of 26, which spawned an acting career that lasted more than 40 years, including numerous critically-acclaimed performances on the stage as well as film and TV work.

瑞克曼大学读的是切尔西艺术学院的平面设计专业，后来又继续在英国皇家艺术学院读了研究生。最终，因为对戏剧的热爱，他参加了著名的皇家戏剧艺术学院的面试，并在26岁时收获了奖学金。他40多年的演艺生涯也从此开始：不仅演过颇受好评的舞台剧，还频频出现在电影和电视中。

The actor is survived by his wife, Rima Horton.

瑞克曼的妻子莉玛·霍顿仍然健在。