Oliver Reed
Known for Acting · 134 credits
- Born
- 1938-02-13
- Died
- 1999-05-02
- Place of birth
- Wimbledon, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Robert Oliver Reed
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".
Known For
TV Shows (12)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Saint
1962
as Joe Catelli / Aristides Koralis
Film '72
1971
as Self
The Third Man
1959
as Pepi
The World of Hammer
1994
as Narrator / Self (archive footage)
Masquerade
1983
as Peter Serkov / Wolfen
Return to Lonesome Dove
1993
as Gregor Dunnigan
The Max Headroom Show
1985
as Self
Christopher Columbus
1985
as Martin Pinzon
Knight Errant Limited
1959
as Benny Falconer
R3
1964
Living Famously
2002
as (archive footage)
Movies (122)
Gladiator
2000
as Proximo
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
as Vulcan
The Devils
1971
as Father Urbain Grandier
Oliver!
1968
as Bill Sikes
The Three Musketeers
1973
as Athos
The Brood
1979
as Dr. Hal Raglan
Tommy
1975
as Frank
And Then There Were None
1974
as Hugh Lombard
Women in Love
1969
as Gerald Crich
Lion of the Desert
1981
as General Rodolfo Graziani
Treasure Island
1990
as Billy Bones
Gor
1987
as Sarm
Skeleton Coast
1988
as Captain Simpson
Burnt Offerings
1976
as Ben Rolf
The Four Musketeers
1974
as Athos
The Prince and the Pauper
1977
as Miles Hendon
Castaway
1986
as Gerald Kingsland
The Return of the Musketeers
1989
as Athos
The Misfit Brigade
1987
as The General
The Assassination Bureau
1969
as Ivan Dragomiloff
Beat Girl
1960
as Plaid Shirt
The Sting II
1983
as Lonnegan
The Hunting Party
1971
as Frank Calder
Parting Shots
1999
as Jamie Campbell-Stewart
Venom
1981
as Dave Averconnelly
Captain Clegg
1962
as Harry Cobtree
The Big Sleep
1978
as Eddie Mars
Two of a Kind
1983
as Beasley
The Pit and the Pendulum
1991
as Cardinal
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Trap
1966
as La Bete
Condorman
1981
as Krokov
Fanny Hill
1983
as Edward Widdlecome
Jeremiah
1998
as General Safan
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
1960
as Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967
as Andrew Quint
Lisztomania
1975
as Princess Carolyn's Servant
Hannibal Brooks
1969
as Brooks
Royal Flash
1975
as Otto von Bismarck
Funny Bones
1995
as Dolly Hopkins
Sitting Target
1972
as Harry Lomart
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961
as Leon Corledo
Mahler
1974
as Train Conductor
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
2005
as Self
The League of Gentlemen
1960
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
1970
as Michael Caldwell
Tomorrow Never Comes
1978
as Jim Wilson
The Jokers
1967
as David Tremayne
Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960
as Lord Melton (uncredited)
Ransom
1977
as Nick McCormick
Z.P.G.
1972
as Russ
The System
1964
as Tinker
The Rebel
1961
as Artist in Cafe
The Party's Over
1965
as Moise
Spasms
1983
as Jason Kincaid
US Against the World
1977
as Self
The Shuttered Room
1967
as Ethan
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
1990
as The Rajah
The Angry Silence
1960
as Mick
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
The Square Peg
1958
as (uncredited)
The Lady and the Highwayman
1988
as Sir Phillip Gage
Revolver
1973
as Vito Cipriani
Captive Rage
1988
as General Belmondo
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
1976
as Joe Knox
Hired to Kill
1990
as Michael Bartos
Take a Girl Like You
1970
as Patrick Standish
No Love for Johnnie
1961
as Man with Bucket on His Head (uncredited)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Hellraisers
2000
as Self (archive footage)
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
1998
as Captain Cornelius Donovan
The Pirates of Blood River
1962
as Pirate Brocaire
One Russian Summer
1973
as Palizyn
The Damned
1962
as King
The Bulldog Breed
1960
as Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
Black Arrow
1985
as Sir Brackley
The Triple Echo
1972
as Arthur, the Sergeant
Prisoner of Honor
1991
as Gen. de Boisdeffre
The Scarlet Blade
1963
as Captain Sylvester
Dragonard
1987
as Captain Shanks
The Revenger
1989
as Jack Fisher
Panama Sugar
1990
as Generale
Rage to Kill
1988
as General Turner
The Bruce
1996
as Bishop Wisharton
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
1980
as Dr. Henry Heckyl/Mr. Hype
The Best of Max Headroom
1987
as Self
Value for Money
1955
as Extra (uncredited)
Dirty Weekend
1973
as Fabrizo
Dante's Inferno
1967
as Dante Gabriel Rossetti
The Brigand of Kandahar
1965
as Ali Kahn
Severed Ties
1992
as Dr. Hans Vaughan
Paranoiac
1963
as Simon Ashby
Blind Justice
1988
as Ian Ballinger
Clash of Loyalties
1983
as Colonel Leachman
The Captain's Table
1959
as Suntanning Passenger (uncredited)
His and Hers
1961
as Oliver Borlinski
The Class Of Miss MacMichael
1978
as Terence Sutton
L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
2002
The Sell Out
1976
as Gabriel Lee
The Real Oliver Reed
2000
as Self (archive footage)
The House of Usher
1989
as Roderick Usher
Master of Dragonard Hill
1987
as Captain Shanks
Blue Blood
1974
as Tom the butler
That's Action
1990
as General Turner (archive footage) (uncredited)
Director of Devils
2012
as Self
Superbrain
1996
as Professor Norbert Marcus
Captive
1986
as Gregory Le Vay
Russian Roulette - Moscow 95
1995
The Debussy Film
1965
as Claude Debussy
Life Is a Circus
1960
as Spectator at Sideshow (uncredited)
The World of Hammer: Vamp
1994
as Narrator (voice)
The World of Hammer: Chiller
1994
as narrator
Hello London
1960
as Photographer (uncredited)
A Touch of the Sun
1979
as Captain Daniel Nelson
The World of Hammer: Trials of War
1994
as Narrator
Luise knackt den Jackpot
1995
as Matthias
Orpheus & Eurydice
2000
as Narrator
The World of Hammer: Lands Before Time
1994
as Narrator
The World of Hammer: Wicked Women
1994
as Narrator (voice)
Always on Sunday
1965
as Narrator (voice)
About Oliver Reed
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), Fu… With 134 credits spanning from 1955 to 2012, Oliver Reed has appeared in 122 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Oliver Reed Movies
- Gladiator (2000) — as Proximo
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) — as Vulcan
- The Devils (1971) — as Father Urbain Grandier
- Oliver! (1968) — as Bill Sikes
- The Three Musketeers (1973) — as Athos
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