Oliver Reed

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

135

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-02-13

Day of death

1999-05-02 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Wimbledon, London, England, UK

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • Gladiator

    Gladiator

  • Black Arrow

    Black Arrow

  • Revolver

    Revolver

  • The System

    The System

  • Lisztomania

    Lisztomania

  • Jeremiah

    Jeremiah

  • Spasms

    Spasms

  • Hannibal Brooks

    Hannibal Brooks

  • Royal Flash

    Royal Flash

  • Tommy

    Tommy

  • The Third Man

    The Third Man

  • Beat Girl

    Beat Girl

  • The Assassination Bureau

    The Assassination Bureau

  • Parting Shots

    Parting Shots

  • Fanny Hill

    Fanny Hill

  • Z.P.G.

    Z.P.G.

  • Gor

    Gor

  • Treasure Island

    Treasure Island

  • Condorman

    Condorman

  • The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

  • Sitting Target

    Sitting Target

  • Mahler

    Mahler

  • That's Action

    That's Action

  • Dirty Weekend

    Dirty Weekend

  • Women in Love

    Women in Love

  • Captive

    Captive

  • Ransom

    Ransom

  • Return to Lonesome Dove

    Return to Lonesome Dove

  • The World of Hammer

    The World of Hammer

  • The World of Hammer

    The World of Hammer

  • Funny Bones

    Funny Bones

  • Venom

    Venom

  • The Trap

    The Trap

  • Hellraisers

    Hellraisers

  • The House of Usher

    The House of Usher

  • Masquerade

    Masquerade

  • The Bruce

    The Bruce

  • Russian Roulette - Moscow 95

    Russian Roulette - Moscow 95

  • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

  • Dragonard

    Dragonard

  • Oliver!

    Oliver!

  • Skeleton Coast

    Skeleton Coast

  • Blue Blood

    Blue Blood

  • The Brood

    The Brood

  • Film '72

    Film '72

  • Castaway

    Castaway

  • Hello London

    Hello London

  • Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus

  • The Four Musketeers

    The Four Musketeers

  • Lion of the Desert

    Lion of the Desert

  • The Devils

    The Devils

  • Two of a Kind

    Two of a Kind

  • The Shuttered Room

    The Shuttered Room

  • The Max Headroom Show

    The Max Headroom Show

  • His and Hers

    His and Hers

  • And Then There Were None

    And Then There Were None

  • The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince and the Pauper

  • Orpheus & Eurydice

    Orpheus & Eurydice

  • Burnt Offerings

    Burnt Offerings

  • Severed Ties

    Severed Ties

  • The Curse of the Werewolf

    The Curse of the Werewolf

  • The Hunting Party

    The Hunting Party

  • The Big Sleep

    The Big Sleep

  • The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

    The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

  • A Touch of the Sun

    A Touch of the Sun

  • The Return of the Musketeers

    The Return of the Musketeers

  • R3

    R3

  • The Sting II

    The Sting II

  • The Pit and the Pendulum

    The Pit and the Pendulum

  • The Damned

    The Damned

  • The Lady and the Highwayman

    The Lady and the Highwayman

  • Captain Clegg

    Captain Clegg

  • Celebrity Naked Ambition

    Celebrity Naked Ambition

  • The Misfit Brigade

    The Misfit Brigade

  • The League of Gentlemen

    The League of Gentlemen

  • The Square Peg

    The Square Peg

  • Tomorrow Never Comes

    Tomorrow Never Comes

  • The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun

    The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun

  • The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

    The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

  • The Angry Silence

    The Angry Silence

  • The Best of Max Headroom

    The Best of Max Headroom

  • The Party's Over

    The Party's Over

  • The Captain's Table

    The Captain's Table

  • Hired to Kill

    Hired to Kill

  • A Ghost in Monte Carlo

    A Ghost in Monte Carlo

  • Captive Rage

    Captive Rage

  • Clash of Loyalties

    Clash of Loyalties

  • The Scarlet Blade

    The Scarlet Blade

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • The Pirates of Blood River

    The Pirates of Blood River

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

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

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

    L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")

  • US Against the World

    US Against the World

  • Prisoner of Honor

    Prisoner of Honor

  • Panama Sugar

    Panama Sugar

  • The Brigand of Kandahar

    The Brigand of Kandahar

  • Paranoiac

    Paranoiac

  • Living Famously

    Living Famously

  • The Sell Out

    The Sell Out

  • The World of Hammer: Wicked Women

    The World of Hammer: Wicked Women

  • I'll Never Forget What's'isname

    I'll Never Forget What's'isname

  • Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'

    Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'

  • Upstairs and Downstairs

    Upstairs and Downstairs

  • No Love for Johnnie

    No Love for Johnnie

  • Dante's Inferno

    Dante's Inferno

  • Master of Dragonard Hill

    Master of Dragonard Hill

  • Value for Money

    Value for Money

  • The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo

    The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo

  • Rage to Kill

    Rage to Kill

  • Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

    Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

  • One Russian Summer

    One Russian Summer

  • The Bulldog Breed

    The Bulldog Breed

  • The Revenger

    The Revenger

  • The Jokers

    The Jokers

  • Sword of Sherwood Forest

    Sword of Sherwood Forest

  • The Triple Echo

    The Triple Echo

  • The Debussy Film

    The Debussy Film

  • Life Is a Circus

    Life Is a Circus

  • Blind Justice

    Blind Justice

  • The World of Hammer: Chiller

    The World of Hammer: Chiller

  • Take a Girl Like You

    Take a Girl Like You

  • Always on Sunday

    Always on Sunday

  • The Real Oliver Reed

    The Real Oliver Reed

  • Luise knackt den Jackpot

    Luise knackt den Jackpot

  • Director of Devils

    Director of Devils

  • The Class Of Miss MacMichael

    The Class Of Miss MacMichael

  • Superbrain

    Superbrain

  • The World of Hammer: Vamp

    The World of Hammer: Vamp

  • The World of Hammer: Lands Before Time

    The World of Hammer: Lands Before Time

  • The Devils Original on-set footage

    The Devils Original on-set footage

  • The World of Hammer: Trials of War

    The World of Hammer: Trials of War

  • Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel

    Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel