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
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