British actor Alan Rickman has died after a battle with cancer. He was 69 years old. In recent years, he was most well-known for playing Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films. Rickman won a Golden Globe and an Emmy during his career. He was famous for playing Hollywood villains, but he also starred in films such as “Love, Actually” and “Truly Madly Deeply.” On social media, actors and fans remembered Rickman. Daniel Radcliffe starred alongside Rickman as Harry Potter. He wrote on his Google Plus page that Rickman was “undoubtedly one of the greatest actors I will ever work with.” Harry Potter author JK Rowling tweeted: There are no words to express how shocked and devastated I am to hear of Alan Rickman's death. He was a magnificent actor and a wonderful man.”