Reid, Mike

Reid, Mike
▪ 2008
Michael Reid 
      British actor and comedian

born Jan. 19, 1940, London, Eng.

died July 29, 2007, Marbella, Spain
portrayed Frank Butcher in more than 500 episodes of the BBC television soap opera EastEnders between 1987 and 2005. Reid, a petty criminal in his youth, spent some time in Brixton prison before turning to show business, first as a stunt double and then as a brash cockney stand-up comic on the BBC's The Comedians (1971). He later starred in It's Mike Reid (1973), The Mike Reid Show (1976), and Mike Reid: Live and Kicking (1998), made guest appearances on numerous other television programs, and had roles in movies.

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