Oliver Reed "Tommy". With their reckless lifestyles Reed and Moon had much in common, and both cited the hard drinking actor Robert Newton as a role model. Christopher Lee, a friend and colleague of Reed, commented on his alcoholism in 2014: "when he started, after [drink] number eight, he became a complete monster. It was awful to see." Reed was often irritated that his appearances on TV talk shows concentrated on his drinking feats rather than his latest films and acting career. On 26 September 1975, in front of a speechless Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show", the bellicose Reed had a
Frank Gallagher (actor) stage production of "Reasons To Be Cheerful," a Martin McCardie play, adapted from Mark Steel's book of the same name, directed by Stuart Davids. Frank Gallagher (actor) Francis 'Frank' Gallagher (born 8 July 1962) is a Scottish actor who has played many roles since 1989 on stage, film, and television. Primarily active on the theatre stage for the first twenty years of his career, he is most recently and popularly known for portraying the gangster, Leonard "Lenny" Murdoch, in BBC Scotland's award winning drama "River City". Frank Gallagher was born 1962 in Coatbridge, Scotland, where he also grew up, one