(FILES) British film director John Irvin poses during a photocall of his movie "The Garden of Eden" at the third Rome international film festival on October 26, 2008. 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 Tiziana FABI / AFP via Getty Images)