Since most of the latest postings have been about recent news, I thought I'd drop a few good words about Oliver Reed.
Although more notorious for his legendary drinking habits than his acting career, I've always thought that he had a quietly menacing screen presence that was used to good effect in films such as Richard Lester's 'The Three Musketeers,' Nicolas Roeg's 'Castaway' and 'Oliver' (directed by Reed's uncle, Carol Reed).
As one of Ken Russell's most frequent collaborators, Reed can be seen in many of his films including:
The Debussy Film
Dante's Inferno
Women in Love
The Devils
Mahler (cameo)
Tommy
Lisztomania (cameo)
Prisoner of Honor.
Oliver Reed died of a heart attack in Malta during the shooting of Ridley Scott's Gladiator, reportedly after drinking large quantities of rum and arm-wrestling some sailors.
Here's to you.