Oliver! (film) in the United States, and Oliver Reed, who played Bill Sikes, had just begun to make a name for himself. Producer John Woolf suggested Oliver Reed for the role to the director Reed, without knowing that the two were in fact related. Ron Moody, who was also well known in Britain but not the US, recreated his London stage performance, after Peter Sellers, Dick Van Dyke and Peter O'Toole reportedly turned down the role. Elizabeth Taylor turned down the role of Nancy as well. Julie Andrews was also considered. Director Reed also had Shirley Bassey in mind, but his choice
Sykes baronets United Kingdom on 17 June 1921 for Charles Sykes, a woollen manufacturer and Member of Parliament for Huddersfield. The Heir Apparent to the Baronetcy is the 10th Baronet's eldest son, Francis Charles Sykes, born 18 June 1968. The Heir Presumptive to the Baronetcy is Jeremy John Sykes (born 1946), younger brother of the 8th Baronet. The Heir Apparent to the Baronetcy is Stephen David Sykes (born 1978), eldest son of the 4th Baronet. Sykes baronets There have been four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Sykes, two in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of