Harvey Pekar obituary

Comic book writer who penned the autobiographical American Splendor

Geoffrey Hutchings obituary

Shakespearean actor who played many familiar roles on film and television

Scottish singer with a second career on TV

Supporting actor in works from Harry Potter to Shakespeare

He was a key figure in the development of media education

Diff'rent Strokes star whose success lasted only as long as the run of the US sitcom

Vibrant dancer, singer and actor – a leading light of the Lindsay Kemp Company and striking presence in films by Derek Jarman

Beguiling Japanese star of fringe theatre and popular television

One of Italy's leading screenwriters, he worked on 140 films

Film producer behind popular TV cartoon commercials of the late 20th century

A prolific painter of fantasies that adorned book covers, film posters and rock LPs

Velvet-voiced singer, actor and activist who broke new ground for black performers

Often cast as villains, he appeared in Goldfinger and The King and I

Gifted actor with a flair for comedy from a celebrated British theatrical dynasty

Malian actor renowned for his long association with the director Peter Brook and his work in film