DON'T MISS. . . Harry Potter book first edition set to sell for tens of thousands [INFO]Harry Potter: Neville Longbottom star struggles to watch the movies [NEWS]Harry Potter theory: JK Rowling originally intended a Luna romance [INSIGHT]Rickman said: "The good thing about starting late in this career is you go: 'Well, what's the worst that could happen?'"Die Hard made more than $139 million at the box office and catapulted Rickman into stardom overnight.
Years later Rickman became a household name when he took the role of the loveable antihero Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter franchise.
The thespian was revealed to be frustrated with the role when letters between him and his producer were exposed years later.
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