Michael Croucher

Obituary: Pioneering and patient BBC documentary film-maker.

Eberhard Esche

Obituary: An eminent actor, he kept his communist faith in an 'improvable' East Germany.

Obituary: Resilient survivor of the Hollywood purges

Obituary: Italian film star idolised by Mussolini and betrayed by Harry Lime.

Obituary: Reliable Hollywood director with a penchant for crime thrillers.

Obituary: Producer making a new Brazilian cinema with sparse resources.

Obituary:Black photographer who exposed poverty in America and directed the first blaxploitation films.

Obituary: Scriptwriter to the stars and comedy actor with a penchant for cops and robbers. By Dennis Barker.

Obituary: Actor famous for his role as Carl Kolchak.

Obituary: He was fascinated by the sea, but his bestselling novel tapped into a primeval fear of the deep.

Obituary: Comic Munster actor who took a serious view of politics.

Obituary: With her husband, she put Africa's wildlife on our television screens.

Obituary:A life acted out in his brother's shadow.

Obituary: Italian-American actor taken from Broadway to Hollywood by A Hatful of Rain.

Obituary: US actor best known for his role as astute political sidekick in The West Wing.