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- Birth nameMichael Reid
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Mike Reid was born on January 19, 1940 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Snatch (2000), EastEnders (1985) and Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993). He was married to Shirley Collins and Sheila A Axe. He died on July 29, 2007 in Marbella, Spain.
- SpousesShirley Collins(August 5, 1971 - July 29, 2007) (his death, 2 children)Sheila A Axe(January 22, 1958 - 1967) (divorced, 2 children)
- Telling the audience to "turn it in" (shut up) when they laugh at his jokes
- Was fired from his role as Roger Moore's underwater stunt double in The Saint (1962) after making fun of the actor's thinning hair.
- He was a stuntman on films such as Spartacus (1960) and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968).Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (1965)_.
- After working as a stand-up comedian in clubs and on board cruise liners, he worked as a film extra and stunt driver, working on films such as Casino Royale (1967), Up the Junction (1968) and The Dirty Dozen (1967).
- Owed £900,000 at the time of his death, which meant that creditors took all his money.
- Ranked #21 in The 100 Greatest EastEnders (1985) Characters of All Time for his performance as Frank Butcher (2015).
- If there is a price to be paid for becoming a celebrity and to be financially secure, then I paid and paid and paid when we lost Mark.
- Today, nine years later, I haven't come to terms with his loss. With the pain still there and me nearly 60, I know I'm never going to. People must see me on the TV or in cabaret, laughing, singing, cracking gags, and imagine that time has healed the pain and the scars. If only they knew. My son is locked away - not forgotten, just hidden away in whatever part we keep our private grief. Otherwise I couldn't function.
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