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
James Murray (English actor) James Murray (English actor) James Murray (born 22 January 1975) is an English actor, and the husband of actress Sarah Parish. Murray was born in Manchester. His great-grandfather, Richard Hollins Murray, invented the reflecting lens in 1927. Murray found initial fame in ITV's soap opera "Coronation Street" (1998) as Sandy Hunter. He then starred in a series of both film and television pieces, including the comedy series "Roger-Roger" (1999), legal drama series "North Square" (2000), mini series "Other People's Children" (2000) and "Sons & Lovers" (2003), a Granada production of "The Sittaford Mystery" (2006) as Charles Burnaby, a film of