Oliver Reed - SOBER - on "Aspel" '90 (pt.2 of 2) HQ

[@philsinatra]

The world is duller for not having Oliver Reed in it.

[@caroltapia4917]

Love this guy.

[@khewitthome1436]

I just got a new dog after my last buddy passed. I’ve called him Oliver out of love and respect for Mr Reed. Ironically my names Keith and O.R was mortified by the death of my name sake and another fallen angel Mr Moon! Hope your having fun with a bottle of whisky a tortoise and some lettuce guys!

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Still true another decade on.

[@glamdolly30]

@@Ingens_Scherz Absolutely, Oliver Reed was the real deal. Today celebrities are such a boring breed - and few have even half his charisma!

[@ninaturner1546]

Absolutely

[@alexcarratu5554]

They don't make actors like Ollie Reed nowadays, so talented and so convincing in all his roles. An authentic talent, who lived life on his own terms. Legend Ollie

[@nyckhampson792]

Yes , he did ...and he just left them behind

[@alexcarratu5554]

@@nyckhampson792, indeed. He was a true individual and very talented. RIP, Mr Reed. Your films will live on.

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@alexcarratu5554 He should have been prosecuted for child abuse.

[@alexcarratu5554]

@@MarkHarrison733, Oliver Reed was no Jimmy Saville or Rolf Harris

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@alexcarratu5554 Max Clifford confirmed he covered up Reed's abuse.

[@sammyadds6280]

The best days ever as a kid growing up watching personalities like Oliver Reed truly missed in this day and age

[@MrDaiseymay]

Shame Aspel never engaged with John Thaw during the Oliver Reed chat, Parkinson never left anyone outside the top guests interview.

[@eviled2006]

I was never a fan of Parkinson but you are spot on there.

[@krishnan-resurrection714]

Is no one gonna mention its all africans now ?!!! .... quite simply a disgrace to a once great culture ... !

[@londonmadeeasy]

Yes it was a wonderful time

[@glamdolly30]

Oliver Reed had it all, looks, wit, warmth, talent, charisma - what an amazing man a total one-off. God bless him wherever he is now.

[@TimonofBath]

He's dead.:)

[@joeturner1597]

Died on a run ashore with the Navy in Malta. While making Gladiator. Drinking with the chaps he admired and respected. What a legend.

[@joeturner1597]

Jeez, I just bought that movie. I must watch it right now.

[@markharrison2544]

He was too fat to be a leading man.

[@nigelpowton9509]

@@markharrison2544 Go up to him and call him fat if you dare and yes I know he's no longer with us. He was a hard bastard if articulate and I certainly wouldn't approach him and call him fat. He'd knock you out in an instant lol.

[@itsgleneaton4883]

It is always a breath of fresh air to see someone who is being themselves.

[@DeadSerious1]

A sight seldom seen in this day and age. Actors now seem to bland their work into their daily lives. It’s very hard to tell which is the character or which is the actor when they’re doing interviews. Not in a Tom cruise sort of way. Where he only ever plays the one character in films (Tom cruise plays Tom cruise in mission impossible whichever one for example) I mean they rarely show them true selves which I think is why it’s hard to feel the way about recent actors as we did about those who were before them….

[@itsgleneaton4883]

@@DeadSerious1 You hit it on the nail. They were being themselves. I know they all had good voices and an instinct for it when your in front of the cameras but they were genuine. Actors are either lifeless today or a ball of ego. And what is the mainstream attitude of today lifeless and egos for life imitates art but art must imitate life. .

[@DeadSerious1]

@@itsgleneaton4883 yes exactly. The thing is, this day and age everyone is so paranoid and frightful about being judged, accused or cancelled that it’s half understandable that they choose to keep their true identity out of the public eye. It would be refreshing to see a celebrity like those of days past, people like Oliver Reed, Mae West etc, who were far from afraid of being judged and therefore not scared to show their true identity to the world. But then, would it be so surprising and so out of the realm of “ordinary” (in today’s standards) if a celebrity who oozed charisma, had an abundance of confidence and wasn’t afraid of being themselves that we had a glimpse of who they really were and would be so unused to it that they would be labelled unstable, insane and extraordinary (in the bad sense) that they wouldn’t be able to hold onto fame for too long because the public didn’t have any trust for them? These are the times we’re living in. With celebrities like Diddy, Epstein and the like, celebrities are viewed with a lot of suspicion simply because they are celebrities…. The bad guys are getting away with it and the good guys are being treated as suspicious without having done anything. Crazy time to be a celebrity I think….

[@glamdolly30]

Oliver Reed was a remarkable man, in so many ways. I really admire that he was true to himself always, and lived his life as he wanted. He didn't like other actors and he despised the 'false' elements of showbusiness. He chose to socialise with what he regarded as real people - working men, the builders who worked on his house for example. Every morning he'd take them to the pub for a quick one before they started work on his stately home, Broome Hall. Of course they'd end up boozing there all day, then Ollie would complain that they hadn't done any work and his house renovations, which were supposed to be completed in weeks, took months! But still he couldn't resist dragging them all down to the pub to keep him company! When drunk, he'd get aggressive. Christopher Lee once said he learned to leave when Ollie started his eighth drink, because he knew he would soon turn into a devil. His rage was often directed at females, and I suspect he had a complicated relationship with his mother, who split from his father when he was just a year old. He said as a child he would act as barman at home, pouring drinks for his mother's many lovers - most of whom flew Spitfires, and were killed in the war. Did he resent these men visiting his mother I wonder, and grow to fear women's sexual power? Little boys can be possessive about their mums. Oliver Reed was so much more than a hell raiser. He was an intelligent, articulate and sensitive man who appreciated beauty, grew beautiful flowers in his beloved gardens, and loved animals. He said he wanted to kiss the wet nose of every dog in the world - it was said he could never pass a dog without petting it. I think that's a wonderful epitaph for him. At his request, his gravestone (placed within walking distance of his local pub in Ireland), reads: HE MADE THE AIR MOVE. He certainly did that!

[@ianbentley7276]

great post.

[@Jzzz335]

Great!

[@simonwillis4395]

What a beautiful and well written statement x

[@mazrio128]

Amazing post and one of the best things over read.

[@cehlattin]

An excellent post

[@martinpanks992]

What a diamond Oliver was,the world will never be the same without him.

[@nyckhampson792]

Lovely words ...thank you 🙏

[@mikekilkelly2138]

they should clone him and make the clone grow up in the same circumstances oliver did, like in that book "the boys from brazil"

[@jimmyodriscoll9273]

Sir Dickie saying I'm going to cry that really tickled Oliver..🤣 3 of England's finest actors R.I.P we are lucky to have these treasures.😉

[@tominnocenti5767]

Three outstanding gentlemen sadly no longer with us. Great to see this!

[@hughcorston9645]

I was star stuck. Three of the best.

[@martinplatt5928]

@@hughcorston9645 100% agreed....amazing to see

[@philoebeddo8724]

👍🏻

[@KeithProctorArtist]

Four

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

@@crispindry2815 their mothers wombs?! 🤔

[@brianthesnail1234]

I allways preferred Olli like this. .could listen to him for hours.....legend

[@TheRowlandstone73]

Clearly a top bloke. Massive shame what the drink did to him. Even bigger shame that he died only 9 years after this interview during the filming of Gladiator, giving probably his best performance ever. Shadows and dust, Oliver.. Shadows and dust.

[@tomwallhead6950]

Win the crowd win your freedom

[@Ghhyuttgg]

He had been off the drink for a year or more but ran into some sailors who challenged him to a drinking competition.

[@TheRowlandstone73]

@@Ghhyuttgg He must have been back on it full time during Gladiator as Ridley Scott recalls in his director's commentary that Reed often got drunk on his days off whilst on location in Morocco and would walk through the marketplaces violently lashing out at tourists and locals. Talking of Oliver Reed running into some sailors reminds me of the Norman Wisdom film 'The Bulldog Breed', in which Reed plays a bully put to rights by a couple of sailors.. One of which is played by Michael Caine! Both very small parts, very early in their careers.

[@philspilsbury3968]

@@TheRowlandstone73 I think he'd promised and did stay sober during the week whilst shooting, and would just drink on the weekends.

[@jeanharper9683]

If you think he gave his best performance in Gladiator, then clearly you haven't seen Women In Love!

[@helengillespie143]

Totally different man in sobriety. He was extremely polite, well-spoken and highly entertaining with a great sense of humour. He was a huge loss to the film industry.

[@flower2364]

Oliver Reed...a really nice man... Yeah he had issues but hey who doesn't? The fact was his heart was good. What an amazing talent was lost when he crossed over. R.I.P. Oliver... x

[@TheStupidcomment]

Sir Richard's quip after the dog story is gold.

[@donnapittman6135]

I was so sad when he passed away. Oliver had a uniqueness about him.. Every time I watch Gladiator it saddens me knowing it was his last role.

[@benjaminsidneykidd-bentley3966]

Oh John Thaw/ Richard Attenborough amd Oliver Reed. All missed Very missed

[@rachaelghostcat8584]

Always loved Oliver from when younger to now at 55. Classy and love the story about his dog. Hope to go to Ireland one day and visit his grave. God bless you Oliver Reed! Also to the rest of them that have departed too!

[@loulouminas166]

They don't make shows like this anymore! What banging intro and ending music! Love it! My grandad was friends with Oliver Reed. so sad the three of them are no longer around

[@jbl6514]

He was entertaining when he was pissed but he was fantastic when he was sober.

[@woodfreak814]

Elaine Stritch once commented when he appeared stark naked on one chat show. "Oliver! I have seen much bigger and better, do put some clothes on" Classic.

[@noahwatson.9836]

The dog story almost got me 😢 a man with a heart of pure gold 💛

[@johndearden7931]

Oliver Reed is one of the most unheralded, brilliant actors I have ever seen.

[@simplesimon5739]

Guy was a genius. He sat there and done this interview quiet knowing where he came from and where he was going to. No dirt on him. Down to earth.

[@Billcee1976]

What a legend. One of the things with Olly was that he was a master of banter, both giving and receiving. Most people in those years didnt understand that

[@Bubbacrunch1]

I LOVED him in this interview. I've seen his outrageous interviews, and it was cool to see him coherent in this one. You could tell what a really good guy he was.

[@redwatch.]

Well said.

[@dubtownman9508]

A Breed of man never to be seen again, depth of character that is in sad decline..

[@bigjwiz]

One of the best, naturally gifted actors. It was just in his blood.

[@johnmcevoy9322]

He was also the guy who played the owner of jurrasic Park and a great director in his own right.

[@davidfos84]

@@johnmcevoy9322 Pretty sure the original commenter is referring to Mr. Reed.

[@WimpyV3]

what a wonderful man....obviously had his problems but he was intelligent enough to know he was his own worst enemy....yet still managed to treat others with humility and respect.....strong man

[@andrewtaylor6985]

If more Englishmen were like Mr. Reed, the world would be a better place.

[@martinpickard6043]

Alas, not when he was out of control. He knew his demons!

[@andrewtaylor6985]

@@martinpickard6043 True, he knew them but he made peace with them throughout his life. Not unlike the rest of us.

[@scottthefunk]

well said brother. English the persecuted race.

[@glamdolly30]

Oliver Reed's gravestone says 'He made the air move'. He certainly did that - he was a force of nature, and is much missed. Talent like that is the rarest of diamonds, a flawed diamond maybe, but priceless nonetheless.

[@davidmatthews631]

He reminds me of my departed best friend. Brought tears to my eyes. Wonderful people.

[@johnmcevoy9322]

What a guy Oliver Reed was... Loved watching him in anything... A real normal down to earth actor..

[@581mitch]

Always loved Oliver and such a natural talent as an actor . .he had the most amazing voice and charisma that puts most of today's "celebrities" to shame ...R.I.P Ollie

[@jamescurtis5787]

A total One Off and we'll never see his like again. Class, class, class!

[@stevedoubleu99B]

Agreed agreed agreed!!

[@dereklaveau1824]

Oliver Reed had it all, looks, wit, warmth, talent, charisma - what an amazing man a total one-off. God bless him wherever he is now { I AGREE WITH THIS COMMENT } so true .

[@martinplatt5928]

Oliver Reed....pure genius.....wonderful voice and so appreciative of his contemporaries. RIP

[@bennyjazzful]

WOW Brilliant interview of one of the very best dramatic actors of all time,Oliver Reed

[@philoebeddo8724]

Ahhh,the days when eloquence ruled.Not one ‘like’ in a sentence..

[@JohnStewart-fn3pi]

Loved this Oliver Reed was truly one of the greats.

[@bsilva2146]

Brilliant, only just found this gem, thanks so much for sharing this with us. I absolutely love Oliver, a wonderful actor and I should imagine a great person to spend time with.

[@92belisarius]

Three absolute legends. All extraordinary actors

[@pastorpresent7774]

Reed and Attenborough were hilarious! I'm gonna cry. what timing!

[@leonardohummel8658]

A truly remarkable, unique and maverick person. his mind was like a windmill. his soul, like a bursting bubbling fire.

[@Skirtis81]

The class of host, the class of guest(s), the studio setup, the theme tune, LWT.... ahhh memories ❤️

[@skdinterceptor2828]

All legends ......sadly they have gone........no one can ever replace them..........miss you guys!

[@markdoughty8780]

"Wild Thing" indeed! Thanks for uploading - I liked it and subscribed.

[@robison5396]

Oliver Reed, what an amazing guy.Charming, witty, talented and a great story teller..he could act a bit too.

[@marcustrinick2543]

And what a pleasure to see him as a kind intelligent thoughtful man, so far removed from the usual image we receive.

[@LenHummelChannel]

I love this interview - Parts 1 & 2. Reed is such a wit and performer. the man had a boundless desire to live life to the fullest and find himself and BE himself.

[@luvit7567]

I could literally listen to him all night.

[@indibhart9394]

Oliver Reed great Actor and fab when sober!!!

[@darrenlamb5640]

What a wonderful speaking voice. I could listen to him reading the football results. Modern actors just don't have the same sort of charm or presence Ollie had. He exudes charisma. He is deeply missed.

[@joeystickfigure1756]

One of the greatest actors who ever lived! I miss him.

[@MrBumboclart]

Witty and still entertaing when sober. Great guy!!

[@SpotlessLeopard]

Personality and integrity. Enjoyed this.

[@PaulBrown-x3o]

They all did great things, sadly missed, John's Good night Mr Tom springs to mind for me.❤

[@radiance65]

Forgot how incredibly handsome he was

[@allosaurusfragilis7782]

I met dickie a few times, ause he lived near us and it was always a pleasure. I dont know if he was acting but he was always hugely pleased to interact with everyone he met. National treasure dept.

[@johnricercato740]

Oliver Reed - a wonderful interview. And kudos to Michael Aspel: he had some good questions, and sharply witty interjections. Was rather overshadowed by Parkinson unfortunately.

[@gordonmarsden7135]

Life enhancing - such a feelgood factor conversation with a delightful funny talented straightforward yet complex man

[@stevenward3667]

He was absolutely brilliant a real man man in the fact you would of loved a pint or two with him 🤙👍

[@candildelacalle]

What a wonderful belly laugh Oliver had!

[@hughcorston9645]

Three of my faves...together on the same set!. What a treat!!!

[@tomhamilton5261]

What a final role he created as Proximo in “Gladiator”…. Oliver Reed made the air move. Not forgotten along with the two other gentlemen John Thaw and Sir Richard Attenborough. Great talent on this show.

[@ShirlEllen]

Do you know who first said that about him? Orson Welles. He could describe it so well because he had that ability himself. Watch either one of them in anything at all and you have no choice - your eyes go straight to them and can't shift to anyone else. Like watching Fred Astaire dance

[@tomhamilton5261]

@@ShirlEllen totally agree -he had such a commanding presence..and his voice was wonderful.

[@albaproductions9602]

A natural actor very talented and very intelligent.

[@happyuk06]

A refreshingly honest man. @0:54 Aspel: "Do you like your fellow actors as a breed?" Reed: "No."

[@leonardmcdermott7703]

Buried in a Cork 🇮🇪 graveyard opposite his favourite pub. Obviously a decent man and what company he must have been.

[@michaeljones19731]

Oliver Reed! The on!y polished rough diamond 💎 I can ever remember being in show business. God rest your soul sir!!!👯😊

[@kevyarham]

I would av loved to have sat in an english pub and just chat an got pissed with Oliver Read, total real top man and a great actor, Sir Ian Botham tells a great story about being out with him on a stag nite in guersney... he certainly never had a boring life, there aint the characters around today like him,Richard Burton an Richard Harris an Peter O'Toole, im pleased i grew up watching these greats, its great to look back at the vids on ere.

[@Blueandwhiteowl]

Greatest Actor that ever Graced the Silver Screen. There is really nothing more to say! R.I.P Oliver Reed❤

[@elcal9600]

Such an incredible presence. Sadly missed and gone too soon. xx

[@annejohnsons8932]

thanx for sharing nice to see Oliver Reed in one of his not too p-ssed interviews - that guy was a legend

[@shaymc1977]

Sober he was a fascinating and funny man.god rest him.

[@simonburton505]

What an absolute legend olly Reed was

[@moonlooper]

Thank you for uploading this great interview. Oliver is on top form and a shame he was exploited in other interviews.

[@grahamburbage7686]

How Aspel ever made it, I'll never know. He lacks everything needed for television. I know he speaks highly of me.

[@SuperJimbell]

yeah he is a boring dull bastard

[@paulspalace]

Britain's finest actor made every role his own.

[@nikwood-jones1825]

Still laughing at this, would love to have known what John Thaw was thinking here when Ollie has a go at the RADA trained. Michael Aspel is the greatest tv talk show host ever. Intelligent, warm, funny, likeable and crucially devoid of an overbearing ego

[@theenglishman9596]

A hundred times more professional than that Yorkshire twit, erm what's his name, er, oh yeh parkinson, what a total arse licker he is, just watch him with those other two washouts the beckhams, christ if any one wants shooting it's those three.

[@Euphoftoday]

As opposed to Graham Norton

[@benjaminsidneykidd-bentley3966]

Be honest reading his biography I don't think John Thaw would have given a shit.

[@humanforfreedom9583]

“This is your life” was awesome as well which he presented

[@glamdolly30]

Michael Aspel had a huge ego! He was a mediocre interviewer at best. The superior way he told Oliver Reed his dead uncle who started RADA must be spinning in his grave... Oh yeah, he'd be thoroughly ashamed of his nephew the international movie star Oliver Reed! What a joke - Oliver Reed was a legend, who will remember Michael Aspel even five years after he died? His kids, if he's lucky!

[@SuperFerdie1965]

A very lovable and much missed man is Oliver.

[@spartanx5806]

oliver reed was great in this interview!! he looked good felt good and you can tell..when he was drunk ..totaly different person...i love him no matter what...

[@iancooper3043]

I miss him what a fantastic man...

[@jonboy9912]

He was marvellous in Gladiator and many other roles, I miss Oliver a man I always wanted to have a beer with.

[@Amanda1234-nqc]

Brilliant, Thankyou ❤

[@stephenvicars7815]

well brought back some memories when oliver said about the film tommy, i was skiving school, and was askedi if i wanted to watch elton john on stage, i said yes, and its the sean when elton john sings pinball wizard, think i was 14 then, now iam 53

[@ktgibbsribs]

What a GORGOUS looking man always a stunner

[@cjcar63]

My favorite of his was "Burnt Offerings" opposite of Karen Black, (Bette Davis as well). So good to see him sober in this interview. Alcoholism steals away so much of what and who a person is. It's a terrible affliction. R.I.P. Mr. Reed.

[@Gerard_2024]

Rod Taylor...that is without the shadow of a doubt the most articulate comment I have ever seen on You Tube. Let me congratulate you and let´s hear more from where that came from. I await your future contributions with bated breath...

[@jackspringheel8362]

being sober is a dull bollox , being drunk is exciting, life is one monotonous bore, especially when no fucker will give you a job no matter how many times you apply, thank god for alcohol.

[@benscott3395]

How can anyone not love Ollie Reed ? Yes, highly provocative when drinking, and even somewhat so when sober, yet endearing at the same time. You cannot deny the magic that was caught of him on screen and you have to wonder if he was playing us the whole time ? Also one has to speculate it would have seemed a perfect union between him and Tallulah Bankhead, both outlandish alcoholics in real life that could totally bring it on screen.

[@benjaminsidneykidd-bentley3966]

Probably would have ended up like Richard Burton and Liz Taylor. Richard Burton deservered so much more than he got... whi's afraid of Virginia Wolfe or night of the iguana should have got him an oscar... but they just gave it all to Liz... who actually did get pretty pissed off that she got an oscar nod for her performance in Virginia Wolfe but Richard who played aside her didn't!

[@peterlewis3540]

There's something wrong with a society, that laughs hysterically at a very intelligent person, with a severe illness of alcoholism. This is a very rare interview, showing what a perfect gentleman Oliver Reed was, when he was sober, but they almost ply him with alcohol before any interview, knowing the effect it will have, and the laughter it will get from the audience.

[@robbie_]

Easy to forget just how good an interviewer Aspel was. I think perhaps underappreciated in his time.

[@gymrachel]

I love Oliver Reed's voice.

[@RealmsOfThePossible]

Oliver Reed along with Orson Wells were absolutely fascinating human beings, shame they left us.

[@jcpadmore]

LMFAO - that nod when Aspel asks "Yours is violence, isn't Oliver?....." :-D Oliver died of a sudden heart attack during a break from filming Gladiator in Valletta (Malta) on 2 May 1999. The heart attack was a result of a night of hard drinking, which included three bottles of downed rum and arm wrestling victories over five sailors!! He was 61 years old! TOTAL LEGEND!!!!

[@bonnietess8147]

He saved a dog, I like you Mr Reed.

[@DerekLyons]

Wonderful!!

[@Michael-y2x4c]

Simply fantastic

[@andy_mac]

Deeper than he was given credit for. Lovely interview.

[@Bondek1996]

Remember as a child his Bill Sikes in Oliver terrified me. Looking at him here with Thaw, I wonder how great he'd have been in the Sweeney. Toe to toe with Regan.

[@stephemmurphy2554]

Oliver was brilliant in Tommy. 👏

[@martynnash6904]

Thank you for uploading this, it's fascinating.

[@MAXLAWLESSIBIZA]

Sterling Ollie. An irreplaceable and rare form of legend.

[@onlyme219]

More please, could have watched and listened for hours :)

[@Mambass3000]

A Legend.