Oliver Reed final film, Reed was posthumously nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. At the peak of his career, in 1971, British exhibitors voted Reed 5th most popular star at the box office. An alcoholic, Reed's issues with drink were well publicised, from appearances on chat shows to a high-profile friendship with drinking partner, The Who drummer Keith Moon, with the two meeting while working on "Tommy". Reed was born at 9 Durrington Park Road, Wimbledon, to Marcia (née Napier-Andrews) and Peter Reed, a sports journalist . He was the nephew of film director Sir Carol
Robert Russell (English actor) Exposure" (1977), "Queen of the Blues" (1979) starring Mary Millington, "Ivanhoe" (1982), "Oliver Twist" (1982), and the TV film of "The Sign of Four" (1983). He lived for the last 14 years of his life in Maidenhead, Berkshire and died there of a heart attack at his home aged 71. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Note: This is from a Public Member Trees search on Ancestry, where the date of death is oddly given as 18 May 2008 (see ). Robert Russell (English actor) Robert Russell (24 May 1936 – 12 May 2008) was an English actor known for a memorable supporting role as