Before they were famous

[callmemadam]

Don’t you love it when an actor who later became a star appears in a small role in an old film? I do, I love spotting them. The other evening, I watched The Rebel, a film of 1961 starring Tony Hancock. There were stalwarts of British cinema to be seen: John Le Mesurier, Irene Handl, Dennis Price. Then, in a French café, Oliver Reed, unmistakable, although with only one line. He got a credit, too, as ‘artist in café'.
Liz Frazer in this clip.

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[gwendraith]

I loved Tony Hancock (and Oliver Reed come to that). It's easy to forget that actors who are well known these days have often been around, pretty much as unknowns, for years building their careers with these small roles.

It's raining :) It's also cold :( I've popped the heat on.

[callmemadam]

Hancock's Half Hour on the radio is genius, IMO. I have a lot of tapes but only an old Walkman to listen with.

Dark and windy here, the heating is on. My weather app says it will rain. Promises, promises ... We seem to have our very own rain-free microclimate.