Helmut Berger obituary

Film actor whose hypnotic presence was central to a trio of films directed by Luchino Visconti in the late 1960s and early 70s

Kenneth Anger obituary

Influential avant-garde film-maker and author of the salacious book Hollywood Babylon

Rock’n’roll singer whose comeback after her turbulent early career made her one of the great superstars of the 1980s and 90s

American football star who quit his sporting career to become an actor and civil rights activist

Cinematographer who played a key role in bringing a dreamlike quality to many scenes in the BBC drama Pennies from Heaven

Documentary maker, producer, writer and distinguished film critic for the Sunday Times and the BBC

Singer, songwriter and superb backing vocalist who worked with David Bowie, Rod Stewart and Joan Armatrading

Film editor and director of music videos for Aswad, Depeche Mode and other 1980s acts

Singer, actor and activist who matched his genial persona with political commitment

Entertainer whose outrageous caricatures Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson took the one-man show to new heights

Bestselling historical crime novelist whose troubled adolescence, and part in a notorious murder, was the subject of a film by Peter Jackson

Actor, archivist of the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, and director, with a long career in theatre, film and television

Cinematographer best known for his work on Jaws, Grease and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

US character actor who won an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of the studio boss Jack Lipnick in the 1991 film Barton Fink

Composer best known for creating the theme music for the popular and long-running ITV series Poirot