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
Frank Weatherwax five sequels and an accompanying television show. Weatherwax's Asta was not believed to star in any of these. He also trained Spike, who appeared in Disney's "Old Yeller" and in other film and television programs. Weatherwax played a bully in "Little Lord Fauntleroy" in 1921 with Mary Pickford. In 1920 he appeared in the silent film version of "Heidi" and in "The Jucklins". He was the brother of Rudd Weatherwax, actor and animal trainer, and uncle of actor Ken Weatherwax. Frank Weatherwax Frank Thrall Weatherwax (June 23, 1902 – December 17, 1991) was an American actor and animal trainer. He