Oliver Reed

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

133

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

  • Gladiator

    Gladiator

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • The Devils

    The Devils

  • Oliver!

    Oliver!

  • The Bruce

    The Bruce

  • Ransom

    Ransom

  • Tommy

    Tommy

  • Black Arrow

    Black Arrow

  • Castaway

    Castaway

  • Blind Justice

    Blind Justice

  • Condorman

    Condorman

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

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

  • The Revenger

    The Revenger

  • The Third Man

    The Third Man

  • Mahler

    Mahler

  • Sitting Target

    Sitting Target

  • Severed Ties

    Severed Ties

  • The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

    The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

  • Treasure Island

    Treasure Island

  • Fanny Hill

    Fanny Hill

  • Revolver

    Revolver

  • Spasms

    Spasms

  • Blue Blood

    Blue Blood

  • Venom

    Venom

  • Jeremiah

    Jeremiah

  • The Jokers

    The Jokers

  • The Brood

    The Brood

  • Hannibal Brooks

    Hannibal Brooks

  • Captive

    Captive

  • Lisztomania

    Lisztomania

  • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

  • The Damned

    The Damned

  • Gor

    Gor

  • The System

    The System

  • Captain Clegg

    Captain Clegg

  • Lion Of The Desert

    Lion Of The Desert

  • Royal Flash

    Royal Flash

  • Panama Sugar

    Panama Sugar

  • Skeleton Coast

    Skeleton Coast

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • Hellraisers

    Hellraisers

  • The Trap

    The Trap

  • And Then There Were None

    And Then There Were None

  • One Russian Summer

    One Russian Summer

  • The Return of the Musketeers

    The Return of the Musketeers

  • The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

  • Film '72

    Film '72

  • Hello London

    Hello London

  • Return to Lonesome Dove

    Return to Lonesome Dove

  • Beat Girl

    Beat Girl

  • Captive Rage

    Captive Rage

  • Masquerade

    Masquerade

  • Parting Shots

    Parting Shots

  • The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun

    The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun

  • The Big Sleep

    The Big Sleep

  • The League of Gentlemen

    The League of Gentlemen

  • The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince and the Pauper

  • The Four Musketeers

    The Four Musketeers

  • The Pirates of Blood River

    The Pirates of Blood River

  • Women in Love

    Women in Love

  • The Assassination Bureau

    The Assassination Bureau

  • The Max Headroom Show

    The Max Headroom Show

  • The Pit and the Pendulum

    The Pit and the Pendulum

  • R3

    R3

  • The Curse of the Werewolf

    The Curse of the Werewolf

  • The Misfit Brigade

    The Misfit Brigade

  • The Hunting Party

    The Hunting Party

  • Two of a Kind

    Two of a Kind

  • A Ghost in Monte Carlo

    A Ghost in Monte Carlo

  • The World of Hammer

    The World of Hammer

  • The World of Hammer

    The World of Hammer

  • Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus

  • Funny Bones

    Funny Bones

  • Prisoner of Honor

    Prisoner of Honor

  • Burnt Offerings

    Burnt Offerings

  • The Square Peg

    The Square Peg

  • Z.P.G.

    Z.P.G.

  • The Brigand of Kandahar

    The Brigand of Kandahar

  • The Angry Silence

    The Angry Silence

  • Tomorrow Never Comes

    Tomorrow Never Comes

  • The Shuttered Room

    The Shuttered Room

  • The Sting II

    The Sting II

  • Dragonard

    Dragonard

  • The House of Usher

    The House of Usher

  • Value for Money

    Value for Money

  • Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

    Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

  • The Scarlet Blade

    The Scarlet Blade

  • Clash of Loyalties

    Clash of Loyalties

  • His and Hers

    His and Hers

  • The Lady and the Highwayman

    The Lady and the Highwayman

  • The Class Of Miss MacMichael

    The Class Of Miss MacMichael

  • Dante's Inferno

    Dante's Inferno

  • Russian Roulette - Moscow 95

    Russian Roulette - Moscow 95

  • The World of Hammer: Chiller

    The World of Hammer: Chiller

  • Sword of Sherwood Forest

    Sword of Sherwood Forest

  • Upstairs and Downstairs

    Upstairs and Downstairs

  • The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo

    The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo

  • No Love for Johnnie

    No Love for Johnnie

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

    Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'

  • The Captain's Table

    The Captain's Table

  • Master of Dragonard Hill

    Master of Dragonard Hill

  • The Bulldog Breed

    The Bulldog Breed

  • The World of Hammer: Trials of War

    The World of Hammer: Trials of War

  • Dirty Weekend

    Dirty Weekend

  • Rage to Kill

    Rage to Kill

  • That's Action

    That's Action

  • I'll Never Forget What's'isname

    I'll Never Forget What's'isname

  • The Triple Echo

    The Triple Echo

  • The World of Hammer: Wicked Women

    The World of Hammer: Wicked Women

  • Take a Girl Like You

    Take a Girl Like You

  • The World of Hammer: Vamp

    The World of Hammer: Vamp

  • The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

    The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

  • Hired to Kill

    Hired to Kill

  • The Debussy Film

    The Debussy Film

  • Orpheus & Eurydice

    Orpheus & Eurydice

  • Paranoiac

    Paranoiac

  • Living Famously

    Living Famously

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

    L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")

  • A Touch of the Sun

    A Touch of the Sun

  • The Best of Max Headroom

    The Best of Max Headroom

  • The Party's Over

    The Party's Over

  • Always on Sunday

    Always on Sunday

  • US Against the World

    US Against the World

  • Life Is a Circus

    Life Is a Circus

  • The Sell Out

    The Sell Out

  • Superbrain

    Superbrain

  • Luise knackt den Jackpot

    Luise knackt den Jackpot

  • The World of Hammer: Lands Before Time

    The World of Hammer: Lands Before Time

  • Director of Devils

    Director of Devils

  • The Real Oliver Reed

    The Real Oliver Reed

  • The Devils Original on-set footage

    The Devils Original on-set footage