Béla Tarr obituary

Film director of poetic narratives set in remote Hungarian communities, filled with desolation and foreboding

Isiah Whitlock Jr obituary

Actor who played the venal Maryland state governor Clay Davis in the US crime drama The Wire

Respected casting director who oversaw the choice of the three young leads for the Harry Potter films

Film star who shot to fame in And God Created Woman in the 1950s and later became a campaigner against animal cruelty

American actor known for playing Ziggy in the TV crime drama series The Wire and his many roles in modern horror films

Playwright and screenwriter who teamed up with Spike Milligan to work on The Goon Show and The Bed-Sitting Room

Singer, songwriter and guitarist best known for his enduring hit Driving Home for Christmas

Renowned broadcaster known for arts and music programmes such as Arena, Aquarius and Omnibus

Actor who gave memorable, sometimes unnerving, performances in films such as Pulp Fiction, The Mask and The Usual Suspects

Actor and director of a string of hit films including The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally and A Few Good Men

Scottish comedian whose spectacular sketch shows on television made him a household name

Author whose Shopaholic series of romcom novels were global bestsellers and adapted into a Hollywood film

Author of ‘country noir’ novels, such as Winter’s Bone, set in the rural communities of the Ozark mountains

Guitarist with the American band Booker T and the MGs who was also a successful songwriter and producer

Financial journalist who was the founding editor of the groundbreaking Independent newspaper in 1986