
Oliver Reed
Born: 1938-02-13
From: Wimbledon, London, England, UK
About: 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".

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
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And Then There Were None
Hugh Lombard
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The Prince and the Pauper
Miles Hendon
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The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
Michael Caldwell
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Lion of the Desert
Gen. Rodolfo Graziani
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Vulcan
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Lisztomania
Princess Carolyn's Servant
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The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Joe Knox
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The Assassination Bureau
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Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
Dr. Henry Heckyl/Mr. Hype
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The Pirates of Blood River
Pirate Brocaire
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The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
Captain Cornelius Donovan
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The Lady and the Highwayman
Sir Phillip Gage
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The Real Oliver Reed
Self (archive footage)
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Sword of Sherwood Forest
Lord Melton (uncredited)
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Dante's Inferno
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Andrew Quint
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Take a Girl Like You
Patrick Standish
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The Class Of Miss MacMichael
Terence Sutton
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The World of Hammer: Lands Before Time
Narrator
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Master of Dragonard Hill
Captain Shanks
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The World of Hammer: Vamp
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The World of Hammer: Wicked Women
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The Bulldog Breed
Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
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That's Action
General Turner (archive footage) (uncredited)
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The League of Gentlemen
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Upstairs and Downstairs
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Photographer (uncredited)
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The Captain's Table
Suntanning Passenger (uncredited)
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Life Is a Circus
Spectator at Sideshow (uncredited)
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Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
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narrator
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Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Self (archive footage)
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L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
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The Curse of the Werewolf
Leon Corledo
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No Love for Johnnie
Man with Bucket on His Head (uncredited)
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Celebrity Naked Ambition
Self (archive footage)
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