Rod Steiger

An actor at his best playing strong characters - especially real-life leaders - he was one of the hardest-working Oscar winners.

Katy Jurado

She led the Mexican wave of actors into Hollywood

Norman Vaughan

Obituary: Norman Vaughan, who has died aged 75 following a road accident, was a comedian, compere and game show presenter who took over from Bruce Forsyth as the host of ITV's Sunday Night at the London Palladium. By Dennis Barker.

Jésus Díaz

Cuban intellectual stirring controversy at home and in exile.

Linda Lovelace

Deep Throat porn star who turned against her former life.

Billy Wilder

Director and scriptwriter whose European sensibility provided Hollywood with wild humour, dark visions - and Sunset Boulevard.

Dudley Moore

Theatre and television comic, classical musician and jazz original, and briefly an unexpectedly adorable Hollywood movie star.

John Thaw

Compelling character actor who made his name on both sides of the law.

Subrata Mitra

Movie cameraman who worked with Satyajit Ray and gave the early Merchant Ivory films their characteristic look.

Sir Nigel Hawthorne

Wonderfully gifted actor who subsumed his personal diffidence into a many-layered dramatic presence.

Olga Lehmann

Her murals decorated wartime Britain, her costumes adorned American television.

Berry Berenson

Accomplished fashion photographer and actor who stood by her husband Anthony Perkins through his Aids crisis.

Joan Sims

English actress whose fame and popularity was based on a series of high-spirited characters in the Carry On and Doctor films.

Anthony Quinn

Colourful Hollywood star who built a career playing ethnic heroes and villians.

Jean Anderson

Jean Anderson, the popular character actress who brought to life a vast gallery of roles on stage, screen and television, has died.