Nigel Terry obituary

Stage and screen actor known for his roles in The Lion in Winter, Excalibur and Caravaggio

Sid Tepper obituary

Chart-topping co-writer with Roy C Bennett of more than 300 songs, including many for the films of Elvis Presley and hits for Cliff Richard

Russian ballerina regarded as one of the greatest dancers of the 20th century who was for many years prevented from appearing in the west

Canadian director best known in Britain for the Seven Up! television series

Songwriter and singer whose dark vision won critical acclaim

Other lives: Artist-filmmaker who established the Moving Image Studio and MA course at the Royal College of Art

Singer whose passionate teen anthems of the 60s included It’s My Party and You Don’t Own Me

Stage and screen actor versed in Shakespeare, musical theatre and television

First Afrikaans writer to have a book banned by the South African government during the apartheid era, he was best known for A Dry White Season

Actor who brought integrity and superb timing to her roles

Diver and film-maker whose work introduced the life of the deep oceans to TV audiences in the 1950s

Singer, songwriter and poet whose work was covered by Frank Sinatra, Madonna and Johnny Cash

Pioneer of electronic music and founder of the Berlin-based band Tangerine Dream

Stage and screen actor who played Reggie Perrin’s long-suffering wife in the television comedy

Ed Vulliamy remembers the master film-maker, whose thrillers exposed the murky twists and turns of Italian politics and crime