Christopher Tucker obituary

Makeup artist who created John Hurt’s prosthetics for The Elephant Man and Michael Crawford’s mask in The Phantom of the Opera

Greg Bear obituary

US science fiction writer whose novels combined a wide-ranging view of future technical developments with political speculation

Other lives: Head of the pioneering Ugly Model agency in the 1970s and 80s before setting up on her own in the 90s

Celebrated director who created a film classic with his debut feature, the powerful crime movie Get Carter

Other lives: Film-maker whose experiences in the Yom Kippur war informed a lifelong commitment to processing trauma through cinema

Composer who created scores for the director David Lynch including his 1986 film Blue Velvet and the TV series Twin Peaks

Stage and screen actor best known for playing Gladys Pugh in the TV comedy series Hi-de-Hi!

American actor known for her roles in the hit TV sitcom Cheers and many popular films including the Look Who’s Talking series

Actor who starred in the hit TV drama Upstairs Downstairs, and watched Hugh Grant dance in Love Actually

Other Lives: Socialist academic who challenged racism and led international studies of blockbuster films

American stage and screen actor who oozed menace in his many roles as the bad guy, heavy or villain

American actor and singer best known for her role in the film Fame and co-writing the 1983 hit Flashdance … What a Feeling

French film-maker who challenged the primacy of narration and orthodox notions of realism

Film-maker whose hard-hitting documentaries addressed social issues from a black perspective

British director of the 1978 film Nighthawks, which depicted London’s gay clubs and bars with compassion and candour