15 January,2016 10:29 AM IST | | A Correspondent
British film, TV and stage actor Alan Rickman, best known for playing Professor Severus Snape in the 'Harry Potter' film series, died of cancer on Thursday at the age of 69. Rickman's co-stars from the popular film franchise - Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Matthew Lewis, among others - and author JK Rowling remembered the veteran
British film, TV and stage actor Alan Rickman, best known for playing Professor Severus Snape in the 'Harry Potter' film series, died of cancer on Thursday at the age of 69 (Read more). As soon as the news broke, tributes started pouring in for the legendary actor on social media.
Rickman's co-stars from the popular film franchise - Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Matthew Lewis, among others - and author JK Rowling, too, remembered the veteran.
Author JK Rowling
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Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter)
Daniel also shared a picture from the set of 'Harry Potter' and narrated an incident from the shoot.
Emma Watson (Hermoine Granger)
I'm very sad to hear about Alan today. I feel so lucky to have worked and spent time with such a special man and actor. I'll really miss our conversations. RIP Alan. We love you
Posted by Emma Watson on Thursday, 14 January 2016
She also tweeted incredible quotes by Alan Rickman (which will only make you miss him more).
Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom)
James and Oliver Phelps (Weasley twins)
Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy)
Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood)
Afshan Azad (Padma Patil)
Warwick Davis (Professor Filius Flitwick)
Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley)
Natalia Tena (Nymphadora Tonks)
Katie Leung (Cho Chang)
Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley)
Stan Yanevski (Viktor Krum)
RIP, Alan Rickman. You'll always be missed.
"After all this time?"
"Always."
