Robert Benton obituary One of Hollywood’s most independent and original Oscar-winning writer-directors
Dara Birnbaum obituary Pioneering American video, installation and media artist who used television as her enduring material
Bruce Logan obituary Cinematographer and visual effects artist who shot the destruction of the Death Star in the first Star Wars film
Peter Lovesey obituary Crime writer known for his ‘history-mystery’ series about the Victorian detective Sergeant Cribb
Damien Thomas obituary Film character actor who also appeared in the 1980 US TV mini-series of Shogun and in Tenko and House of Cards in the UK
Paddy Higson obituary Producer and production manager who worked in the Scottish film industry with Bill Forsyth and Peter Mullan
Ted Kotcheff obituary Director whose work ranged from BBC TV’s Play for Today to award-winning drama and Hollywood thrillers
Tony Nicholls obituary Other lives: Documentary maker, video consultant for the UN, and course leader in media at Bedford College
Tom Hunsinger obituary Other lives: Actor with the Cherub theatre company who co-wrote and co-directed three films and taught at Rada
Clive Revill obituary Superb stage actor who lent power to British TV productions of the 1970s and made a string of enjoyable movies
Peter Jewell obituary Other lives: Collector with his friend Bill Douglas of cinema artefacts whose collection formed the basis of the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum at Exeter University
Lee Montague obituary Actor who toured with Laurence Olivier and Peter Brook, starred on Broadway and had a long career in film and TV
Val Kilmer obituary Star of films such as Top Gun, The Doors and Batman Forever whose acting could combine playfulness and intensity
Richard Chamberlain obituary Dashing American actor best known for his many roles in hit TV series including Dr Kildare, The Thorn Birds and Shogun