Overview
- Thompson told GQ that Rickman was "so happy to be playing someone heroic and nice" because he was tired of being cast as the Sheriff of Nottingham–type villain.
- Coverage highlights that, despite famed turns as Hans Gruber and Severus Snape, Rickman valued opportunities to play sympathetic figures.
- Examples of his gentler or heroic roles cited include Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility, the grieving lover in Truly, Madly, Deeply, Metatron in Dogma, and Alexander Dane in Galaxy Quest.
- Reports also note his scene-stealing Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, which earned him a BAFTA nomination in 1991.
- Articles reiterate that Rickman died in 2016 of pancreatic cancer, and one outlet references prior podcast remarks attributed to him about the heavy workload on the Harry Potter leads.