Tributes have been paid to British actor and comedian John Sessions following his death at the age of 67.
The Ayrshire-born star died at his home in south London from a heart condition, his agent said in a statement.
Sessions rose to fame as a panellist on 1980s and 90s improvisation TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and he also appeared on QI and Have I Got News for You.
The prolific and well-liked Sessions made appearances on Stella Street, a sitcom set on a road inhabited by megastars like Al Pacino, Paul McCartney and Keith Richards, Spitting Image, and acted in such films as Kenneth Branagh's Henry V.
He was also the only person to both provide voices and appear as a puppet on Spitting Image.
He had recently narrated a 10-part radio adaptation of children's book series The Adventures of Captain Bobo.
Tributes have been paid to Sessions.
Broadcaster Danny Baker remembered him as "terrific company always and a true talent".
Peep Show actor and author Robert Webb, while broadcasters Mariella Frostrup and Samira Ahmed also paid tribute.
Bobby Ball and now John Sessions! Two very different performers who both absolutely inspired and delighted me at different times. Lovely, funny men.
— Robert Webb (@arobertwebb) November 3, 2020
So sad to hear of the death of #johnsessions A great actor and an interesting man who I always enjoyed encountering.
— Mariella Frostrup (@mariellaf1) November 3, 2020
Loved this man. John Sessions used to give brilliant talks at my daughter's primary school about Shakespeare and stuff. (He was a friend of the headmistress). He rightly assumed none of the children knew who he was till the day my daughter asked him about Stella Street.(Blame me)
— Samira Ahmed (@SamiraAhmedUK) November 3, 2020
