Mike Reids Grave Comedian and Actor who played Frank Butcher in EastEnders. Famous Celebrity Graves

[@Mackeson3]

I remember this joke of his vividly. "So l go to my mum and dad's house and walks in, looks up and says 'Dad your ceilings are high ain't they?' So me dad says 'Yes son, yer mum wanted two rooms knocking into one!' " 🤣

[@sandrahoward5695]

Thank you Alan. My favourite Mike Read saying….WAALLOOPPP!!🤣🤣🦋

[@tombaker4586]

Great character actor and so honest, I remember watching a BBC interview, he was a very emotional man...

[@kenpickles7705]

Love this programme. All off them. Fantastic am Ken in cleveleys

[@valerierobson8527]

Mike was a good actor and so funny

[@Joan-COYI]

Hi Alan, loved this one. Mike Reid had an interesting life. The church was really nice, lovely stained glass. Before he became a comedian he was a gangland criminal. He was involved in gang crimes and knew the Krays. He was imprisoned in Brixton prison for his crimes. He went on to completely change his life. What a varied life. Two wives. One of his twin boys took his own life and his grand daughter died of cot death. He had some tragic times and work helped his grief. Dying at 67 is too young. He died in Spain of a heart attack. He had been a heavy smoker all of his life. I enjoyed his comedy and his acting and his presenting. He was proper working class. Was good to see his grave. Thanks Alan, very well filmed as usual.

[@MotorHomeBeepBeep]

Wow, Joan, that was amazing. I never knew all that about him. Sounds like it might be a good autobiography to read, the people that have let's say colourful life are the most interesting. I know a lady that loves Gregory Peck but the book wasn't that good even though he was a good man. It's always great when they've come back from the bad side to the good side. Sounds like he was not a man to mess with in real life. It was a proper geezer. I'd like to have spoken with him, I bet he had a wealth of knowledge on life. Thank you for the lovely comment as always. CU Soon Alan

[@tonyhancock4258]

His daughter apparently is also a member/supporter of the BNP.

[@MotorHomeBeepBeep]

@@tonyhancock4258 Very Interesting.

[@breenorm8474]

@@tonyhancock4258 and?

[@marylock3105]

Amazing man

[@dubsnbuds6668]

I loved Mike from runaround days always thought he was very funny, then years later as teen watching a stand up act on vhs was brilliant me and my pals laughed so much, keep laughing mike bless ya

[@davidharrison7463]

Thanks. Another interesting upload. Little Eastern is only 54 minutes from me so my partner & I will visit. As a child I enjoyed Runaround.

[@DD-tt6up]

Very informative of lovely people who brought happiness to our homes and lives bless them all xxx

[@lynnwalker9935]

Condolences to the family Beautifully done on Mr Mike read ❤

[@kayloughnane823]

Nice one alani. Mike's personal story was so tragic. Loved him in eastenders. Kay

[@stuarthardy8202]

what a character he was! I recall as kid being the audience of 1 run around show in Southampton my home city. with Mike hosting & yelling at my class mates who was clever enough to be inbthe the show..the question was asked followed by yell Go!

[@Liesl_Cigarboxguitar]

I loved Runaround with Mike. It must have been great to be in the audience of the show🙂

[@gillnelson9037]

I remember him on the shows that made him famous. Was in in the comedians by any chance. I've watched him in many TV shows but mainly East Enders him and pat butcher were funny never forget the time he knocked on her door with just a swivelling bow tie. Yes a great actor. Thanks again for sharing love from Gill Holmfirth West Yorkshire ❤️

[@MotorHomeBeepBeep]

Hello Gill even I never watch Mike on EastEnders much but.I remember the swiveling bow tie. Mike was basically a great comedian originally a stuntman which is the opposite in the background but all-around grafter a deserved the success he got. It's a pity he. didn't live long. Always it's always great to see you and I'll see you one day in West Yorkshire. I'm missing it. I've been in London for 2 months! I prefer my homeland see you later. Alan

[@candy1971]

i seen mike doing a stand up show in a club in torquay back in the 80's..a great comedian and actor xx

[@Woodman-Spare-that-tree]

Mike was a very under-rated actor IMO.

[@kenpickles7705]

Now Mike. Was best. Sad he’s not with us I watch him on comedions

[@johnnymac26]

some of his stand up was great

[@Ste2023]

I liked him , a funny guy . Very gentle .

[@MichelleMybelle61]

Sad he'd been given the all clear by his Dr before he passed.. Met Mike in our village .. still got his autograph..My aunts brother was stage manager at the London Palladium..so we'd often see famous people ..I'll never forget our shop keepers face when he'd arranged for Paul Melba to visit her .RIP Mike 💔🌹

[@sharonlongfellow6064]

Hi alan Mike was a very funny comic rip Mike 👍

[@sarahburton3110]

Loved the guy. Huge talent

[@hancecrawford]

I remember him in eastenders he played the part Frank Butcher, we often wonder what happened to Actors thanks again Alan

[@MotorHomeBeepBeep]

He was a geezer take care, John

[@barbaragillett9904]

Good one Alan very funny man 👏👏👏👏🇬🇧❤️

[@njp]

I remember Mike Read in both the Comedians and Eastenders, although not a fan of either series. I met Mike Reid a few times at the BBC when I worked there and as a film extra . Seemed a nice chap. I think he will be remembered more for his Role as Frank Butcher than anything else. Cheers

[@MotorHomeBeepBeep]

Hello John, yes, I think he was a fairly good down to earth guy. They're done all the hard work before he became famous and I was an extra too. We'll have to exchange stories one day. Thank you for the great comment. Alan

[@njp]

@@MotorHomeBeepBeep Yes he was pretty grounded guy. I did Eastenders quite a bit as an extra and he seemed pretty ok. Yes met quite a few well known people some big some not so but very interesting time in my life. Yes we definitely could exchange some stories for sure as you know, you certainly see things from a different perspective as an extra . That sounds good we probably have had similar experiences although meeting different , or not , individuals. Cheers Alan

[@richardfrancis3325]

What a lovely church and must agree with you about the organ ..it's Massive.

[@MotorHomeBeepBeep]

Always as been :-)

[@assacoon]

I bet the village folk were looking out their windows moaning about you parking up on that Green. It all looked well kept.

[@assacoon]

What he say?

[@derekmanton7201]

Great man Mike, thanks Alan 👍

[@MotorHomeBeepBeep]

Nice to see you Derek best Alan

[@Dia_7hom]

Mike also held a world (I think) record for the longest stand up comedy act, he did something bonkers like 24 hours. A close family friend of ours was one of the OG cast members - I won’t name drop, it’s not a big deal - and he worked for years on Enders… Never usually had a good word to say about his colleagues but he thought Mike was a proper gent and thoroughly enjoyed working with him. Also Mike was humble enough to accept constructive criticism in his early days of working on set, because of course he was a comic and not an actor but he was very much admired by the whole cast for being a perfectionist and took to acting like a duck to water. Because Enders was such a depressing soap (don’t know if it still is, I stopped watching it after our friend left) it made for a very tense atmosphere at times and sometimes the strain of working to a deadline meant the cast and crew sometimes clashed but Mike could break the tension with his larger than life personality. I wish I had met him but I never did, he sounded like a great guy. Almost all of the older OG cast members from 1985 are sadly no longer with us, including my family friend 😢

[@PeterWoodstorrechianca]

He was a famous comedian in the 70s doing his act in 2 or 3 clubs in a night, someone told how much he charged it was a fortune, he got hold of a lot of money over the years

[@paulevans3754]

Quite sad, but riveting.

[@catherinetelford847]

Mike was agreat actor loved him in eastenders great video rip

[@thebohemian.]

I remember him from when I was a kid from Runaround…. Gggggggo!!

[@richardwigley4942]

Love your channel love to do whot your doing in your van ❤️

[@marcustibbs2803]

Mike was good actor

[@annfahy2589]

Ive just watched 'Unusual Things' on Mike Reid, now watching you now❤

[@annfahy2589]

Guess which one i preferred!

[@MotorHomeBeepBeep]

@@annfahy2589 I dont know myabe US we all do are own thing

[@anthonyellis987]

Mike appeared in several Doctor Who stories including The War Machines, The Massacre (with William Hartnell) and The Macra Terror (with Patrick Troughton) - all uncredited. RIP Mike.

[@MotorHomeBeepBeep]

I am intrigued how he looked :-)

[@marylock3105]

I love watching him in EastEnders he made me cry 😭 when he died

[@maureenwatts745]

I have just tuned in to your videos, how very knowledgeable you are, and I think privileged to be doing this. You always presume celebraties being in a different more established buriel place. I have just watched Lena Zavaroni, that was a very sad affair, God bless her, and now Mike Reid, a truly talented man. I shall be watching more, so keep going... Well done.

[@MotorHomeBeepBeep]

Hello Maureen, that's very kind of you. Please hope you enjoy the films and I hope I don't always do sad ones. I try to mix them up but for some of them just because they were celebrities doesn't mean they've had good lives that become very apparent. In fact, quite often the pressure upsets them. All the best, Alan

[@charlieyerrell9146]

Saw Mike live on stage a quality performance.

[@andywright3450]

Hey Alan I saw Mike read years ago In person in a show very funny man thanks for this post great keep safe mate 💯😊

[@MotorHomeBeepBeep]

TERRIFIC ANDY :-) nice to see you and i bet you had a good laugh all the best Alan

[@maureenoconnor2119]

Good one Alan x

[@MotorHomeBeepBeep]

Thank you, Maureen see you soon i hope :-) Alan

[@davidkent5144]

Simply the best comedian.

[@paulwren7649]

Mike Was also in one of the Steptoe films

[@MotorHomeBeepBeep]

Really I'll have to try and find out which one Paul 😉

[@jrbs]

RUNAROUND 🏃‍♀️🏃🏃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🕺

[@tomsurbanexplore]

Mike Reid used to be in a kids program called runaround

[@MotorHomeBeepBeep]

Hi, Tom yes I mentioned it :-) Best Alan

[@junelaw4162]

He was a good comic like you did not watch Eastenders and still don’t RIP Mike ❤️

[@MotorHomeBeepBeep]

Hi June we have the same tastes :-) take it easy Alan

[@junelaw4162]

@@MotorHomeBeepBeep 🤣🤣🤣 most definitely take care

[@x-y4kuz474]

I remember Mike Reid mostly for his part in the Guy Richie movie SNATCH, where hw palys a dodgy Jewish diamond expert.

[@annfahy2589]

Sadly missed😢

[@samabrahams7687]

He was in snatch too good film

[@TheJimbojetset1]

i worked at bbc elstree as a mechanical assistant thru mike time there we built him a trap for game bird he wanted to catch he told us ..... right don't be fooled he was a very rude to us 1 day he would pass you and say hello another day would walk up road way b and pass you by

[@MotorHomeBeepBeep]

It's interesting to read personal stories Thank you for the comment

[@Mackeson3]

Well we all have our off days, but I have heard similar stories about other celebs e.g. Hughie Green, Des O'Connor etc.

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Mike Reid was the man who was best known for playing frank in Eastenders in London and it’s 16 years since he died whilst on holiday in Spain aged 67 thanks to a heart attack

[@heli-crewhgs5285]

It was ‘due to’ a heart attack, not ‘thanks to.’

[@heli-crewhgs5285]

I wish that you’d stop making a statement, followed by ‘…int’it?’ If you have an opinion, then state it. Don’t ask your audience for affirmation, because we can’t answer you.

[@stuarthardy8202]

Personally, I haven't seen you cover the grave site of your esteemed friend and employer, Sir Roger Moore I aware he's out in Switzerland if I'm not mistaken? But of all the people you've covered, you've mentioned Roger several times. So I believe it's about time you paid your respect.

[@MotorHomeBeepBeep]

Hello Stewart Roger wasn't my employee, I gave my services free to highlight primarily his work for unicef as a special ambassador. I did the work for over 20 years and the only thing I actually received was invitations to events were Roger attended. Roger actually gave me the rights to his official website and allowed me to monetize it but I never did. I shall do his grave one day but this is a hobby I do for pleasure and to remember the people so it has to be when it's possible for me to do it I have a busy life. I appreciate your thoughts for Roger. Regards, Alan

[@sharonriley2241]

When will you be doing a live chat Alan. x

[@matthewmcgauran4157]

How

[@TheWacoKid1963]

I can't see the point of funerals like this, cremation then a burial, in what looks like, a full plot, to me, you are paying twice, the cremation and the burial plot

[@MotorHomeBeepBeep]

Hi TWK I have not seen that before I guess it was his wish and had the money his family can go there now. Take it easy Alan

[@Isleofskye]

As an only child, I had the luxury, without interference,of keeping my Mum's ashes in the local funeral parlour for a year until the first half plots became available in my local cemetery and she has had a lovely well-maintained headstone with flowers around it for over 26 years now.

[@WZKD.]

It was actually so when my nan passes away, they can be buried together in the same plot.

[@DavidJHarrisonEssex]

My partner & I will visit, maybe next week as it's not that far from us (30 miles). Did you know his son commented suicide by setting himself on fire, he too is buried there with his Daughter (Mikes grandaughter) who passed away aged only 5 months, which I assume is why he ended his life.

[@rachaeladams8449]

Would you ever visit a haunted cemetery

[@MotorHomeBeepBeep]

Yes of course

[@Lewisjls]

Michael Holliday.

[@michaeljohnson5365]

Bernard Manning died around the same time

[@MotorHomeBeepBeep]

I've done burned at Manning Michael if you want to watch it. All the best, Alan

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Mike leaves behind his second wife Shirley and his only surviving son Michael thanks to the death of his daughter from cot death and his son from his first marriage from mouth infection and his one of his twin sons Mark who committed suicide