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
Frank Jarvis (actor) Frank Jarvis (actor) Frank Jarvis (13 May 1941 – 15 September 2010) was a British character actor. He trained at RADA and made his film debut in "Mix Me a Person" (1962). One of Jarvis' best known cinema roles was his portrayal of Roger in the 1969 British crime caper film, "The Italian Job". In one of the films iconic scenes, Jarvis' character is stranded in a bus hanging off a cliff. He also appeared in films such as "That Kind of Girl" (1963), "Rotten to the Core" (1965), "Nobody Ordered Love" (1972), "Out of Season" (1975) and "A Bridge