Oliver Reed MacDonald Fraser. Reed had an uncredited bit-part in Russell's "Mahler" (1974), was the lead in "Blue Blood" (1973) and "And Then There Were None" (1974), produced by Harry Alan Towers. His next project with Ken Russell was "Tommy", based on The Who's 1969 concept album "Tommy" and starring its lead singer Roger Daltrey. "Royal Flash" (1975) reunited him with Richard Lester and George MacDonald Fraser, playing Otto von Bismarck. He had a cameo in Russell's "Lisztomania" (1975). Reed appeared in "The New Spartans" (1975) then acted alongside Karen Black, Bette Davis, and Burgess Meredith in the Dan Curtis horror film
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