This article is about the Die Hard character. For other uses, see Hans Gruber (disambiguation).
Fictional character
Hans Gruber
Die Hard character
Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber in Die Hard
First appearance
Die Hard (1988)
Last appearance
Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza (2002)
Created by
Jeb Stuart
Steven E. de Souza
Based on
Anton Gruber by Roderick Thorp
Portrayed by
Alan Rickman
In-universe information
Alias
Bill Clay
Occupation
Criminal
Affiliation
Volksfrei Movement (based on Red Army Faction) (formerly)
Weapon
Heckler & Koch P7 (semi-automatic pistol)
Family
Simon Gruber (brother; deceased)
Nationality
East German
Hans Gruber is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the 1988 action film Die Hard, portrayed by Alan Rickman, based on Anton Gruber from the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp.
Gruber is a thief and criminal mastermind from East Germany who holds the Nakatomi Plaza hostage to steal $640 million in negotiable bearer bonds. His plan is foiled by New York cop John McClane, who happened upon Gruber's plot by mistake. Since his first appearance, Gruber has been cemented as one of the most iconic villains in film history – as well as often being ranked as the greatest action movie villain of all time and one of Rickman's most iconic roles. The villain became so popular with movie fans that the producers introduced his brother, Simon (played by Jeremy Irons), as the primary antagonist of the third film in the franchise – Die Hard with a Vengeance.[1]
^Nathan, Micah (2016-01-15). "Celebrating the Brilliance of Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
HansGruber is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the 1988 action film Die Hard, portrayed by Alan Rickman, based on Anton Gruber from the...
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negotiate on Gruber's behalf but is killed by Gruber when McClane refuses to surrender. While checking the explosives on the roof, Gruber encounters McClane...
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for a Tony Award. Rickman made his film debut as the German terrorist HansGruber in Die Hard (1988). He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting...
Army. They then reveal that Krieg's real name is Simon Peter Gruber, the brother of HansGruber, who McClane killed years earlier in Los Angeles. Simon then...
Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI). The editor-in-chief is HansGruber (University of Regensburg). According to the Journal Citation Reports...
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beginning of the series. The character additionally takes the place of HansGruber in Colfer's description of the first book of the series as "Die Hard...
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