Otto Sander obituary

Versatile actor at Berlin's Schaubühne theatre who made films with Wim Wenders and Eric Rohmer

Tommy Morrison obituary

World heavyweight boxing champion with a star role in Rocky V

Set decorator who worked on all the Harry Potter films and The English Patient

In this post from his blog, David Simon, the creator of The Wire, remembers the day he met one of the great writers of the 20th century

Taylor worked with some of Hollywood's greats including Alfred Hitchcock, Roman Polanski and George Lucas

Crime writer known for Get Shorty, Out of Sight and Hombre whose work served as a barometer of modern America

Star of British film thrillers who specialised in the role of the classy girlfriend

Child radio star of the 1940s and 50s best remembered for playing Richmal Crompton's Just William

Actor who made her name in comedy films as an acid-tongued, gravel-voiced tyrant

Italian screenwriter, novelist and poet who formed a successful partnership with film director Roberto Benigni

US film and TV actor who infused grittier roles with his experience of almost two decades as a Chicago policeman

Comedian, actor, writer and director who came to prominence in satirical TV sketch show Not the Nine O'Clock News

Elegant and meticulous actor whose work ranged from Shakespeare to EastEnders

Other lives: Film-maker and editor who devoted her retirement to preserving the legacy of her sculptor uncle

Playwright whose anarchic works were filled with vividly imagined characters