Celebrating the Legacy of Alan Rickman: Google Doodle Honors the Iconic Actor and His Iconic Role in Harry Potter
On April 21, 2022, Google celebrated the life and legacy of the late British actor Alan Rickman with a Google Doodle on what would have been his 77th birthday. The actor, best known for his portrayal of Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film series, passed away in 2016 from pancreatic cancer at the age of 69. Rickman was a celebrated actor in both film and theater, known for his distinctive voice and commanding presence on stage and screen. He first gained widespread recognition for his role as the villainous Hans Gruber in the 1988 action film Die Hard, and went on to appear in a wide range of films, from period dramas like Sense and Sensibility to romantic comedies like Love Actually. But it was his performance as Snape, the enigmatic potions master at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, that cemented Rickman's place in pop culture history. His portrayal of the complex and conflicted character won him critical acclaim and a legion of devoted fans, many of whom took to s...