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
David Oliver (actor) November 18 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills. David Oliver (actor) David Oliver (January 31, 1962 – November 12, 1992) was an American stage, film and television actor. Oliver was one of eight children born to Pat and William Oliver in Concord, California. He began his acting career in 1982. From 1983 to 1985, Oliver played the role of Perry Hutchins on the daytime soap opera "Another World". In 1986 he played the role of Sam Gardner in the miniseries "A Year in the Life". The miniseries then became a regular series in the fall of 1987