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
Robert Russell (English actor) Exposure" (1977), "Queen of the Blues" (1979) starring Mary Millington, "Ivanhoe" (1982), "Oliver Twist" (1982), and the TV film of "The Sign of Four" (1983). He lived for the last 14 years of his life in Maidenhead, Berkshire and died there of a heart attack at his home aged 71. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Note: This is from a Public Member Trees search on Ancestry, where the date of death is oddly given as 18 May 2008 (see ). Robert Russell (English actor) Robert Russell (24 May 1936 – 12 May 2008) was an English actor known for a memorable supporting role as