Veteran screen star Frank Finlay has been remembered as a "damn fine actor" by his family after his death aged 89.
The actor died from heart failure after a short illness at his home in Weybridge, Surrey, on Saturday.
Finlay's career spanned more than six decades and saw him gracing the stage and screen and starring opposite some of Britain's biggest names.
He appeared alongside Oliver Reed and Richard Chamberlain in The Three Musketeers in 1973.
Finlay was nominated for an Oscar, BAFTA, and Golden Globe for his portrayal of Iago in the 1965 film of Shakespeare's Othello, starring opposite Sir Laurence Olivier.
A founder member of the National Theatre, he also starred in the 1976 television series Bouquet Of Barbed Wire, regarded as one of the most controversial dramas of the era, and played Casanova in a TV series in 1971.
He was made a CBE in 1984.
Widely respected in his profession, his family said he was "renowned for his kindness and generosity", adding that his death was an "inestimable loss to the acting world".
Paying tribute, they said: "Goodbye to a wonderful father, loving grandfather and a damn fine actor. At home, very peacefully, surrounded by his family."
Tributes have been paid to Finlay by stars on Twitter.
Actor and writer Mark Gatiss said: "Bouquets to the great Frank Finlay. Musketeer, vampire hunter, green-eyed Iago. A wonderfully fiery presence on stage and screen. RIP."
Sir Roger Moore said Finlay was "a great co-star" in 1978's The Wild Geese, while John Challis, who played Boycie in Only Fools And Horses, wrote: "Such sad news to hear that dear Frank Finlay has died. Happy times with him touring Laughter on the 23rd Floor."
Reports of Finlay's death came as stars led an outpouring of grief on Twitter following the death of Sir Terry Wogan.
Presenter Alexander Armstrong wrote: "Oh Lord, and Frank Finlay too. My father-in-law in Life Begins, an astonishing actor and wonderful man. What a sad, sad day."
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