Oliver Reed
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 13, 1938
- Died
- May 2, 1999
- Birthplace
- Wimbledon, London, England, UK
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".
Filmography
Director of Devils 2012
as Self
- The Devils Original on-set footage
The Devils Original on-set footage 2012
Actor
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' 2005
as Self
Celebrity Naked Ambition 2003
as Self (archive footage)
L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore") 2002
Actor
- Orpheus & Eurydice
Orpheus & Eurydice 2000
as Narrator
Hellraisers 2000
as Self (archive footage)
Gladiator 2000
as Proximo
The Real Oliver Reed 2000
as Self (archive footage)
Parting Shots 1999
as Jamie Campbell-Stewart
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' 1999
as Self (archive footage)
Jeremiah 1998
as General Safan
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo 1998
as Captain Cornelius Donovan
The Bruce 1996
as Bishop Wisharton
Superbrain 1996
as Professor Norbert Marcus
Funny Bones 1995
as Dolly Hopkins
Russian Roulette - Moscow 95 1995
Actor
- Luise knackt den Jackpot
Luise knackt den Jackpot 1995
as Matthias
The World of Hammer: Lands Before Time 1994
as Narrator
- The World of Hammer: Trials of War
The World of Hammer: Trials of War 1994
as Narrator
- The World of Hammer: Chiller
The World of Hammer: Chiller 1994
as narrator
The World of Hammer: Wicked Women 1994
as Narrator (voice)
The World of Hammer: Vamp 1994
as Narrator (voice)
Severed Ties 1992
as Dr. Hans Vaughan
Prisoner of Honor 1991
as Gen. de Boisdeffre
The Pit and the Pendulum 1991
as Cardinal
Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel 1991
as Self
That's Action 1990
as General Turner (archive footage) (uncredited)
Treasure Island 1990
as Billy Bones
Panama Sugar 1990
as Generale
Hired to Kill 1990
as Michael Bartos
A Ghost in Monte Carlo 1990
as The Rajah
The House of Usher 1989
as Roderick Usher
The Return of the Musketeers 1989
as Athos
The Revenger 1989
as Jack Fisher
Captive Rage 1988
as General Belmondo
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1988
as Vulcan
The Lady and the Highwayman 1988
as Sir Phillip Gage
Rage to Kill 1988
as General Turner
Skeleton Coast 1988
as Captain Simpson
Blind Justice 1988
as Ian Ballinger
The Misfit Brigade 1987
as The General
Master of Dragonard Hill 1987
as Captain Shanks
Dragonard 1987
as Captain Shanks
Gor 1987
as Sarm
The Best of Max Headroom 1987
as Self
Captive 1986
as Gregory Le Vay
Castaway 1986
as Gerald Kingsland
Black Arrow 1985
as Sir Brackley
Two of a Kind 1983
as Beasley
Spasms 1983
as Jason Kincaid
The Sting II 1983
as Lonnegan
Clash of Loyalties 1983
as Colonel Leachman
Fanny Hill 1983
as Edward Widdlecome
Venom 1981
as Dave Averconnelly
Condorman 1981
as Krokov
Lion of the Desert 1981
as General Rodolfo Graziani
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype 1980
as Dr. Henry Heckyl/Mr. Hype
A Touch of the Sun 1979
as Captain Daniel Nelson
The Brood 1979
as Dr. Hal Raglan
The Class Of Miss MacMichael 1978
as Terence Sutton
The Big Sleep 1978
as Eddie Mars
Tomorrow Never Comes 1978
as Jim Wilson
US Against the World 1977
as Self
The Prince and the Pauper 1977
as Miles Hendon
The Ransom 1977
as Nick McCormick
Burnt Offerings 1976
as Ben Rolf
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday 1976
as Joe Knox
The Sell Out 1976
as Gabriel Lee
Royal Flash 1975
as Otto von Bismarck
Lisztomania 1975
as Princess Carolyn's Servant
Tommy 1975
as Frank
Blue Blood 1974
as Tom the butler
The Four Musketeers 1974
as Athos
And Then There Were None 1974
as Hugh Lombard
Mahler 1974
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers 1973
as Athos
Revolver 1973
as Vito Cipriani
Dirty Weekend 1973
as Fabrizo
One Russian Summer 1973
as Palizyn
The Triple Echo 1972
as Arthur, the Sergeant
Z.P.G. 1972
as Russ
Sitting Target 1972
as Harry Lomart
The Hunting Party 1971
as Frank Calder
The Devils 1971
as Father Urbain Grandier
Take a Girl Like You 1970
as Patrick Standish
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun 1970
as Michael Caldwell
Women in Love 1969
as Gerald Crich
The Assassination Bureau 1969
as Ivan Dragomiloff
Hannibal Brooks 1969
as Brooks
Oliver! 1968
as Bill Sikes
Dante's Inferno 1967
as Dante Gabriel Rossetti
I'll Never Forget What's'isname 1967
as Andrew Quint
The Shuttered Room 1967
as Ethan
The Jokers 1967
as David Tremayne
The Trap 1966
as La Bete
The Brigand of Kandahar 1965
as Ali Kahn
Always on Sunday 1965
as Narrator (voice)
The Debussy Film 1965
as Claude Debussy
The Party's Over 1965
as Moise
The System 1964
as Tinker
The Scarlet Blade 1963
as Captain Sylvester
Paranoiac 1963
as Simon Ashby
The Damned 1962
as King
Captain Clegg 1962
as Harry Cobtree
The Pirates of Blood River 1962
as Pirate Brocaire
The Curse of the Werewolf 1961
as Leon Corledo
The Rebel 1961
as Artist in Cafe
No Love for Johnnie 1961
as Man with Bucket on His Head (uncredited)
His and Hers 1961
as Oliver Borlinski
Sword of Sherwood Forest 1960
as Lord Melton (uncredited)
The Bulldog Breed 1960
as Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
- Hello London
Hello London 1960
as Photographer (uncredited)
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll 1960
as Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
Beat Girl 1960
as Plaid Shirt
The League of Gentlemen 1960
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
The Angry Silence 1960
as Mick
Life Is a Circus 1960
as Spectator at Sideshow (uncredited)
Upstairs and Downstairs 1959
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
The Captain's Table 1959
as Suntanning Passenger (uncredited)
The Square Peg 1958
as (uncredited)
Value for Money 1955
as Extra (uncredited)
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