Loni Anderson obituary

Actor who starred as the smart receptionist in WKRP in Cincinnati and was married to Burt Reynolds for six years

Kenneth Colley obituary

Actor known as Admiral Piett in the Star Wars movies, and for his many roles in the films of Ken Russell

Clovis Salmon obituary

Documentary film-maker who recorded both mundane and monumental events in Brixton over several decades, including in the aftermath of the 1981 riots

Julian McMahon obituary

Australian actor who started his career in Home and Away, was the co-lead in Nip/Tuck and played Doctor Doom in the Fantastic Four

Michael Madsen obituary

American actor best known for playing heavies, including the ‘psycho’ Mr Blonde in Reservoir Dogs

Rodney Wilson obituary

Other lives: Producer of TV arts programmes and film officer at the Arts Council determined to reach new, diverse audiences

Gerald Harper obituary

Stylish actor with a self-knowing comic touch who had a successful career on television and the stage

Lalo Schifrin obituary

Composer of the Mission: Impossible theme tune as well as music for a host of Hollywood films including Bullitt and Dirty Harry

Mark Peploe obituary

Screenwriter who won an Oscar for Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor and provided the screenplay for Antonioni’s The Passenger

Michael Rabiger obituary

Other lives: Pioneering documentarian and author who wrote ‘the bible’ for documentary film-makers

Pik-Sen Lim obituary

Groundbreaking actor best known for her roles in Mind Your Language, Johnny English Reborn and Vampire Academy

Taina Elg obituary

Finnish actor who won two Golden Globes, starred in Les Girls and later worked in television and musical theatre

Roland Curram obituary

Actor best known for playing the gay companion to Julie Christie’s good-time girl in Darling