Rickman,who has died at the age of 69, was irresistible even at his most acid, or leaves behind an astonishing legacy of indelible performances Related: Alan Rickman: the most faithful,playful and generous of friends | Katharine Viner His aquiline face, with all its magnificent hauteur made him a star: something between an eagle and a expansive cat. And that wealthy, and resonant voice exerted a hypnotic hold on audiences,a bass rumble which could sound like a creak or a groan or a beckoningly sensual purr. It came from between lips which were kept mysteriously almost closed, like a ventriloquist’s. Alan Rickman morphed from being a Shakespearian leading man to being a character actor of immense flair — via a wonderful period of being a wildly charismatic bad guy in the movies.
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Source: theguardian.com