OLIVER REED'S LAST PUB MALTA  

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.

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.

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! ♥️

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..

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!'

Oliver Reed, he was barmy and funny, and unlike today's dross full of dreary actors he had a wonderful personality...RIP Dear Ollie....

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 ...

Lovely Tribute to a great actor

Crakin wee boozer.....sunk a good few beers in there ....great tribute to the man....feel his presence as you scoop away.... RIP meastro

The pub is now a shrine not just for Oliver Reed but all those who worked on the movie Gladiator

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

Oliver Reed was an amazing actor.

Some of the most memorable interviews on the net. What a remarkable gentleman and fine actor ... and still very sorely missed !

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

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.

R.I.P Reedy you absolute Legend.

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.

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.

He was the man

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. 🍻🍻🍻

RIP and long live Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938 - May 2, 1999), aged 61 You will always be remembered as a legend.

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

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

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.

I would have liked to have a few drinks with oliver respect to him lived his life how he bloody well wa nted warrior

Class man and actor funny as he'll!!!!

Brilliant actor!

He couldnt resist the alcohol temptation!

rip oliver. loved him in muskateers but other movies too.

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

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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.

Thank God he could act as he would have starved as a singer. RIP MR Reed.

i visited this pub a few years ago to pay my respects he was a one of a kind rest in peace

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.

Oliver Reed..Great Actor & Voice.

RiP Ollie 🍺

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

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,

He truly did Displace Air. Such charisma.

My favorite Oliver reed movie is "The Trap" ( 1966 )

At least they are not cashing in on it!

One hell of an actor and character but bit scary to work with unless he was in a sober mood.

Ive read his books respect having a mini as a taxi fabulous 👍

Pub is still open?

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.

Oliver Reed, Richard Harris, Richard Burton last of the real hard men.

Ollie & kieth moon were best mates !!

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....

Looks like pat tate with oldie in that thumbnail pic

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. 😢

RIP Oliver

What a loss.

Great pub 👌

JUST A FEELING ABOUT OLLIE REED-- THINK HE KNEW -?

Yup, Oliver Reed went out with a bang and even predicted it

It’s a fitting place for Oliver, what a character

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.

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

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!

i love reed

What a legend ❤

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Drinking . Was that really all he wanted out of the success from his life. FFS 🙊🙉🙈

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.

Written by Dave Clark. Cool.

Shocking song

Didn't know this. Its perfect.

Reed was Hard drinker. And for years this was known.

Ray at the start

Looks more like a crackhouse than a pub. Urgh

So the pub went out of business?

that's one terrible singer

Did he collapse downstairs or the upstairs bit

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.

Nice to see them paying homage to him within the pub.