Friends and family gathered for the funeral of well-known actor Terence Morgan.

The 83-year-old was buried at Hove Cemetery following a ceremony at All Saints Church, Hove.

Mr Morgan's career was launched when he was spotted by Laurence Olivier during his first West End performance in 1946. He went on to play alongside other stars, including Vivian Leigh, Harry Secombe and Peter Cushing.

He became a household name in the leading role of the television drama Frances Drake in 1961, which also had a young Michael Crawford making his debut TV appearance.

Born in Lewisham, he moved to Hove in 1958 and was a founder member of the Dome restoration project, president of the hotel, guesthouses and restaurants' association and previously one of the directors of the Brighton Festival.

He was named as one of Sussex's 125 heroes in The Argus.

His wife Georgina said her husband had suffered a heart attack five years ago and his condition had gradually deteriorated, particularly over the past year.

She said: "We were very happily married for 58 years. He was a very kind man with a wonderful sense of humour which he had right up to the end."

Both she and their daughter Livia were at his bedside at the Nuffield Hospital, Woodingdean, when he died on August 25.