OLIVER REED'S LAST PUB MALTA
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
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I had to visit one of my favourite actor's last Pub -again.
The late, gifted and colourful actor, Oliver Reed.
This is a tribute to him.
Location - 'The Pub' in Archbishop Street, on the beautiful and historic island of Malta.
The pub was open at the time I re-visited it for another pint or two and a chat in in 2023.
Ironically, some years ago, when I was studying in London, a University friend of mine had worked with Mark Lester later in life who was in 'Oliver !' the Movie and also The Prince and the Pauper.
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In 1999, Reed was in Malta, filming Gladiator. On May 2, he got into a drinking contest in a pub in Valletta which was known as “The Pub.” The drinking contest was with British sailors and Reed won it. German lager, rum, whiskey, cognac, and then arm-wrestling five of those sailors. He beat the sailors but then had a heart attack, dying on the way to the hospital.
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Was many more than five + it was olly who got all the rounds after he beat them all + didnt he take the heart attack dancing on the table partying with all, the MYTH the LEGEND our olly
You know what, I can't imagine him going out any other way. Doing what he did better than anybody. RIP.
OMG, what a way to go, mine will be so sad in bed, that man lived life to its full and then some, respect.
Name of the game: Life at its fullest!
I loved Oliver Reed, he was my heartthrob when I was 16 years old. I followed everything about him. He will always be a person that influenced me in my life. I hate this PC world, Ollie would have stuck 2 fingers up at all the snowflakes around now! ♥️
Fair play to you Karen!
Yes, I wish he were still with us, I’d love to have heard his reactions, although I guess he would be banned from MSM
Well said
So you were enfatuated with a drunk and a sexist? My dear Karen, oh how the world has changed. When I was around thirteen, I fell in love with Liza Minellie. Still am. The snowflakery militia has tried to tear down the walls of all we hold dear. Oliver Reed was someone who dared to take on the establishment. A drunk and a sexist? But someone who'd keep you safe. Who'd fight for you and die in defence of your honour. A man, the like of which, is now now becoming an endangered species. I've got a drink now in my hand, and I'm raising it to the night. To the unfolding moon. And to the memory of Oliver Reed.
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The older we become the more painful life becomes 💔.
Do not judge people we all have our own demons and alcohol tobacco and drugs have all claimed so many talented people.
I liked Oliver as did my parents who also have vacated life.
God bless them all.
Crakin wee boozer.....sunk a good few beers in there ....great tribute to the man....feel his presence as you scoop away.... RIP meastro
Idd just like to say thank you making this.. I am "Oliver reeds" grandchild and I haven't seen a video on yt about his final moments..
he must have a monument such a giant respect to him
Can't believe he passed away 20 years ago. One of England's top gentlemen. You should be so proud of your roots and his work. Woman in love, was my favourite film of his. Legend
Max Rigby you must be incredibly proud he was a fantastic actor!
Oliver Reed - legend
I had such a crush on him 🤭I'm glad this was done lovely tribute for you 🙏♥️
Lovely Tribute to a great actor
Some of the most memorable interviews on the net. What a remarkable gentleman and fine actor ... and still very sorely missed !
My fave Oliver Reed story: He's with friends in Cannes on the sea front and they walk into a restaurant. Waiter shows them to a table right in the window which Ollie doesn't like but the waiter is insistent as it will increase his business. They get seated and the waiter scuttles off. Fifteen minutes later they still haven't ordered and the whole group, including Ollie, are gesturing at the typically French waiter who's trying his hardest to ignore them. Suddenly Oliver gets up, takes his chair and launches it right through the window into the street. The waiter runs over and asks what happened? Oliver replies, 'can we see the menu please!'
Thanks for that story -yes, it does sound like something Oliver Reed would do. He liked things straight to the point, no beating round the bush, and no messing around.
A proper character ,and very underrated actor , lived life on his own terms,offered Hollywood contacts ,turned them down, just preferred home comforts and the pub ,RIP olly
Pubs tend to look very similar wherever you go in the world. But I'm glad that this pub is now a virtual shrine to the late, great Oliver Reed. He went out enjoying life...as we all should x
That's an appropriate way of putting it - yes, it is definitely a shrine to the late, great Oliver Reed now.
the day after he died it was my first day May 1999 on the Gladiator set as an extra we made i minute silence for ollie rip ...
@@jonnyangels6238 21 years after lives on and i still say he had to be given the oscar he was living his best days of his life in our sunny Malta and he did great in Gladiator i even visited the ollies pub in Valletta and lefy him a message on the wall !!!!!!!!!!! and the person who did the dubbing for the last scene were they kill Proximo is my friend ......
@@josefcamilleri6934 Well for all we know Ollie in spirit has been able to read all the messages on the wall -including yours.And yes, I agree about the Oscar,of course. You are fortunate in Malta that you can visit this pub any time you like.
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@@jonnyangels6238 i know bro the film had to finish with proximo living the high life with the money gined from maximus now they are saying there is going to be the sequel ...
@@jonnyangels6238 off course and i am a roman costume enthuisast imagine my first work being 3 days in a roman epic film i saw it 1567 times last time 4 days ago ......passed from depression about it and been sent off from cinema after th 4 time and saying the script before the actors .....brrrrrr crazy ......been to rome 14 times have a replica of the sword helmet and the costume .......and btw when asked on tv programme about it i in the year 2000 it was released on the 24 th may 25 th may i went to see it and i said it will be an oscar film and i was right with janty jates the costumist in the oscar thanked the maltese .....
Oliver Reed was an amazing actor.
Top man and certainly a man of his era. I know ‘The Pub’ went there for the first time not long after the great man passed away. 🍻🍻🍻
Thank you for making this video Ollie Reed will be remerbered as a superb actor and all round human prescence with anazing charisma and would never stand for the woke bullcrap that is about today.
I have been several times to The Pub in Valleta great establishment in a wonderful city.
Class man and actor funny as he'll!!!!
I was a rider on Gladiator but only in the Uk “Germania” scenes . Sadly never met the great man himself but had a few bevies at the Pub when I did in the end get to Malta .. Diamond bloke
Do you mean a horse rider in the cavalry scene or is that film production term?
@@rivolinho in the cavalry sense
@@mashbury Very cool.
Brilliant actor!
R.I.P Reedy you absolute Legend.
He was the man
God bless I did visit the the pub a must if u go to Malta ,straight down main drag in valleta down towards the harbour you come to government buildings ,take next right ,300 yes on left ,enjoy nostalgia and welcome mark s cdf
Thanks for your feedback Maria, Ancient little bar this place.
Oliver Reed, he was barmy and funny, and unlike today's dross full of dreary actors he had a wonderful personality...RIP Dear Ollie....
RIP and long live Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938 - May 2, 1999), aged 61
You will always be remembered as a legend.
top man
i visited this pub a few years ago to pay my respects he was a one of a kind rest in peace
Yes, Oliver certainly was one of a kind -that's for sure. Thanks for watching and glad you made it to the pub. Valletta is a Heritage museum too. Wonderful place.
Same
The pub is now a shrine not just for Oliver Reed but all those who worked on the movie Gladiator
rip oliver. loved him in muskateers but other movies too.
Me too. I also liked him in the Prince and the Pauper. My friend actually knew Mark Lester who was in the same movie.
I always enjoyed watching Ollie's films.
I saw many of them and enjoyed them all.
He made a chilling entrance in the film Oliver, didn't he ?
I started collecting autographs in 1999 or 2000, and the first star I requested a signed pic. was Oliver Reed. Sadly it turned out to be shortly before he died.
I didn't know that you should send a hard envelope to protect a picture in the post.
Oliver couldn't have had one either.
Ollie kindly sent me his latest publicity photograph, with an ordinary envelope (with an Irish post mark).
Unfortunately the picture arrived quite creased, and I foolishly threw it away.
A few weeks later Oliver Reed died.
A very sad time.
I came across an art shop and when I told the man about the Oliver Reed photo, he said he would have been able to 'iron' the creases out.
The picture had been inscribed to me and signed by the great man !
Throwing it away, is one of my great regrets !
Glad to have the films on DVD though.
It was very generous of Oliver to have found the time to send the pic to you. And yes, he sure was Ace in Oliver as he was in many films.
Oliver Reed..Great Actor & Voice.
I never knew Oliver Reed sang this song. I've always been a great fan of his, read his books and watched his films etc. I can't remember any reference to him singing this song? In fact i thought it sounded more like Michael Barrymore. We know that Ollie couldn't sing and he struggled with the songs in the film Tommy. However you're quite correct that he made a record of this song. Thank you for your dedication piece to him. I have subscribed.
Thank You for your feedback, Amigo
He truly did Displace Air. Such charisma.
I believe that's what Orson Wells once said on a chat show with Oliver
A larger, than, life, legend.Reed,moon, Harris,O toole, you'll never see the likes of today. If you brought them back to life, in todays, Britain, They'd think they'd, wandered onto a movie-lot, set in a dystopian, future.
So underrated as an actor, but above all as a wise man.
That kind of wisdom You get from living at the fullest.....
Witty, great chatter, an all Britsh humoured guy and a superb artist....
I would have liked to have a few drinks with oliver respect to him lived his life how he bloody well wa nted warrior
He woulda rousted you. Especially if Oliver was primed up. He was an aggressive and restless drunk and he would toss you if you couldnt match him. You supposing you could have a quiet sip with him and tell him the world you thought of him? LOL
Lovely tribute to a proper British Legend. If you can dodge the current money requests on Wiki' there is a full account of that fateful day. It was a sudden & sad end but Oliver Reed (who l literally bumped into in Blackpool Sea front whilst he was filming "Funnybones" but l was too star struck to talk to him, regrettably) couldn't have ever gone quietly. RIP Mate x
Aww yes,
that would have been something to meet him. Could have been a great opportunity depending on his mood at the time lol
It was my Mrs who was reluctant tbh as Oliver had recently been in trouble for assaulting his (l think) driver!
@@johnmatthews273 Ah, understood. then that makes sense why she'd feel apprehensive : D
I’ve been for a drink there a couple of times. There’s an interesting scrap book with loads of pics and stuff about him and the pub. His stool is still in the corner. If you sit on it, you have to buy everyone a round of drinks. Loads of Navy memorabilia in there.
Oh thanks for that information. And I didn't know about that ominous stool!
@@jonnyangels6238 he was a big supporter of the Royal Navy and when a British ship visited would buy the sailors drinks, his claim to fame was he Could Drink The Crew of a Frigate Under The Table. He was drinking with Navy lads when he died if I remember. They also have the list of what drinks he consumed that fateful day. It’s a long list.
Thank God he could act as he would have starved as a singer. RIP MR Reed.
Used to drink with Ollie at the Hand in Hand pub on Wimbledon common. Likeable sometimes, other times, a pain in the button. But no mistake. There was only one, Ollie Reed. God bless you mate.
I'll bet it was most always an adventure socializing with Ollie. Over how long a period of time did you know him, and how would he be a pain?
Think we can all be a pain in the button sometimes 👍
Top man
It’s a fitting place for Oliver, what a character
Great pub 👌
Ive read his books respect having a mini as a taxi fabulous 👍
When to Malta on 5th wedding anniversary specifically to go here and pay homage. Spent a wonderful afternoon there! Loved the atmosphere and ollie tributes!
What a legend ❤
Been in there. Fabulous time ! Now unvaccinated so I'm now unclean for Malta,. Thanks Malta for the buzz I enjoyed my holidays twice a year, but thats now over.
Aww, I hope Malta will change the rules and you can visit again -vaccinated or unvaccinated.
@@jonnyangels6238 Thanks mate. 👍 I hate the way this has divided the world's people. It isn't natural.
@@doveronefoxtrot4417 Yup, a lot of questions need answering , and clandestine causes of the virus,
probing and investigated. Strange stuff going on for sure.
Although the pub upstairs looks a little rough and ready, putting it mildly, he still liked a bit of a class and had most likely been visiting classy bars along the way first :D
Yup, Oliver Reed went out with a bang and even predicted it
That's right.
i love reed
RiP Ollie 🍺
He couldnt resist the alcohol temptation!
My favorite Oliver reed movie is "The Trap" ( 1966 )
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One hell of an actor and character but bit scary to work with unless he was in a sober mood.
RIP Oliver
At least they are not cashing in on it!
Didn't know this. Its perfect.
Shocking song
Written by Dave Clark. Cool.
Nice to see them paying homage to him within the pub.
Ha ! I love this ! and who the heck is the guy in the middle of the picture @:48. The picture of Oliver Reed and 2 guys. Good Lord what a handsome man.
Yes. Is it you?
Oliver Reed, Richard Harris, Richard Burton last of the real hard men.
Ollie & kieth moon were best mates !!
I remember reading about that -said Keith Moon arrived in a helicopter in Ollie's garden unannounced. :D
Pub is still open?
I think so as well as hope so as I plan another visit soon
It's definitely still open, my mate visited it last week while on holiday. He got told some great stories about Oliver from the locals.
@@brendonsmith9940 Thank you. That''s good news.Will pop back in there in due course.
@@jonnyangels6238 Yes still open at Xmas 2019. Though best to stand outside to express yourself. Staff a bit limited and locals not too exciting but friendly. Oliver Reed must have enlightened the place a lot. Must be somewhere better though in Valetta or Floriana!
yes
What a loss.
Looks like pat tate with oldie in that thumbnail pic
JUST A FEELING ABOUT OLLIE REED-- THINK HE KNEW -?
Yes
bit of training and what might he have done with that voice, misunderstood really, bet he would have helped you out in a scrap, a bit of a bad boy but on the side of the angels really,
Ray at the start
Reed was Hard drinker. And for years this was known.
I'm sorry that such a charismatic man and actor,was an alcoholic. It's interesting how people think it was cool to be a drunk. But it's not,its a disease that destroy people's life.
Thank you for sharing that comment. No doubt that many need help with their addictions before it's too late
He was an alcoholic all his life. Russel Crowe didn’t like him. I didn’t realise he had such a posh voice. Wasted life. 😢
Sadly, I think the drinking cost him his life and affected his career. Quality actor, but problems.
As a music lover i do not rate this piece as anything tunefull i know i;m going to get falck from Ollie lovers but there its off my chest
Drinking .
Was that really all he wanted out of the success from his life.
FFS 🙊🙉🙈
So the pub went out of business?
Not that I know of. Where did you hear or see that information? Should still be open.
Looks more like a crackhouse than a pub. Urgh
that's one terrible singer
You mean you didn't like his singing or him as a person?
I bet you can sing better eh Mate ?
Even with no Teeth.
Did he collapse downstairs or the upstairs bit
I believe it happened downstairs in the bar. If I am not wrong.
Poor man should have been given help to beat that horrendous addiction ! He was a true artist and great actor. Yet the fire water killed him and we are buzzing ? Wtf? Dickheads.