Tributes have been paid to actor/comedian John Sessions, whose death has been announced. He was 67.

Sessions was best known as one of the multi-voiced improvising livewires on C4's Whose Line Is It Anyway? He also did numerous voices for Spitting Image and Stella Street Othe notable screen work included roles in The Pope Must Die, Girls On Top, The New Statesman, Upstart Crow, Friday Night Dinner and his own series, John Sessions' Likely Stories.

And for anyone who thinks we have used the wrong picture at the top of this page, this is a picture of Sessions as Arthur Lowe/Captain Mainwaring in the BBC drama, We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story, which aired on BBC2 in 2015. It shows just how good Sessions was at inhabiting a character.

Among those paying tribute, Danny Baker tweeted: "Shocked to hear that John Sessions has died at 67. Terrific company always and a true talent. His roles at the heart of this, my favourite radio series, have given endless pleasure to me and will continue to do so always. Travel easy, chum..."

Stephen Fry tweeted: "I’m already missing Johnny Sessions dreadfully. As warm, vulnerable, lovable and loving as anyone can be. And so so much talent. He could make me laugh until I was sick and dizzy with pleasure and exhaustion. I can’t bear that he’s gone."

The QI account added: "John Sessions was a panellist on QI's first ever episode: Series A, Episode One, 'Adam'. His incredible wit and encyclopaedic knowledge played a huge part in the show's history and everyone at QI is deeply saddened to learn of his passing."

Actor Samuel West tweeted: "Shit shit shit. Hate that John Sessions has gone. World so much better with him in it. Lucky to work with him several times. Brain the size of Swindon. So full of life and stories and contradictions and possibilities and love for the job of acting. Goodnight, dear man x"

Samira Ahmed posted: "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)"

Writer David Quantick added: "This is very sad news. John Sessions was a great talent."

Picture: BBC