Juliano Mer-Khamis obituary

Palestinian-Israeli actor, activist and theatre director with a global reputation

Elizabeth Taylor: an enduring icon of Hollywood’s golden age

Philip French remembers the child star turned Oscar-winning actress, who was as celebrated for her tempestuous relationships as her movies

A Guardian journalist, he returned to his native Ireland to make the masterly film Rocky Road to Dublin

Actor with poise and presence, best known as Alfred the butler in Tim Burton's Batman

Versatile founder member of Fretwork, the group that gave English music for viols an international appeal

Travelling companion of Che Guevara during their trip around Latin America in 1951-52

TV and film make-up artist with a gift for applying prosthetics

British-born director known for Anne of the Thousand Days and Mary, Queen of Scots

Versatile producer and director who made Prime Suspect an enduring success

Versatile French actor whose work ranged from popular comedy to melodrama

Film and TV actor best known as Seinfeld's bothersome Uncle Leo

Actor best known as the private detective Frank Marker in the television series Public Eye

Versatile Irish stage actor who became a familiar face across British drama

One of the great jazz pianists and bandleaders, he wrote Lullaby of Birdland