Parkinson interviews Oliver Reed - 1973 - pt2

[@GGritsun]

My parents and I came across Oliver Reed in the bar at the Savoy. He got my father drunk (no mean feat). What a delightful, charming man. He was gracious to my mother and lovely to 16 year old me. He and my father became friends. This wonderful man came to my graduation. Sadly missed, as is my beloved Pa.

[@THedjOFCjz]

Oliver used to drive me to the chippy on Thursday's.

[@skangerlanger9999]

I'm an Irish Rebel but luv that proud englishman Oliver Reed...terrific actor, his last film was his zenith...Gladiator!

[@davidgraham2673]

GGritsun, I always enjoy and appreciate great anecdotes like yours. Must be a wonderful memory. Thanks for sharing that memory.

[@gabrielleangelica1977]

Save the GOOD memories...

[@kimfielding8010]

To be sure x 3

[@TheBlackrabbit4]

Lovely man! So refreshing to hear famous people talking naturally, not like the empty-headed banality of todays "celebs"

[@Nickthegreek123]

Today’s celebrities are, over payed, overrated, uninteresting, thick as fuck and completely up their own arses. I love listening to Oliver Reed and completely engaged.

[@johnbleakley2586]

Comes across as a pretty decent chap and excellent in hammers curse of the werewolf! And as Athos in the muskiteer films.amy Ollie boxset available yet? If not why not? Excellent actor! Always rated him very highly as an actor.The ham from hammer indeed! 🙂

[@debbiesramek7316]

I love watching videos of his interviews! He’s so engaging!

[@KD400_]

It's no surprise females love him lol

[@NelsonStJames]

We love it, but we all know that our current society won't let famous people be natural; certainly not in the way Reed is in this interview.

[@123abcdef3]

Oliver can speak so fast yet so fluently. He's hysterical.

[@shawndaheisser3585]

Oliver Reed was the best. The voices and his natural speaking voice always amazed me. 💕

[@jcc-ve8mo]

I'd rather listen to this in 2019 than any shitty chat show these days. This is so natural and real. Ollie is so engaging.

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

Chat shows like Parkinson’s were class back in the day because he let the guests like Oliver flow after asking a question and they’d just take over then, great stuff.

[@rivolinho]

No one like Parksinon left on tv now, nearest would be Graham Norton for natural charisma but it's a very different show.. Certainly no one like Oliver Reed. They don't make "stars" like that anymore.

[@jeebuschabatty4455]

100%. Now everything has to be camp and low IQ

[@michaels6213]

Ollie? I call him O-dog

[@andymellor3373]

Oliver Reed is an absolute legend. What a funny, intelligent and charismatic chap!

[@josefcosta8267]

The most imaginative, clever man who ever talked...few could ever keep up with him

[@tombg555]

Oliver Reed - The Three Musketeers. One of the best period comedies ever made. If you haven't seen it, watch it.

[@Da1Dez]

Best interview I've seen with him, he seems quite chilled and Parky is very colloquial talking with him which makes it feel more natural.

[@ingridredfern5065]

A real man with a beautiful speaking voice. One of a kind 👌

[@jomama5186]

He was so good at impressions. I love Oliver Reed.

[@garymorgan3314]

Reed was a terrific actor, 'Triple Echo', 'Woman in Love' and many others. He was a guarantee that you'd be entertained. Not always in great films but invariably brilliant.

[@rogerlephoque3704]

Don't forget his Bill Sykes in Oliver. Difficult to imagine a better choice of actor for the part

[@ste123456754]

Hannible brooks great film

[@craigsteele8178]

Miss this guy. A character for sure and a great intense actor. RIP Oliver.

[@MichelleUrbantigar]

Absolutely! He was a superior actor- Missed Dearly.

[@simodo11]

So articulate and very smooth ,a pleasure to listen to . Intelligent and a great mimic,also no pauses,just fluent talking throughout ,wonderful character and much missed personality !!

[@richardsharpe2966]

A story teller and impresonist Oliver Reed was

[@jessiejames7492]

+Richard Sharpe like the greats ...peter sellers and michael caine. love listening to their stories

[@waynej2608]

I didn't realize how good at impressions he was. His Orson Welles and Jimmy Stewert were impressive, despite his modesty. Ollie rocks! And that Michael Winner. Lmao.

[@johnbeck9]

A master at work in his prime. Ollie just tipped the scales a little too much to the side of the booze over his natural boundless talent to amuse. Loved and missed by millions, dear Oliver Reed. Smash it boy !!!

[@bigdaddy4069]

Has anyone else noticed the difference there is between this intelligent chat among stars compared to modern day moron celebrities on shows hosted by even bigger morons talking about their dogs and saying everything is 'amazing'. If ever there was a case in point that society has been completely dumbed down, this is a good one.

[@bigbadbill0071]

ha spot on assesment

[@David-yg2jp]

Thank you. very well said. I completely agree.

[@Nebuchadnezzar31]

I agree :)

[@Toywithme200]

yes, great eye there. i was wondering if anyone else noticed this. i certainly have.

[@Arabfarmer]

bigdaddy4069 it's the education that gets the blame

[@blackdogleg]

11 in the morning and watching this makes me want to have a drink.

[@nickybareau3639]

blackdogleg you don't really die from aids now, sounds like someone needs a drink!

[@blackdogleg]

blackcountry fats Are you telling me you are only a drone? Now I am only sorry for you.

[@nickybareau3639]

blackdogleg Saturday sailing ship

[@blackdogleg]

blackcountry fats ooooooh impressive, Good for you, do not let people calling you a superficial knob get to you. We are all ok.

[@billygiles3276]

So strange you say that because it’s 11.14am where I am in London and I’ve got a bottle of high commissioner whiskey and a few cans of cream soda to go with it and I’m 2 glasses in while watching this and with each glass it gets more and more interesting it’s amazing interview

[@candildelacalle]

Well, I still react to him. The life he had pains me. This interview is decent, there are horribly hurtful videos of him around him. Addiction has claimed too many of my friends and family, but I cry also for this beautiful man. Kiss you, Ollie, wherever you are.

[@tommytee8387]

So talented so very much missed..the world needs these wonderful individuals.

[@PurushaDesa]

His impressions are great!

[@petyrkowalski9887]

Loved Ollie. Great Jimmy Stewart impression.

[@bagpuss580]

I can listen to this man, all day long. What a hoot, true story-teller. I would love him as a dinner guest. Just imagine that. Love your huge character

[@me-cq7wv]

Very well spoken and interesting actor.

[@gabriele-stonesculptures]

Love Oliver Reed, and as they are talking about Michael Winner, I once applied for a job as a PA to him. I didn't get the job.

[@LenHummelChannel]

He was brilliant and undoubtably great GREAT fun at a Pub. Imagine Oliver, Richard Harris, Richard Burton, and a few fine Englishmen in the same room with endless rounds of drink ! but NO ONE is truly brilliant when they are truly fully sloshed, ... just, perhaps a spectacular and a bit of a car-wreck in slow-motion.

[@Bobsend]

Throw Peter O’Toole into the mix as well.

[@rogerlephoque3704]

"...a bit of a car wreck in slow-motion..." that most people can't take their eyes off

[@leejohnson3209]

I'm not a huge Parkinson fan, but this is still far better than the modern equivalent of say, Graham Norton. The 'chat show' format has moved from discussion to banality. Celebs these days often have little to say anyway, but the ones who do don't even want a Parkinson style interview. They're just there to sell their move or book or whatever. There probably is an audience for a BBC 'Face to Face' type programme even today. But in an era of bland, media savvy, robot celebs who closely control their own image and only 'open up' in biographies for ££££££, I question whether there is the talent to fill the show?

[@Muskateering]

Most of the ones these days just show off and talk crap.

[@theyellowlightsaber3193]

Blame the encouragement of shorter attention spans and interviewers who cant really interview, people like Fallon are horrible interviewers so they supplement this by playing parlour games which sets the trend for whats considered the norm now in an interview which is often to not do any decent conversation, although to be fair this was on BBC which had no commercials so they could afford to take time, most shows are on commercial television so dont have that luxury.

[@Gasten400]

I can recommend longform podcasts to hear these sorts of conversations today

[@Coneman3]

He didn't care what people thought of him, typical Aquarian. Very eccentric. People also forget the 70s was a very different time culturally.

[@captainroger]

Indeed

[@NelsonStJames]

You can say that again. It's weird having grown up during the 70's and listening to people 40 years removed trying to make it out that we were awful because we didn't see the world the way they do. Even weirder when you consider that they believe they're more progressive and yet as many problems as our generation had, we were a more unified and I'd argue more humanitarian generation they they could ever hope to be.

[@blehoo1]

Oliver Reed is the definition of charisma

[@danielmoran9902]

Double Diamond was a top notch tipple, That, and Burton, sorely missed by a sore head.

[@camillekyle5776]

Love Oliver Reed he was so brilliant

[@GABalvy]

How have I never known this man existed before today?!? Maybe because I'm in the US, tho I doubt that can be excused 😅 But what an immense amount of charm, intelligence and humor!! I believe I may swoon right out of my chair! What an absolute DELIGHT he is. I need to see more!!

[@phillipecook3227]

How wonderful to see this. And how sad that so many of his subsequent interviews descended into parodies about his drinking.

[@gordonm7038]

Lady Barnett was from Aberdeen where I ramble. She was a classy lady with great wit!

[@rogerlephoque3704]

And she was also a doctor.

[@martynnash6904]

@Smirk Bigly I absolutely loved her on 'What's My Line ? ' when I was a lad. Did she take her own life after the shoplifting prosecution ?

[@martynnash6904]

@Smirk Bigly Ah thanks man, and you're right on both counts there. She was pure class, and we'll never forget her.

[@DJCoachCookie68]

Great interview. Ollie was funny and endearing too x

[@leonardohummel8658]

When he was really on his game: the guy was bloody brilliant and fascinating. one of the all time great hell-raisers.

[@bigbadbill0071]

could anybody take over a show like ollie. every talk show i watch him on with other stars , they all just sit back and let him take centre stage . amazing he was

[@tonynesbit9673]

I absolutely adore this guy,a proper Englishman of old,if ever there was a guy you wanted to be he is it.

[@davidrobertson7964]

'I don't want you having a go at me with your brain!' 🤣🤣🤣

[@uttaradit2]

Oliver Reed was a powerfull dude

[@tamar5261]

I always think this guy could explode at any second... dangerous and handsome.

[@deans0209]

The most normal interview ive seen with Oliver reed and still entertaining

[@vantheman1238]

Oliver is great in this interview

[@floouk]

Wonderful! A gifted raconteur

[@chopin65]

It would have been great to sat and had a beer with the man. Amazing. Reed is so funny.

[@LightenUpMcGraw]

It's amazing how much he and Keith Moon his good friend sound just alike in interviews, like twins really.

[@frontman62]

Yes I read Oliver was very upset for a long time after Keith Moon died..

[@pix046]

A fantastic programme, Parkinson.

[@MarjorainMD]

I wish I'd been one of his drinking buddies, imagine all the fun Ollie and his buddies have back in the good O'l days.

[@gardensofthegods]

Alcibiades There is actually somebody on here who was one of his drinking buddies and was making a few comments because I was asking them to go into details and for some reason I'm having trouble finding their most recent response with her telling something about a Jaguar he drove. Basically they all hung out at the same Pub

[@gardensofthegods]

Alcibiades Their name is Chrisja Impette... now I can't find any of their comments

[@thatmate6732]

"madam, what you are has already been established, we're simply haggling about the price" - absolutely rofl 7:28

[@delbertmol]

What a bright man he was. Easy for the feminists to have a go at him but what a dear smart man. I think he was years ahead of them all. Taking the piss with class and ease. Great actor

[@shellbell6919]

I adored this man. They don't like 'em like olly any more.

[@rossmcl177]

Bleeker you are so right. Its a real tragedy that this sort of TV will never be again.

[@justaroundthecorner2883]

The party carries on without Ollie, but not with the same fizz.

[@glamdolly30]

The party may carry on without him, but who wants to go?

[@teresamalinowska7110]

What Charisma Oliver Reed had...so sad he's no longer with us

[@marknicholls5688]

I met him at Wimbledon Village Club I was introduced to him and chatted to him over a drink or two he was with one of his pals a young Ronnie Wood, both brilliant company.

[@paulcarter2907]

Parky was (is) always the best..And OLLIE, what a charmer, so much better sober...

[@mickeyh1961]

Fantastic interviewing skills and equally brilliant interviewee, Oliver so entertaining and like so many similar comments before sadly nothing like this anymore on TV on what goes for so called Entertainment nowadays.

[@zxingzxing]

"You can never quite get enough of Oliver Reed." ~ C/O Neville Bardoli

[@FiveElms]

I love him.

[@riboid]

A few toe-curling conversations about women's intellect and attributes during this interview. Jolly entertaining.

[@tamar5261]

Ollie was such a handsome gentleman

[@paulbuxton1326]

Great man Oliver 🇬🇧

[@deejacks4090]

I dont care what anyone says I love sober reed

[@UXB-p5u]

Why what do you imagine anyone would want to 'say' to you??

[@funkyboda]

What a legend of Man.. I would have loved to have had a few drinks with him.. they don't make them like they used to

[@babyshambler]

What a rare, engrossing, intelligent, dangerous, intoxicating presence he was. His type is extinct.

[@clodaghthessen717]

Got it in one x

[@angloaust1575]

Chris Lee mentioned when filming the musketeers ollie Kept on sword fighting after The director shouted cut!

[@UXB-p5u]

And.....?

[@geraldsmith7687]

Fantastic man, sadly missed

[@terencehennegan1439]

The guy Ozzzzed charisma.

[@markspunders4832]

incredible. love to meet oliver at the bar

[@elizabethconnolly8958]

Oh he was such a lovely man Rip Amen xxx

[@Nickthegreek123]

Legend

[@mofa9745]

what a shock ! I didn't realize the guy was so civilised ...

[@rivolinho]

A good mimic or even just an enthusiasm for and appreciation of mimicry, is always the sign of an interesting character. The so called celebs interviewed today are so self absorbed, the idea of doing an impression of someone else is alien to them.

[@alexcarratu5554]

He said that he wasn't a mimic, but he was good at mimicking in this interview here and mimicking a drunk man later in his career on interviews. Oliver seemed quite modest.

[@gatobut]

So handsome, so very very cool. Would have made a great James Bond in the late 1960s, when they were looking for Connery's replacement for "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". Scarred face, sullen, rough, aristocratic voice, smouldering blue eyes. Fleming's Bond.

[@pommiebears]

Ahhh....the many browns of the seventies! You just don’t have that array of different tones in brown worn these days. Brown walls, brown chairs, brown everywhere! And, if it wasn’t brown.....it was yellow, or orange...and, brown! Lol!

[@petermills542]

Pommie bears. haha I love your interpretation !! I was there in 70's TV land & realise now that I took brown for granted !!

[@humanforfreedom9583]

Ollie’s jacket and tie combination is pretty awesome

[@rogerlephoque3704]

Brown is today's gray or even grey...

[@beth2398]

Our living room was brown. My mom painted our kitchen yellow, green and orange. Earth tones were all the rage then.

[@gordonm7038]

Ollie was a true force. Lee Marvin was the same. John Wayne stories are priceless. Actors are dull today.

[@billygiles3276]

Zio commie take over of the west has destroyed it completely and it was meant to

[@jdkdar0902]

Absolutely brilliant man :-)

[@kerstinwernermironow]

Whao, what a man

[@jessiejames7492]

i like this interview as oliver reed described that scene of a gentleman coming int o the pub then drinks , brawl and lands in hospital and one learns a lot how a hospital is run....'' LOL . very informative too...

[@APoetsCorner]

I 💚 Ollie’s “Jimmy Stewart” impersonation!

[@tommytee8387]

Women adored Oliver as did many Men…a Man’s Man.

[@sabastianerard2714]

''where simply haggling about the price'' splendid .

[@LPJack02]

RIP Sir Michael Parkinson (March 28, 1935 - August 16, 2023), aged 88 And RIP Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938 - May 2, 1999), aged 61 You both will be remembered as legends.

[@Toywithme200]

thats so true! i hate how talk shows these days try to be funny and upstage the guests or either downright mock them and humiliate them!

[@lettots]

Madame, what you are has already been established. We're simply haggling about the price! Laughing my ass off! Love it!

[@jpkaneshida5075]

After the Hader bit, I'll never look at "Women in Love" the same way😂😂😂😂

[@kingtubby999]

it would be difficult to have such an interview now....unfortunately

[@havanakim]

legend

[@StewartNicolasBILLYCONNOLLY]

Oliver was introduced to real drinking and his real persona by the one and only Keith Moon!

[@Will-y4w4q]

Such a real man

[@bblair2627]

Note parky is not trying to get laughs or steal the show. What a gent Oliver was RIP

[@benbergin538]

His Jimmy Stewart impression is great

[@conorhulgraine]

ye Olly is one of the greats!

[@joepullen1050]

He drove out of a petrol station in the late 70s just into 80s the petrol station near Epsom District Hospital, he was driving a triumph car, reckoning him straight away,

[@cadirgemont5900]

In a world of Justin bieber's be a Oliver Reed.

[@waynej2608]

Bieber couldn't lick Reed's shot glass.

[@johncopeland3826]

Deep down ..he was rather posh with his speech and grammer wasnt he ? I think big Ollie was brilliant and an absolute presence on screen .. unique !

[@Sameoldfitup]

"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you. The process of delving into the black abyss is to me the keenest form of fascination."

[@michaelpeart2751]

Jesus he was very cool.

[@Limara64]

Thanks Mista for saving my life....