Bill Sikes won several awards in the early 1960s. Oliver Reed played Sikes in the musical's 1968 film adaptation which also won several awards, with Reed's performance often cited as the best portrayal of Sikes - being labelled as "the sinister core of the film". His songs are removed from the film, making his performance of the character closer to that of the novel rather than the stage version. The famous climax of the 1948 film adaptation is retained and Bill Sikes dies in the same manner of being shot then accidentally hanging himself. In Disney's animated version, "Oliver & Company" (1988),
Trumaine Sykes Trumaine Sykes Trumaine "Joe" Sykes (born November 22, 1982) is a professional American football defensive end for the Albany Empire of the Arena Football League (AFL). He was originally signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Southern University. Sykes has also played for the Green Bay Blizzard and the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Sykes attended Grenada High School in Grenada, Mississippi. Sykes was a member of the basketball and football teams while at Grenada. Sykes began his college career at Holmes Community College in Mississippi. Sykes played two years at Holmes, becoming