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Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed

Acting February 13, 1938 (61 years old) May 2, 1999 Wimbledon, London, England, UK

Biography

Robert Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938 – May 2, 1999) was an English actor known for his "hellraiser" lifestyle. After making his first significant screen appearances in Hammer Horror films in the early 1960s, his notable films include The Trap (1966), playing Bill Sikes in the 1968 Best Picture Oscar winner Oliver! (a film directed by his uncle Carol Reed), Women in Love (1969), Hannibal Brooks (1969), The Devils (1971), portraying Athos in The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974); the lover and stepfather in Tommy (1975), Funny Bones (1995) and Gladiator (2000). For playing Antonius Proximo, the old, gruff gladiator trainer in Ridley Scott's Gladiator, in what was his final film, Reed was posthumously nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2000. At the peak of his career, in 1971, British exhibitors voted Reed fifth most popular star at the box office. The British Film Institute (BFI) stated that "partnerships with Michael Winner and Ken Russell in the mid-60s saw Reed become an emblematic Brit-flick icon", but from the mid-1970s his alcoholism began affecting his career, with the BFI adding "Reed had assumed Robert Newton's mantle as Britain's thirstiest thespian".

Movies 122

Gladiator 8.2

Gladiator

as Proximo

2000
The Devils 7.5

The Devils

as Father Urbain Grandier

1971
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 7.0

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

as Vulcan

1988
The Three Musketeers 6.7

The Three Musketeers

as Athos

1973
Oliver! 7.0

Oliver!

as Bill Sikes

1968
The Brood 6.7

The Brood

as Dr. Hal Raglan

1979
Lion of the Desert 7.3

Lion of the Desert

as General Rodolfo Graziani

1981
Tommy 6.5

Tommy

as Frank

1975
The Four Musketeers 6.5

The Four Musketeers

as Athos

1974
Burnt Offerings 6.4

Burnt Offerings

as Ben Rolf

1976
And Then There Were None 5.7

And Then There Were None

as Hugh Lombard

1974
Treasure Island 6.7

Treasure Island

as Billy Bones

1990
The Return of the Musketeers 6.2

The Return of the Musketeers

as Athos

1989
The Prince and the Pauper 6.1

The Prince and the Pauper

as Miles Hendon

1977
Two of a Kind 6.1

Two of a Kind

as Beasley

1983
Women in Love 6.6

Women in Love

as Gerald Crich

1969
The Curse of the Werewolf 6.5

The Curse of the Werewolf

as Leon Corledo

1961
The Big Sleep 5.9

The Big Sleep

as Eddie Mars

1978
The Hunting Party 6.2

The Hunting Party

as Frank Calder

1971
The League of Gentlemen 7.1

The League of Gentlemen

as Chorus Boy (uncredited)

1960
The Pit and the Pendulum 5.8

The Pit and the Pendulum

as Cardinal

1991
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday 5.1

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

as Joe Knox

1976
Fanny Hill 5.4

Fanny Hill

as Edward Widdlecome

1983
Funny Bones 6.6

Funny Bones

as Dolly Hopkins

1995
The Lady and the Highwayman 5.1

The Lady and the Highwayman

as Sir Phillip Gage

1988
Condorman 5.5

Condorman

as Krokov

1981
Spasms 4.5

Spasms

as Jason Kincaid

1983
The Assassination Bureau 6.7

The Assassination Bureau

as Ivan Dragomiloff

1969
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll 6.1

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

as Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)

1960
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun 5.2

The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun

as Michael Caldwell

1970
Revolver 6.8

Revolver

as Vito Cipriani

1973
Gor 3.8

Gor

as Sarm

1987
Jeremiah 7.0

Jeremiah

as General Safan

1998
Celebrity Naked Ambition 5.3

Celebrity Naked Ambition

as Self (archive footage)

2003
The Misfit Brigade 5.7

The Misfit Brigade

as The General

1987
Sword of Sherwood Forest 6.1

Sword of Sherwood Forest

as Lord Melton (uncredited)

1960
The Damned 6.3

The Damned

as King

1962
The Pirates of Blood River 6.1

The Pirates of Blood River

as Pirate Brocaire

1962
Royal Flash 5.9

Royal Flash

as Otto von Bismarck

1975
The Sting II 4.8

The Sting II

as Lonnegan

1983
The Revenger 4.9

The Revenger

as Jack Fisher

1989
The Ransom 6.2

The Ransom

as Nick McCormick

1977
Castaway 6.3

Castaway

as Gerald Kingsland

1986
The Trap 7.3

The Trap

as La Bete

1966
A Ghost in Monte Carlo 5.3

A Ghost in Monte Carlo

as The Rajah

1990
No Love for Johnnie 6.7

No Love for Johnnie

as Man with Bucket on His Head (uncredited)

1961
The Brigand of Kandahar 5.6

The Brigand of Kandahar

as Ali Kahn

1965
Venom 5.6

Venom

as Dave Averconnelly

1981
Lisztomania 6.0

Lisztomania

as Princess Carolyn's Servant

1975
Beat Girl 5.9

Beat Girl

as Plaid Shirt

1960
Take a Girl Like You 5.8

Take a Girl Like You

as Patrick Standish

1970
Prisoner of Honor 6.1

Prisoner of Honor

as Gen. de Boisdeffre

1991
The Bulldog Breed 6.1

The Bulldog Breed

as Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)

1960
Paranoiac 6.6

Paranoiac

as Simon Ashby

1963
Hannibal Brooks 6.4

Hannibal Brooks

as Brooks

1969
Hired to Kill 4.8

Hired to Kill

as Michael Bartos

1990
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' 7.5

Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'

as Self

2005
The Class Of Miss MacMichael 5.2

The Class Of Miss MacMichael

as Terence Sutton

1978
I'll Never Forget What's'isname 5.4

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

as Andrew Quint

1967
The Square Peg 6.5

The Square Peg

as (uncredited)

1958
Life Is a Circus 6.5

Life Is a Circus

as Spectator at Sideshow (uncredited)

1960
The Captain's Table 6.0

The Captain's Table

as Suntanning Passenger (uncredited)

1959
Z.P.G. 6.0

Z.P.G.

as Russ

1972
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype 5.2

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

as Dr. Henry Heckyl/Mr. Hype

1980
The Angry Silence 7.2

The Angry Silence

as Mick

1960
Captain Clegg 6.3

Captain Clegg

as Harry Cobtree

1962
The Best of Max Headroom

The Best of Max Headroom

as Self

1987
The Scarlet Blade 5.5

The Scarlet Blade

as Captain Sylvester

1963
The House of Usher 4.8

The House of Usher

as Roderick Usher

1989
Sitting Target 6.1

Sitting Target

as Harry Lomart

1972
The Sell Out 5.5

The Sell Out

as Gabriel Lee

1976
Black Arrow 6.9

Black Arrow

as Sir Brackley

1985
Tomorrow Never Comes 5.7

Tomorrow Never Comes

as Jim Wilson

1978
The Rebel 7.8

The Rebel

as Artist in Cafe

1961
Dirty Weekend 5.2

Dirty Weekend

as Fabrizo

1973
Mahler 6.8

Mahler

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

1974
Master of Dragonard Hill 3.9

Master of Dragonard Hill

as Captain Shanks

1987
Value for Money 6.9

Value for Money

as Extra (uncredited)

1955
US Against the World

US Against the World

as Self

1977
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' 7.2

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

as Self (archive footage)

1999
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo 7.2

The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo

as Captain Cornelius Donovan

1998
The Shuttered Room 6.1

The Shuttered Room

as Ethan

1967
Blue Blood 4.4

Blue Blood

as Tom the butler

1974
The Party's Over 6.6

The Party's Over

as Moise

1965
Captive Rage 3.9

Captive Rage

as General Belmondo

1988
Severed Ties 4.5

Severed Ties

as Dr. Hans Vaughan

1992
The System 6.2

The System

as Tinker

1964
Upstairs and Downstairs 5.8

Upstairs and Downstairs

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

1959
The Jokers 6.2

The Jokers

as David Tremayne

1967
Russian Roulette - Moscow 95 10.0

Russian Roulette - Moscow 95

1995
Captive 4.0

Captive

as Gregory Le Vay

1986
L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")

L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")

2002
The Bruce 6.4

The Bruce

as Bishop Wisharton

1996
Parting Shots 5.5

Parting Shots

as Jamie Campbell-Stewart

1999
Skeleton Coast 4.6

Skeleton Coast

as Captain Simpson

1988
Dragonard 4.3

Dragonard

as Captain Shanks

1987
Superbrain 7.0

Superbrain

as Professor Norbert Marcus

1996
One Russian Summer 7.9

One Russian Summer

as Palizyn

1973
Clash of Loyalties 7.5

Clash of Loyalties

as Colonel Leachman

1983
Hellraisers

Hellraisers

as Self (archive footage)

2000
Dante's Inferno 6.9

Dante's Inferno

as Dante Gabriel Rossetti

1967
His and Hers 5.3

His and Hers

as Oliver Borlinski

1961
Rage to Kill 5.2

Rage to Kill

as General Turner

1988
The Debussy Film 7.6

The Debussy Film

as Claude Debussy

1965
The Triple Echo 5.8

The Triple Echo

as Arthur, the Sergeant

1972
Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel

Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel

as Self

1991
The World of Hammer: Lands Before Time 5.0

The World of Hammer: Lands Before Time

as Narrator

1994
Orpheus & Eurydice 10.0

Orpheus & Eurydice

as Narrator

2000
The World of Hammer: Vamp 6.0

The World of Hammer: Vamp

as Narrator (voice)

1994
A Touch of the Sun 5.0

A Touch of the Sun

as Captain Daniel Nelson

1979
That's Action 9.0

That's Action

as General Turner (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990
The World of Hammer: Wicked Women 7.0

The World of Hammer: Wicked Women

as Narrator (voice)

1994
Panama Sugar 6.0

Panama Sugar

as Generale

1990
The Real Oliver Reed

The Real Oliver Reed

as Self (archive footage)

2000
Director of Devils

Director of Devils

as Self

2012
Luise knackt den Jackpot 10.0

Luise knackt den Jackpot

as Matthias

1995
The World of Hammer: Chiller 7.0

The World of Hammer: Chiller

as narrator

1994
Hello London 7.0

Hello London

as Photographer (uncredited)

1960
The Devils Original on-set footage

The Devils Original on-set footage

2012
Blind Justice 6.5

Blind Justice

as Ian Ballinger

1988
The World of Hammer: Trials of War 9.0

The World of Hammer: Trials of War

as Narrator

1994
Always on Sunday 6.5

Always on Sunday

as Narrator (voice)

1965

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