(FILES) Member of the jury at the 24th Thriller and "film noir" festival of Cognac, British director John Irvin, poses for photographers on April 7, 2006, southwestern France. British filmmaker John Irvin, best known for adapting John Le Carre's espionage classic "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" for television, has died aged 86, his producer Claire Evans told UK media on August 19, 2026. (Photo by MICHEL GANGNE / AFP via Getty Images)