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
Carol Reed Carol Reed Sir Carol Reed (30 December 1906 – 25 April 1976) was an English film director best known for "Odd Man Out" (1947), "The Fallen Idol" (1948), "The Third Man" (1949), and "Oliver!" (1968). For "Oliver!", he received the Academy Award for Best Director. "Odd Man Out" was the first recipient of the BAFTA Award for Best British Film; filmmaker Roman Polanski has repeatedly cited it as his favourite film. "The Fallen Idol" won the second BAFTA Award for Best British Film. The British Film Institute voted "The Third Man" the greatest British film of the 20th century. Carol