Michael Coveney

American actor hailed for his many classical roles whose voice became known to millions as that of Darth Vader in Star Wars

Stage and screen actor who was part of the original cast of Doctor Who

British actor who brought gravitas and style to his many stage roles including Shylock and Kulygin in Chekhov’s Three Sisters

Politically committed dramatist and screenwriter admired for his radical stage and television work created over the last 50 years

Experimental British theatre director whose confrontational style often featured loud rock music, nudity, blasphemy and free dance

Veteran stage and screen actor hailed for his roles in the 1971 film Nicholas and Alexandra and BBC TV’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tom Kempinski obituary

Actor who was a fearless, ferocious presence in theatre, cinema and television, then turned to politics as a Labour MP

Writer, director and script-fixer who nurtured powerful new work at the Soho theatre in London

Distinguished critic who chronicled the development of British theatre through a postwar golden age