Oliver Reed discusses Shelley Winters and equality - with spectacular ending!
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- Here's an interview with an obviously 'refreshed' Ollie. This time he discusses his infamous chat-show showdown with Shelley Winters and shares his thoughts on gender equality and growing old.
Naturally, being an Oliver Reed interview, this ends in utter chaos, and you can clearly hear interviewer Roger Bowns suppressing giggles...
I had the pleasure of meeting Oliver and his new wife in Barbados in 1985 while they were on honeymoon. Absolute legend. I was only 14 at the time and he talked to me as an adult rather than a child. Telling amazing stories of his world and giving sage advice.
Stewie?
He was used to speaking to children as though they were adults as his future wife was 16 to his 42 when they met.
@@MissMusicForYou oof
@@MissMusicForYou The good old days🤣🤣
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He often played scary characters and like all hard drinking men could make a mess out of his personal life, yet he was direct, he was refreshingly candid, he was generally gracious to the crews he worked with and deeply committed to his craft. His last role, in "Gladiator", was a fitting farewell to a fine actor.
Oliver Reed,Richard Harris,Peter O'Toole, all hard men but damned fine actors.
cliffedward qualifies statement, all hard men who came from the landed gentry.
Hard men??... I think the word is Alcoholic.
Peter Finch as well.
You forgot Richard Burton
All knighted too I think.
What made ollie so entertainingly funny was the outlandish things he would say with such a upper class voice and a straight face
Bill Sykes in Oliver.. scared the shit out of me as a kid.
BULLS EYE 🤤
Sean Mcmeown Loved Bullseye 🐶
Me as well!
"The Shuttered Room", with that bizarre road skiing scene.
Me 2
Oliver Reed had such a beautiful English accent and voice
I have a notion to second that emotion ! One of the greatest voices on the screen !
He narrated a series about Hammer horror films,of which he starred in several,and he did indeed have a great voice...
people talk like retards in the UK now
Like Richard Burton, sadly both raging alcoholics.
affected
A small theatre where I grew up had a friend of Ollie Reed playing a lead role. Ollie turned up with no ticket and sat on a bucket on the stairs. Then went the local pub and had a rip roaring time with the locals. An incredibly friendly man by all accounts.
another sad liar
A friend of mine was once Oliver Reed's neighbour and he brought him to our local pub. He was warm, generous and a perfect gentleman and he let us in to secret. He worked hard and played hard, without apology, but he also played up to all the stories and rumours about him, because there is no such thing as bad publicity and because it was his job.
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@@mikehollingworth2262 😂 Do you really imagine your opinion is of any interest to anyone?
Just for clarification, the pub is the Three Tuns in Sutton Coldfield and the last time I went in they still had a photo on the wall taken that night. Why not pop along and take a look?
Have a lovely day.
@@Outspoken.Humanist Google Oliver Reed & Max Clifford
Really, i heard he came down the chimney as Father Christmas!
@@user-to4dp4ck2b Oh here we go, yet another woke snowflake fantasist. Max Clifford made it his business to get around everybody, so don't tar Reed with Clifford's personal life. Reed met his women in bars and clubs, which automatically age-proofs them.
Such a handsome man. I've loved olly reed since the 70s when in my teens. This man was just true to himself, spoke beautifully and funny too.
He was a great talent. So sad he died too young. He should still be around, giving us his greatest performances.
Ditto
That smile about wasting bourbon 🥃 priceless
Amazing that he could be so drunk and still speak so eloquently.
he is a drinking legend
He would have made a good MP.
I think he was acting
@@arrynbeacon8077 I think you're drunker than he is.
@@JimAllder11 c'mon, he did like to 'troll' a lot
You never expect that wonderfully posh voice to come out of that face! A pleasure to listen to him.
Oli Oli Oli come back mate, you were a tough bugger and i enjoyed your movies.Hardly any old descent legends left now.The world is a lesser place without Oliver Reed.
And Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole, Alan Bates, David Hemmings, Anthony Hopkins and so on and so forth!! Never, ever forgetting the stallion of them all, Richard Burton!
Hanora Brennan yes l just mentioned Burton to my husband ,he loved the others but Burton a step above ,
Lol : descent legend. Quite.
Ollie did that chair fall on purpose. He always had the best sense of humour.
idk, looks pretty spontaneous to me, his initial shock seems genuine. It does sound like the sort of thing he'd do, though...
Wonderful man and a glorious actor. The world is much emptier without him.
When he played Bill Sykes in Oliver Twist, he was incredible. His presence on the screen as a baddie, scared the shit out of a young generation. A brilliant man 😎
As someone who actually lived in that very part of London, it was a great portrayal. Those people are still out there but drive around Essex in *Range Rovers* now!
It's funny he said "Russell Harty had just started to speak to me," rather than Johnny Carson.
Yeah it was weird both loving and hating Bill Sykes at the same time.
I wouldn’t go fisticuffs with him. Well, maybe for Nancy😊
My favorite is probably everyone’s least favorite “Tommy” The Who. I loved his depiction of the mean stepdad and Ann Margret was perfect my favorite scene ever is her rolling around in “Rex beans” and chocolate in a white fur. “Do you hear or fear or do I smash the mirror”? The whole movie was perfect from start to finish. It’s like a fever dream I love it!
What an epic performance!!! I wonder at what point in his mind did Ollie decide that he was going to fall out of his chair, while making his exit!! lol 😂. The man was a complete genius.
Oliver Reed. What a legend. Definitely the mold was broken after he arrived... always loved him, he was one of a kind and the epitome of "his own man".
I can definitely see how Keith Moon and Oliver got on so well together!
Keith and his minder who had a reputation for doing some really over the top stuff, thought it would be good idea to buzz Oliver Reeds country house in a helicopter! Unfortunately for them Oliver came out with a 12 gauge shotgun and started shooting at them, whether he actually aimed at them is uncertain, but they literally shit themselves and the pilot landed as quickly as possible to avoid being blown out of the sky! It was after that they became good friends!
@@Tawny6702 There was a similar scenario with Ozzy Osbourne's then guitarist Randy Rhodes and an helicopter pilot . Playing a stunt like that, towards Ozzy & Sharon that ended fatally.
@@nutcracker2916 another kind of funny or not story that Keith’s minder wrote in his book, is that they stopped in a holiday chalet in Wales, at the end of their week stay, the holiday chalet owner said to them “I can’t understand it, you have this reputation for smashing things up wherever you stay, but you haven’t broken as much as a wine glass here all week” Keith promptly turned to his minder and said “Dougal, the XJ6 the patio doors!” To which Dougal got in the Jag and drove it straight through the holiday chalet patio doors! The owner went ballistic with them and unfortunately died a week later of a massive heart attack!
This man was the real deal . He never tried to be anything other than himself. True man, come back pleeeese
paperchain 123 Why come back? the “ real deal “ would only get pissed incessantly and exit stage left again.
@neverindoubt How's the soyboy thing working out for you?
I reckon he'd be a fucking intolerable boor. Certainly at that age. Loved him in Gladiator, mind!
@@marshalironsides8777 how's being a walking cliche working out for you?
@Blue C Looked real to me! Great that they left it in, he was apparently a real souse, along with his buddies Peter O'Toole, sometimes they went on the town with Richard Burton and Richard Harris, would've loved to buy them a round!
"She an entertainer and I'm an entertainer" Love them both. Sadly these days we just have actors
Or hacks than actors??
@@lorddioslivinglike.overrated.people.like.beyonce
These days we just have people that want to be famous.
kardashanistas.
Oliver never got hangovers he just carried on drinking
That's what an alcoholic is.
If I did not get hangovers, I would still be an alcoholic.
It was the only way he could stomach Hollywood...Do you blame him?
I hear he was found in a box of kitty litter outside of blackpool blimey, governor
Rick Hardman - That is the only way to cure a hangover. I never get hangovers because I have a couple of beers when I wake up and it sorts you out. A couple of settlers. It is the only way.
A man with an immense talent and an ability to just be him warts and all with a silly sense of humor, you cant help but love him!
Brilliant interview. I actually thought that he was sober this time! Brilliant ending 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I loved him then & still do, wonderful voice & presence. Today's actors are all busy chasing awards while he lived large on screen and in life.
He was a proper Englishman and a wild gentleman legend and was a very talented actor and when he told his life experiences he had me glued to the seat.. A truly brilliant interesting guy
I loved that guy, he even went out in character by dropping dead while doing the movie Gladiator.
He went out challenging sailors to a drinking contest in the pub near the set. Amazing
He was a fuckin hilarious guy. So straight-faced you never knew if he was joking around or really getting irked, but I think 99% of the time everything was in fun. The slip off the chair looked totally intentional to me...this is the guy who could drink 30 beers and balance on one hand on top of the bar. He was nowhere near drunk enough to fall out of a studio chair. But those 70s chairs like that were such a weird design, anyone could fall out of one, drunk or sober. They were like getting out of a hammock.
It was a stunt, a prank.
I dont think he gave 2 fucks what anyone thought
Ollie was rat-arsed there, look at his eyes. He hardly slurred so it was difficult to tell how pissed up he was. Very is how much lol.
Setup clearly, if he had fallen for real the interviewer would have gone to his assistance
Yes, he'd go on 4day benders even dragging along random people in bars - one guy can;t remember 4days of his life due to being dragged onto a Reed bender!
Oliver Reed has the most amazing eyes, they draw you in.
This is Gold! My crazy childhood memories of the 70’s: Oliver Reed, Karen Black. Burnt Offering. And Anthony James as the hearse driver.
really amazing actor and individual. fantastic in The Three Musketeers.
Sadly missed gone for good...........Never forgotten allways loved RIP Oliver. We know you Harris and O'Toole are having a great old time together. Keep one cold for me boys ill come an join you one of these days.
He sadly never reached that old age, he was a character and possessed great charisma and charm when sober the world is less bright without him. RIP
Wonderful actor taken to soon, fell in love with him when I was ten and he played Bill Sykes in Oliver.❤️🇬🇧🌺
Me too !
@@pday2722 not you.
He drank himself to death.
A mans man and Legend to many the world over .... and still sorely missed! RIP
I thought "Spectacular?" when I saw the video title.."bet it's not that good"...but ooh boy that WAS a spectacular ending and one which I wasn't expecting. Brilliant!
Bless 'im!
We need cavaliers like him now more than ever...
Awesome actor,showman and all round top bloke,bless him🚒👍
That mischievous roll of his eyes... That would have melted me to the floor!
🦋😍😍😍🥴🦋
Join the queue! 😂
You lollipop. 🙂 He was a lovely man. Beautiful eyes.
He looks like a bouncer Version of William Shatner.
Shatner hasn't got a patch on Reed.
Brilliant!
Bravo!
Idle Onlooker Oh, I don’t know... They both have their good and bad points.... Ones an E type jag, and the others a Chevy Camaro ss..... You take your pick as to whom is who, or is it who is whom??? Love them both, but for very different reasons.... “There’s life Jim, but not as we know it....!”
I’d say shatner look like a crap oil Reed 😂
Hahaahahahah!!!!! CLASSIC FALL. The more interviews I watch, the more I find him to be one of the greatest trolls of all time. He clearly was brilliant and thoroughly enjoyed toying with mental midgets.
+velveetaslingshot Agreed. He never took life seriously.
Scott Morrison That's certainly reasonable, but have you watched a lot of Reed's interviews? He's often like shockingly sloppy drunk, but it's clear at the end of the day that he's just a difficult pain in the ass even when sober. I don't know what qualifies "troll" but like I said I think he's very aware they're offended and even laughing at him, he just doesn't give a s as he's too busy mocking them.
Scott Morrison You're definitely right in the sense that it's not fully realized or premeditated performance art, but would you classify Andy Kaufman as a troll? I might say Reed or especially Kaufman had "proto-troll" like characteristics, but I guess the idea of targeted trolling is kind of new.
Scott Morrison I agree. It's become more refined over the years but there were always people doing it intuitively. And, maybe I wouldn't put Kaufman and Reed in quite the same class of performer, but they both have that aspect of social disruption, sabotage. Kaufman in a more self-aware artistic way, Reed in a more of an abrasive character way. I mean, think about it, Reed is practically a real life embodiment of Tony Klifton. Hahaha!
Scott Morrison Yeah, good talk. Cheers brotha.
Sad we don’t have more like this!!
Ending was totally deliberate. Ollie knew what he was doing
An amazing character, unpredictable, and a very brilliant mind when he was reasonably sober.
The art of not taking yourself seriously personified 😂
He did play an old man with a beard....and WON an oscar🏆 absolute legend, they don't make em like him anymore.😊
Oliver Reed never had a "Hangover", instead the Alcohol would have a Headache the next day. 💪💪💪
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You're not shadows and dust Sir...you are a legend!
I'm so glad he was wrong, in his statement "When I'm old, no body would want to employ me any ways". He died during filming of Gladiator. He was 61. (Still relativity young by today's standards)
My Condolences, absolutely. Not only what it does to the body, but it can also be a depressant.
If you have a body that doesn't crave it. That's a blessing
+butcher bane in a way he was kind of right as he wound in direct to video movies and TV movies.
Personally, i would've loved to have seen him play Father Christmas in Selfridge's.
I think he had his best work still to come :( But I also think 61 for someone who drank as much as he did was amazing to reach..
WE NEED MORE CHARACTERS LIKE HIM, TO MAKE THE WORLD LESS BORING..! SORELY MISSED. GOD BLESS.
Ah the much missed Oliver Reed. A real one off. They don't make entertainers like that anymore. From a time when the guest was more important than the host.
Wow, that ending was actually great! Thanks!
I can't believe his suave interview and that graceless ending! Hilarity approaches infinity as dignity approaches zero...
+John Smith It was a fantastic ending and he did it deliberately. That's why he was such a funny guy. I'm not sure if you got that.
+Paul L No, I would not have thought that by the look on his face and no seeming attempt by him to make it "look" funny. I knew he was drinking during the interview so I figured he was tanked. It all fit. If you know where he talks about it, let us know. Thx.
John Smith If you think he didn't do it on purpose then that's fine. I think he did it in purpose. Read his biography and you'll get an insight to how he could do handstands after a bottle of whiskey. The guy was a very funny man imho, if you don't think so that's fine, go and watch some Shelley Winters stuff.
+Paul L I was being sincere. I hope it came across that way. No doubt he was a high-level performer.
He did this deliberately .. He often trolled Interviewers as he found interviews banal and boring.. He was famous for it...
I adore people that aren't afraid to speak their minds. Unfortunately for me, when I do it, it ends badly for me. Right now I'm living with Christians. Every day is a moral infraction. I used to apologize a lot when I was younger. Now I just smile. It doesn't do any good to explain anything to anybody. Shelly Winters thought she was more important than she really was. Oliver Reed is the perfect dude to invite to your party. I could see this chap working a room with ease.
I think Ollie spent a lot of his life With his tongue in his cheek a great wind up merchant.He lived his life his way can’t ask for more
Fantastic actor! Loved all his films I've watched especially Oliver and The Trap!
That fall may have been on purpose but the look on Oliver's face is one of complete shock and then embarrassment for a split second before trying to brush it off. Now that's acting! Unless it wasn't...Guess that's why Ollie was so brilliant.
Brett Owen she wouldn't shut her f***** mouth. That's why he detested her. Yes he may have detested her but it wasn't like she didn't ask for it. Why was it his or ANYONES responsibility to accommodate her lack of social skills?
He wasn't a misogynist. He simply thought liberal feminists were assclowns
We'll never know...
Brett Owen I would assume it was deliberate. He often did stuff like that. Very strong, like a gymnast, and a good physical actor, as well as great generally.
I don't think he expected it
Funny thing is... it probably had nothing to do with the drink
That “prat fall” at the end summed this fantastic actor up, one of our grates!
My old boss was a Welshman and he told me of the time when he was a young man, drinking in a club with his brother and his brothers good mate Oliver Reed, listening to Tom Jones and Shirley Bassey who were performing in the corner. Must have been a great night!
I presume the " performing " was singing ? 😁
I was just in the place yesterday in Valletta, Malta where Oliver died drunk as a lord. It's called The Pub and has a whole wall dedicated to Oliver with pictures of him.
Thats so cool i love him. Id love to go to the pub but the girlfriends a travel agent an hates malta.
Oh well, if you ever go there, the name of the place is easy to remember. Its called The Pub
I recall some snotty (elderly)
English actress carped, at least he died where he was happy.
My Mum is from Valletta. I know The Pub. It's near Republic Street i believe.
Now go to Ireland where's he's buried,I've done the Great 2 ,and then go to beautiful Cork on a great pub crawl ,cheers
This is the first I've ever seen of this man but can already tell he is brilliant.
I
Met Oliver in the Tower Lounge Blackpool 1982,a complete & utter gent!I say what a loverly legend
Calling this Guy a Friend would be an honour!!
🙏🙏🙏
Would have loved to have had a beer with this guy....amazing.
Like Liam Gallagher said, Who goes to the pub for A beer? Not Oliver Reed I'm sure.
A beer? Try 45 beers. He was a top man though
Can you imagine the amount of alcohol consumed if Oliver Reed, Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole and Richard Harris got together at a local pub back in the late 60s ?? It would be enough to float the Queen Mary !!
I imagine he would have gotten on well with Robert Shaw if you'd added him to that list.
@@davidkent8606 , exactly, there all real legends.....
Ollie Reed was a fucking legend. He was unique and in a class of his own.
Now then! I will say that the fall off the chair at the end was one of life’s swerve balls that very few modern respected actors could have recovered from whilst maintaining their dignity. Oliver handled it like a legend after only just telling a story about someone trying to humiliate him previously. That is real strength of character in action and piss funny god bless him👌
He was such a funny man, love him in his interviews. He was beautiful too.
In some of his first movies, he was so good-looking, I find it hard to remember to breathe as I look at him.
Absolute class, and the perfect way for Ollie to end the interview!
pretty tame interview by his standars - then he falls off the chair, brilliant!
+Joe Navajo Did it on purpose
+Apollogamer I was going to say that too.
Ollie was known for his deliberate pratfalls, he said he just wanted to make people laugh! God love him he was a wonderful human being when all's said and done.
From the look of shock on his face, there is no way that he did that on purpose.
@Therin Chilnsford I am not sure that he was ever that good an actor though.
That bit where he lands on his backside, was complete acting. Very funny.
I worked with him and learned more from him in a few days than at any other time. I have an audition today and the part of a wise old king and will be channelling him with the whispery stuff.
Oliver Reed , funny ,smart, nasty, handsome , partying till the end . I think I’m in love🤩🤩🤩🤩
He had a drinking game with Keith Moon, were he would poor a whisky, put the glass on the back of his pet tortoise, the tortoise would walk across the table were Keith would down it, turn the tortiose around and do the same back to Oli, He loved that tortoise.
@beachie670 keith moon also bought oli a full size fibre glass rhino that he kept on his drive leading to his mansion lol
Where....not were
Derek Barnes The place WHERE you studied English, WERE they certified?
@@roymcgaw7431 Curse Of The Werewolf?
@beachie670 wasnt it a pill overdose that killed keith moon?
Been there done that. T-shirt and the lot! Nice one Ollie - I'll always love you old chap!!
Love Ollie always miss seeing his beautiful face and hearing his voice.!...❤❤
One of The Masters from the old school/ Reed, O'Toole, Harris, Burton, Gentlemen all!
Agreed!! These men LIVED life!! Which is something very few of us do today - we NEED role models like these to never forget that lived is meant to be lived: not to endlessly pay bills and conform to a cotton-wool existence!!
To be fair, they were all heavy drinkers. Without the booze they might have had nothing to say for themselves.
Not many modern actors would shoot at a neighbour's helicopter with a shotgun..... While it was still in the air.
Well, if he was a chauvinist so was my mother because she absolutely loved his style of masculinity. Rough, tough, and loved the old bottle. “What else is a man supposed to do but chase girls. That’s his job in life!” Her words not mine ladies😊
Your mother is probably more intelligent than 90% of Anthropology professors.
Your mum had a very low opinion of men. Nothing but drinkers who chase women? That's all she thought men were good for? Quite insulting really.
@Chris shut up you pussyhole
@@isthisjustfantasy7557
Hush up fool and stop spouting rubbish ffs
@@mikek5958 And I bet you're smarter than 85% of astro-physicists. The internet is my intellectual paradise on earth.
Oliver thank you for the entertainment for all the years in films and shows RIP
That era had real men, not scared of speaking their mind. Not afraid of being themselves. Oliver Reed is an absolute legend, for falling off. What amazing footage.
A proper interview. I forgot they were a real thing.
Bless him..so sad such a talent, rest in peace oliver .
This guy is cool. Man enough to speak his mind honestly. You get what you see
This guy is so much more than what I used to think he was. I only knew him from that horror movie with Karen Black.
Definitely did not see that coming! At the end. BUT total giveaway. Today he would be of that living form called "Functioning Alcoholic". Really enjoyed his on screen presence in all his movies, but his off screen persona was off the charts. Definitely larger than life, with a reputation that preceded him, he lived Life on his own terms. He was entitled to, as the rest of us are. One of kind, UBER masculine, a legend in his own time!
+ladydi4runner VERY well written.
+ladydi4runner I'm also a HUUUGE Ollie fan and I agree with what you stated, but during a 1992 interview ("Wild Thing") Ollie was asked if he was looking for new acting roles, and he gave a long pause, then in a very melancholy way he said "The British film industry is dead, like many of my friends.' You could see his lip quivering a bit, and a tear developed. He was 54 at the time, so I'd imagine he was a bit lonely and reflective, and it was a bit sad to see. But, Ollie was the epitome of a true original who was as introspective and intelligent as he was unpredictable and full of life.
+Beefcake McGee
Thank you Beefcake! Have a great day.
+Mike S
As am I, Mike S and thank you for your insights. Icouldn't agree more...
Thanking you WW Outlaw. :>
I saw that show. The Johny Carson Show. He was awesome. Handled it brilliantly. Bravo Oliver.
No matter how hammered he was, he was always beautifully articulate..
That was absolute classic Reed, nice one
Oliver saved my life hours before He died.
I miss you Mista xo
Can you tell us how? I love Ollie so much
I saw the interview, it was on the tonight show, and what Shelley did was just plain rude even Johnny Carson was not pleased at all, but Oliver handled the situation very well, he could have made minced meat of her but he acted as a gentleman. I wonder if this happens today what will be the reaction
Oliver Reed would have been banned no doubt; had this been today. I am grateful I grew up during the years that I did; that I got to see and hear these people through their films, writing, music and other mediums...
Who'd you all pick for a dinner evening?
Oliver Reed
Don Rickles...
Not one of these people were racist or prejudice; they were honest, polite, courteous... may life continue to bless their memories!
Always liked Oliver Reed and his wild stories
There will never, ever, ever be another Oliver Reed.
Did Oliver really call Johnny Carson Russell Harty? Man, he was sauced.
its ok johnny carson was probably as drunk as him. although never had the capacity for honesty that oliver had.
A true soul.... Nothing pretensious just and fair RIP OLIVER
I have a picture of him on my lounge wall, his eyes follow me. One of the sexiest looking and sounding men I've ever seen and I'm quite old 🤣
Sarah Dixon I agree! What happened to REAL men??
@@Vanasse1 we are still here!
My mom had the biggest crush on him, she even dragged us to Burnt Offerings because he was in it, but also because the mansion was from our home town. There was also a waiter at a pizza parlor she thought looked like him. We went there a lot, lol
Sarah, you sound wonderful.
@@VI-rt7sh Thank you, I like to think there is something wonderful about me and I expect there is about you too. 🙂
A night out with Olly and Alex Higgins must've been memorable.
Shelley Winters was obnoxious!! Oliver handled the incident like a Gentleman.
She was hot till she went lard arse!
@@rods6405 Apparently the wall was covered in icing when she hit it.
I never could stand Shelly Winters. Rude, loudmouth broad.
@@Mpompadour me too.
Your kidding, right? Shelley Winters was a legend, and you can see that Oliver Reed delighted in their sparring. She won that confrontation with the line, 'Ah, now I remember!' So quick.
The man is a legend !
I dont know what was funnier, the fact he fell out of the chair or the fact he said no one would employ him (likely) when he's older with a grey beard - his last film being Gladiator, who would've thought! Great actor :)
🤣😂 The ending is priceless comdy.