Michael Crichton

Novelist and film director who captivated audiences with tales of the terrible power of science and nature

Marpessa Dawn and Breno Mello

Obituary: Gifted actors, both stars of cult movie Black Orpheus

Obituary: Vivacious, award-winning Broadway star whose best film was The Apartment

Obituary: American playwright and screenwriter best known for Kismet

Obituary: A film and television producer, his was the hidden hand behind a raft of classics of the modern era

Obituary: Versatile actor whose face was recognisable to millions across a 76 year career

Obituary: Japanese leading man best known in the west for his title role in Paul Schrader's Mishima

Obituary: Underground US artist and film-maker disdainful of success

Obituary: Versatile actor and connoisseur of the civilised life

Obituary: Theatre, television and film director famed for his interpretations of Gorky and Pinter

Obituary: Shark fisherman widely thought to be the inspiration for Jaws

Obituary: Actor, journalist, poet and political activist who returned to South Africa in 1991

Obituary: A 'natural force' for good in Irish life with a gift for television film-making and song

Obituary: Influential American film critic and artist inspired by a deep love of the wild west