Rita Gam obituary
Versatile actor with notable roles in films such as The Thief and KluteThe actor Rita Gam, who has died aged 87, starred in many films from the 1950s onwards, alongside famous names includin…
Versatile actor with notable roles in films such as The Thief and KluteThe actor Rita Gam, who has died aged 87, starred in many films from the 1950s onwards, alongside famous names includin…
Complex and avant-garde French film director best known for Night and Fog and Last Year in MarienbadAlain Resnais, who has died aged 91, was a director of elegance and distinction who, despi…
Actor and director who brought dark good looks and a commanding presence to his rolesAustrian by birth, Swiss by circumstance and international by reputation, Maximilian Schell, who has died…
Award-winning actor renowned for her work on Broadway and roles in classic films such as East of Eden and The HauntingUnable to make sufficient money from her novels, the great American writ…
Actor who starred as the troubled pupil in Tea and Sympathy on stage and screenThe actor John Kerr, who has died aged 81, won a Tony award in his first starring role on the Broadway stage, …
The Oscar-winner for Charly in 1968 and a dogged challenger of studio malpracticeThe actor Cliff Robertson, who has died aged 88, had many claims to fame, among them being selected by Presid…
American actor whose success as the scruffy TV detective Columbo was complemented by a variety of roles on stage and screenShow-business history records that the American actor Peter Falk, w…
Actor who rose to fame in Hitchcock's Rope and Strangers On a Train, but refused to conform to Hollywood pressuresEarly on in his career, the actor Farley Granger, who has died aged 85, work…
Versatile British film director known for Bullitt, The Deep and Breaking AwayThe director Peter Yates, who has died aged 81, helped Steve McQueen achieve iconic status with the cop movie Bu…