1. Anthony Valentine was an English actor best known for his television roles: the ruthless Toby Meres in Callan, the sadistic Major Horst Mohn in Colditz, the suave titular gentleman thief in Raffles, and the murderous Baron Gruner in the Sherlock Holmes episode "The Illustrious Client".
Aged 9, Anthony Valentine was spotted tap-dancing in a stage version of Robin Hood at Ealing Town Hall.
Anthony Valentine made his professional acting debut at the age of 10 in the Nettlefold Studios film No Way Back, and at the age of 12 he played a boy sleuth in The Girl on the Pier.
Anthony Valentine worked regularly as a child actor for the BBC, most notably as Harry Wharton in the 1950s adaptation of Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School, having initially played Lord Mauleverer in earlier episodes.
Anthony Valentine continued to work on stage, but he became best known for his striking performances on television: as the ruthless Toby Meres in the series Callan, the Luftwaffe officer Major Horst Mohn in the BBC drama Colditz, the eponym in Yorkshire TV's Raffles, and the suave crook George Webster in The Knock.
Anthony Valentine made his debut as a writer and director in 1998 at The Mill at Sonning with The Waiting Game.
Anthony Valentine went on to direct regularly at the Mill, including productions of Separate Tables, The Odd Couple and California Suite.
On 12 November 2005 Anthony Valentine became a patron of the Thwaites Empire Theatre in his birthplace, Blackburn.
Anthony Valentine narrated three Wildlife Explorer documentary films: Powerful Predators, Animal Defences, and Weird and Wonderful.
Anthony Valentine was the voice of Dr X on the American heavy metal band Queensryche's 1988 album Operation: Mindcrime.
Anthony Valentine narrated a 1980 NOVA documentary entitled It's About Time, presented by Dudley Moore and featuring Isaac Asimov.
Anthony Valentine was survived by his wife, actress Susan Skipper.