Parkinson interviews Oliver Reed - 1973 - pt1
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- Опубліковано 16 лис 2010
- Oliver Reed is now best remembered for the chat show appearances where he turned up apparently 18 sheets to the wind and made an arse of himself. It was not always so. When sober, he was a dream guest. Lucid, interesting, thoughtful, funny and a fund of superb anecdotes. Here he is in 1973, with Parky, Dame Isobel Barnett, and Mickey & Sherri Spillane. Remember him THIS way.
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In 1973 we had people like Oliver Reed, Peter O'toole, Richard Burton, John Hurt and Richard Harris. In 2019 Gordon Ramsey is considered edgy. What a scandal! Ollie was like the uncle you hoped would be there on Christmas Day. Wonderful.
Well said
You forgot to mention you also had Jimmy Saville and Gary Glitter in 1973
And Ollie didn’t have to use the f word every minute. Class speaker. Not like the obscene mumbling fools we have now
@@Willsey Yes!
Top class... 👍👍👍
That man was articulate. Today in age you will never find an actor who levels Reed's command of the English language.
That’s demonstrably untrue.
I think there are a few. Brian Blessed is still around. However I'm struggling to name mide4n day ones.
name it
I would cosider it an honour to be sworn at by this legend. Oh for a pint with him.
He is a gentlemen and intelligent the late and great Oliver Reed.
The charisma of Oliver Reed is a very rare trait. His magnetism is quite astounding.
Absolutely ❤
We need people like Oliver Reed, it's rather dull without him.
this interview is so interesting...more interesting than a lot of shit on tv or cable these days...
The corporate right wing
@James Henderson Sure. And from his prison cell, no doubt. Give me a break, ya tit.
@James Henderson moron
Totally agree, all stars now are so fucking boring😕😕😕😕😕😕
I liked Oliver Reed because despite all his flaws, he came across as an actual human being, and not like most other celebrities with their tightly controlled images, publicists and whatnot.
despite his male chauvinistic tendencies?
@@harpoon_bakery162
Oh poppycock! Don't be so ridiculous, ffs.
Whoa 😮 what language.
@@harpoon_bakery162 boo hoo...
YES...He was a man of his time. Would not fit into today's Wokeism.
The world is a darker place without stand out characters like this. A man who walked his own line. Great to watch.
He got my father very drunk at Brown’s Hotel in 1971 (and that was no mean feat). He was utterly charming to my mother....and me, aged 12. What a lovely man!
wow, a close encounter for sure... holy crap. what did he look like in those days?
Same as he did in this interview in 1973 Durrrr
@@harpoon_bakery162 don’t remember! I was very young. He was great fun, and lovely to my mother & me
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.
What a truely facinating man he was, he had everything going for him, great looks, amazing charisma, superb speaking and acting skills, Charm, and a great sense of humour, yet still quite vulnerable and grounded, non of your typical hippocratic air head twirly acting types here!, i could listen to him all day, god bless you Ollie! RIP
Oliver Reed was a great actor, served his Country with National Service and a decent man. Although he liked a drink or two if he saw a person that needed help crossing the road he would help. Yes he was out spoken at times but that was part of his appeal.. R.I.P.
Love the way he is so gallant with Lady Barnett. People got Ollie wrong. A friend of mine whose dad knew him said he was a real gent. Very shy and generous. He played on the boozy thing but in reality loved been at home chiling out or walking his dogs.
Hardly shy
Lol. Nope.
that's sweet, there's a few photos of him at his country manor surrounded by dogs
I love Oliver reed my hero rip xx❤❤😅
Such a great conversationalist. No one tells stories like Oliver. I could listen to him speaking all day and never get tired of it.😊
He lived life on his own terms and was totally unrepentant. A great man with enormous charisma and effortless charm.
fiveredpears yeah fuck his kids growing up without a father
@@raclarke7379 I will defend your right to state something so incredibly significant. Yet, sombre.
No one can deny your concern and evidence that his children were deprived of their father because of his nature.
But unfortunately his nature wasn't about being here for a long time. Only being here for a good time.
Beautifully put
@@raclarke7379
Oh please! As if you even give a damn, buddy.
@@raclarke7379 He was old AF when he died dude!??!? 🤣
I met him when he lived in Wimbledon. I had a friend (a rich twit) at the time who knew him.
He was gorgeous, sexy and charming and was hilarious. I was only 17 and wished that I was older. I should have got his autograph but was too besotted to remember to get it.
Such a smart, charming and good looking man.
I have seen many an interview with Oliver Reed and damn I wish he was still alive. One of the greatest men to have ever graced the screen. Words cannot describe this genuinely brilliant, sincere and exuberant ray of light that only Oliver Reed could posess.... sorely missed!
How gorgeous was Oliver Reed?!! So handsome in those days.
if not for the nasty scar
Have you seen him lately??
@@robbiecorleone13 he looks a bit thin
@@archer8814 Turns out that scar was serious then
Looks like a dropped trifle
This for me is the side of Oliver Reid that I love...beautiful lucid charming engaging ..too much made of his piss head antics and pure cinema actor
In the top tier of actors, absolutely fantastic.
He was a true gent, easy on the eye ,well spoken and incredibly intelligent this interview given the state the world is in today makes you realise that nothings changed..Oliver Reed gone too soon :(
He has an amazing voice.
As a child I loved him, but always felt a tinge of sorrow for him too.
So handsome and charming too when he was sober
He had danger written all over his face !! I loved him
They don't make em like olly anymore . True gent.😁
One of the most beautiful speaking voices in the English language. Add to this intelligence, taste, a great gift and actually modesty... and Oliver Reed ain't bad, either! (God bless Isobel Barnett). Oliver Reed was a person who made the world a better place, actually.
my neighbour from 1972 till 1982 0ckley surrey England , god bless ya RIP
A very gifted actor.
I raise a drink to his career.
Olly has a very distinctive, cultured voice.
mistofoles
He grew up in Wimbledon SW19. A sweet man very eccentric of course. But he is like Lee Marvin.
@@wolfthequarrelsome504 no he hated RADA
Seriously! ‘Twas not expecting that prissy voice from Bill Freakin’ Sikes!
love listening to him talk...interesting stories to tell too. intelligent people always do....michael caine and barry humpries. could listen to them anytime , anywhere, all the time
His RP accent changed over time.
What a man reminds me of my father never a dull moment very well spoken gentleman
Gone but never forgotten
He was such a troubled man. But unforgettable and I'm happy he was immortalised in the films he starred in. He was so brilliantly talented.
he just liked to go to the pub. he wasn't troubled. he was a hellava dart player, i'll tell you that.
What I love most, is he had no fear of simply being himself.
Exactly. Regardless of anyone’s views, I really respect and love that. That’s a quality you won’t find among 99.9% of today’s celebrities. Hollywood has become a cesspit of political propaganda, corruption and sexual abuse. Ollie would kick them all up the bollucks if he was alive today.
Being onseself is in this case a very bad idea :-) Obviously a man with problems
DaleBoy4 that’s not true he was very shy apparently and drank to be his drunk self and it destroyed him.
You are wrong he had a great fear of being himself rather shy and retiring that's why he had to have a drink to come out of his shell ( fact ) from Oliver and his friends
Alcohol will have that effect.
Does anyone else notice how adorable Oliver was whenever he smiled?
I feel like when he smiles is when he breaks character, like his life is one big sketch and sometimes he cracks himself up.
Gay
@@ophiolatreia93 are you trying too suppress your own homosexuality by calling people gay?
@@derektrotter4287yes...
@@wessley4606 😂
I truly miss the characters of yesterday.
You mean yesteryear but anyways we get your point, we deserve much classier actors
Me too
When people could be characters without being shunned by big brother
Then become one yourself today.
@@JonJonJonJonJonJonJonJon in this woke world? Impossible
Refreshing to hear the guests talk uninterrupted by the host as in most American talk shows.
Well spoken and someone you could sit and listen to for ages and compare that to what graces the screens nowadays. RIP Ollie.
What a wonderful actor he was. And a very interesting chap!
Love listening to Oliver Reeds voice and was such a great actor and handsome too
Such a superb accent and, oddly, always seemed about 44 years of age (Actually about 35 here).
Although he was way before my time, I find him really charming. He's got something about him.
Briony Duke he was one hell of an actor too ;) shame people only remember him for his "hellraiser" behaviour
Andrade Filipe I agree, I haven't seen all his films but thought he was brilliant in Oliver, Gladiator and Castaway :)
U are right about all these, but u got to watch Ken Russell's The Devils, its probably his best performance ;)
Briony Duke its called alpha honey. Which women of your age bracket and younger seem to fear. However, we will always reign. Rip Olly
My father knew him well, and he was a lovely, highly intelligent man. So great with me when I was a child
Thank you, I always appreciate people who post kind words about Mr. Reed. People are all too eager to believe the awful rumours (or extremely exaggerated truths) without realizing he was a beautiful, talented human being. I enjoyed this interview very much, made my day.
Marie Shively how the fuck do you know they are exaggerated?
Marie S Made my day too. (ignore the other filthy comment!)
He had the courage to speak the truth about liberal feminism and also the radicalized progressive left. He also spoke out against radical islam in a time few people were aware of it. He also pointed out the hypocrisy of the liberal feminist left....how they labeled HIM as chauvinistic and hating women but they supported a belief systen that stoned rape victims implemented honor killings FGM.
He was a sarcastic asshole but also very brave in that he had the spine to speak the truth about the real motive of women like gloria steinam and the double standard of the progressive left in general. It became a death sentence for his career.
His chauvinistic comments about women was for the benefit of liberal feminists. He did it to piss them off. WHY....THEY WERE STILL ARE ...DICTIONARY STUUUUPPPIDDD.
Oliver reed married a woman whose IQ was 172. His was 168. She finished middle AND high school at 13. Went onto college completed it at 15...magna cum laud. Went onto graduate studies was out by 20 at the TOP OF HER CLASS. Do you think a true chauvinist would marry her? Everything these feminists wanted to be his wife WAS. After mocking them to show how stupid they sounded he pointed his wife out to them....could THEY do HALF of what SHE DID? THAT was when he zapped them about their almost total blackout on radical islam and how it denied women even basic health care. I wish i could find that video clip again. I suspect Mark Zuckerburgs youtube minions removed it. Lololol..of COURSE what he told these mentally retarded c**** left them FUMING. He told them the TRUTH. The TRUTH has a way of doing that.
My dad was friend's with Ollie,
He was great fun, and a true gent, my mum used to cut his hair,mum said he was charming, and used to bring cakes for all the girls working in my mums salon.
Exaggerated, possibly? But the point is Oliver was a great actor, marvellous raconteur, & had a brooding presence! What young English actor could possibly compare to him today? Love him or hate him? Oliver is one of a kind!
Brilliant gorgeous well educated true one of a kind....
The original London toff. The closest prototype today is Tom Hardy.
Oliver Reed’s eyes are so dreamy. 😍💚😍💚
Ollie felt comfortable around normal everyday people in pubs. Fact...
His scar on the left side of his face is quite noticeable here. Most actors would have arranged to be shot from the other side, but apparently Mr. Reed hadn't that kind of vanity. Beautiful voice and an articulate man.
Wonderful interview, Oliver Reed remains one of my all-time favorite actors and people. Such a brilliant man. Even with his problems, there were also so many people who were publicly unkind to the man. It would have been a joy to sit down and talk to him over dinner. Greatness. It's nice to see how much Mr. Spillane enjoyed listening to him.
And I'd love to pull up a seat and join you both 😊
I live not all that far from where Oliver Reed is buried in Ireland and like many other movie fans I attended his funeral to pay respect to an actor I liked, and of course to see any other famous actors who turned up.there weren't any!..the only show business personality who turned up was Reeds great friend the late Michael Winner who cried hi during the whole thing and obviously liked Oliver Reed a great deal. The Irish locals liked Reed a great deal, maybe he was a wild Irishman at heart!
Loved him,such charisma. I often thought his drunken antics were for entertainment than reality
The generation of Richard Burton, Harris, Peter O'Toole and Oliver Reed (the original Hellraisers) will never be topped.
A greatly missed kind-hearted wildman, a true eccentric and lover of life, animals, people.
Enjoy life by any means necessary!
Balls to authority!
Oliver
Oliver Reed, a real mans man, pity their is not more like him around now..
Imagine sitting in a room with him, Lee Marvin, Robert Mitchum, Richard Harris, William Holden, and Richard Burton...swapping stories and slinging gins? Man...throw Lawrence Tierney and Keith Moon in that room and you'd have a novel worth reading. Great characters. Never forgotten.
Being a man's man is not allowed anymore
Corporate correctness/control destroyed individuality.
We never were, that’s what makes a mans man. Still a few of us about!! Pint of beer!?
He wouldn't be allowed to exist now. He'd be turned into George Clooney or some other milk toast.
Reed, Harris, Burton, O'Toole!! Where have all the characters gone from Hollywood???
Don't forget Lee Marvin
Cirrhosis sadly
And Finney, too.
I just looked up that movie with Lee Marvin , Angie Dickinson , and a few others ... it's called
POINT BLANK , made in 1967.
If anyone here has not seen it , this gemstone is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED .
Erm, dead.
He is so right in everything he says he made it on his own with no stuffy drama school training what a rebel,Oliver Reed is a true legend
I loved Reed and I have every sympathy for his abuse of alcohol. We don't understand the weight of certain personalities. RIP. xx
He never feared to be himself. What you saw was what you got - a towering talent with flaws, as we all do. They made him more special. One of the greats that won't be duplicated ever.
I adored Parky. I was beside myself when I realised that a book about the history of westerns in the cinema had been written by him. Oliver Reed? Good fun to watch, both in film and out. His interviews were nigh on iconic. Two winners here chaps.
I remember meeting Oliver in the pub in 1976 we had a great conversation + 6 drinks and I never forget his advice as we both have dyslexia. I didn’t make as much money as he did but I did very well for my self and to this day I still stick to what he told me. God rest his soul 🙏
And now are you are going to reveal his advice for us all?
A wonderful actor and a great man, lovely to see him here so well. We few of us will be lucky enough to end our days in the prefect way for us, Oliver had a hear attack in the bar, with a pint in his hand and they say he was gone before he hit the floor, I miss him
love his voice
totally captivating such charisma
Just superb, Ollie, and, as the uploader says, he was a chat show dream guest for many years before things went wrong. The scar is from a knifing incident in the gents in a London pub toilets at the early stages of his career. Luckily, his acting talents were not lost to us due to this.
Must have been a horrendous incident.
what a beautiful man
Oliver only played at being the outrageous Character until he met the LEGENDARY Keith Moon. Oliver is on record as saying that Keith showed him how to drink!
Stewart Nicol as BILLY CONNOLLY - no, he said he knew the way to the bar, but Keith showed him the way to the bizarre!
Some guy said, about Bette Davis, I only knew 2 or 3 guys who could drink me under the table, but she was the only woman who could.
I loved oliver Reed,he was a fine actor a great mimic really handsome an amazing voice ,nobody comes close xxx
I have to say i very much admire Oliver Reed....can't explain why...the drink etc doesn't come into it...that doesn't matter, because he was a fantastic actor and a very lovely person...i wish people would remember him as i do.... Rest in peace forever more x
I adored Oliver Reed right from the first time i seen him in a horror film, his eyes were facinating, he was larger than life and dominated the screen when the cameras were on him, he had a marvellous voice, Rest in Peace dear man, you are missed and left us in a horrible awful mean world, i know you are in a better place entertaining the Angels.
we need him now more than Eva! I'm 32 and I still watch a lot over him, amazing mind and speaker and he was had balls! image him coming on a chat show in this day and age lol RIP x
He was very handsome
INDEED....💃
Loved Oliver Reed, a real man's man.
Amazing how many actors have drink problems.
As I sit here with my acting degree, box of wine, and no job.
Ahhh yes I know to well for l am a Actor who is waiting for his big break at Mac Donalds.
I have a wonderful idea for a script but have no idea of how to even begin writing and how to make it a reality? I honestly think it could be great but have no idea where to begin. All the characters and scenes are already in my mind, as it is semi-autobiographical but I need some help as to to where I should start? I would love to use actors that no-one has heard of!! I realise this is a huge long-shot but who knows eh??Is there anyone out there with any experience willing to give a total novice a chance???
Yes, a massive long shot. As part of my degree, I did a screenwriting course. This gave me insight into writing, guys who write stuff I watch on TV talking to me directly about their experiences, and a structured (and crucially pressured) route to my own screenplay. I learned I absolutely loved writing the treatment, the initial synopsis, and used the picture in my head to then go on and write some of the script with loads of enthusiasm. Then the ADD kicked in, and I lost interest, or at least the ability to complete a project in which I'd explored all of the novelty. You might be different. Find a course, use the structure, and find out.
Dean pretty sure the old vic has a scheme for new writers, have a look in to that.
If it gets written, I want a part :)
Thank you soldierside! I'll have a look at that!
A great truthful man ,watch Hell raisers forget Liam Gallagher
Olly Reed, what a raconteur, God we miss him.
Craig Fishcake ds
just love the man,extraordinarily good looking, never a dull moment great to interview
I stumbled across "Hellraisers'', a great book about Oliver Reed, Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole and other great British actors who were wild on the screen and off it. Very worth your time
Thanks for that. I'll look it up! 😉
One of Britain's greatest ever actors, rude crude and brilliant
I'm watching Women In Love again tonight! He is GORGEOUS and I never forgave Glenda Jackson for breaking his heart.
I was a Teen then. It Was a MUCH Nicer Time!! I miss it!!
He was a GENIUS died way too young and his interviews are amazing, his drunken ones are hilarious! He's one of the greatest actors of all time.
What a insightful person cutting it down to edible wisdom.
A great Character actor and mindful human.
I'm happy he had general Theatre , public education.
He always keeps every conversation intellectual
The funniest story i ever read about Oliver Reed was when he bet Ozzy Osbourne to streak around a village during a drinking session. Ozzy duly obliged, only for Ollie to phone the cops and have him arrested.
RUDI UK Wow that is truly hilariousxDDD
Haha that’s a prank gone too far but I guess that’s ollie lol
Is that true? Bloody brilliant if it is.🤣
Sensationally restrained and beautifully articulate. And I noticed that a young Parckie has a look of Noel Gallagher about him.
True!
6:15. Boozy Ram !!! the look on Parkies face when he said it was priceless, no wonder Oliie pissed himself laughing.
And jokingly picked up a drink as Parkinson said it lol
Reed would have made a great Bond.
agreed, he had the class too
Sorry but James bond was in the navy and he didn't pass the test he got out drunk by us in Valletta and had the heart attack. Shouldn't speak bad of the dead but he was a utter wanker. RIP though buddy
The poor man's Errol Flynn...
He could of play bond and the bond vilen same time
LOL SHAKEN VODKA MARTINI AND A CASE OF CHAMPAGNE
So nicely written in the description!
I'm so fascinated with this man!
He seems like a lovely bloke! So sharp, smart, witty and happy!
He had this reputation of being an arse. Him wanting to control women, blah blah.
Yes, I get that he wasn't an easy man to be around at times. It was his way or the highway. He had quite high thoughts about himself at times. He was dominant and probably a know it all. It's not easy to be around people with a severe addiction.
But I also believe that he was soft. That he liked people and was genuinely interested in their stories.
He cared and was respectful.
A very complex man!
Maybe I'll met someone like him if I start to hang out in bars ;-)
Carmelita Olsen yeh you would meet someone like him who is a complex character who would give you a slap now and again alpha male style
I find Oliver Reed so precious here.
Great description. He was an alcoholic there's no doubt, but his charm, charisma and obvious sensitivity make me think he's a great man. The booze helps for some reason.
One of the greatest actors of my generation.
One of the greatest actors of any country or century period
A demi god of actors. Immense presence. RIP
My love for Oliver Reed is growing.
one of the few actors who can give menacing performances
He was utterly incredible in Oliver! They’re remaking it... Best of luck replacing Reed, Moody, Wild, and Wallis :-/
(NEVER)
Such a great actor. The way he delivers lines. Star.
Gorgeous man!
superb actor, and what a fine looking man he was. x
Yes. he "went over the top" and "over the edge" many times. WHAT A CHARACTER ! Here he is himself in his more sober and brilliant moments.
he was dealing with a lot of pain in his personal life.
Don’t we all, though?
I liked this suit.
This gentleman is a legend he tells it as it is , now many are only discovering the media's games.
"he was speaking in a normal voice" saved himself there!
Legends...Parky and Ollie.....simply magic.
I've never seen Parkie look more wide-eyed, fresh-faced and amazed by a guest. He's a great interviewer for his ability to ask a few decent questions and then just listen.
You obviously didn't see his interviews with Helen Mirren and Meg Ryan. Car crashes.
@@TheLowerIntestinethat’s because they were lousy guests
The Mirren interview was a disgrace and was definitely not Helen's fault. And Meg Ryan looked so uncomfortable. Isn't it the interviewer's job to make his guests open up? Parky at his worst.@@Willsey
@@TheLowerIntestine yes it is but it’s also the job of the guest to do a decent interview and have something to say. Parkinson knew from the start that she was going to be difficult. Conversation and that what it should be should be a two way thing. Watch him interview Hollywood greats like Bacall or Bette Davies . Superb, real stars who have something to say and are not divas
An authentic talent, well-spoken and always convincing in his roles. There is and will ever be only one Oliver Reed. Such a talented and intelligent man and one of life's genuine characters.