Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

132

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-02-13

Day of Death

1999-05-02 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Wimbledon, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Robert Oliver Reed

الیور رید

أوليفر ريد

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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Oliver Reed, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Gladiator

2000

Gladiator

as

Proximo

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

1960

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

as

Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)

The Big Sleep

1978

The Big Sleep

as

Eddie Mars

The Three Musketeers

1973

The Three Musketeers

as

Athos

Revolver

1973

Revolver

as

Vito Cipriani

And Then There Were None

1974

And Then There Were None

as

Hugh Lombard

The Misfit Brigade

1987

The Misfit Brigade

as

The General

The Prince and the Pauper

1977

The Prince and the Pauper

as

Miles Hendon

The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun

1970

The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun

as

Michael Caldwell

Tommy

1975

Tommy

as

Frank

Venom

1981

Venom

as

Dave Averconnelly

The Devils

1971

The Devils

as

Father Urbain Grandier

The Four Musketeers

1974

The Four Musketeers

as

Athos

Jeremiah

1998

Jeremiah

as

General Safan

Two of a Kind

1983

Two of a Kind

as

Beasley

Hannibal Brooks

1969

Hannibal Brooks

as

Brooks

Treasure Island

1990

Treasure Island

as

Billy Bones

Lion of the Desert

1981

Lion of the Desert

as

Gen. Rodolfo Graziani

Burnt Offerings

1976

Burnt Offerings

as

Ben Rolf

The Curse of the Werewolf

1961

The Curse of the Werewolf

as

Leon Corledo

Funny Bones

1995

Funny Bones

as

Dolly Hopkins

The Brood

1979

The Brood

as

Dr. Hal Raglan

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

1988

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

as

Vulcan

The Party's Over

1965

The Party's Over

as

Moise

Paranoiac

1963

Paranoiac

as

Simon Ashby

The Return of the Musketeers

1989

The Return of the Musketeers

as

Athos

The Sting II

1983

The Sting II

as

Lonnegan

Beat Girl

1960

Beat Girl

as

Plaid Shirt

The Triple Echo

1972

The Triple Echo

as

Arthur, the Sergeant

The Hunting Party

1971

The Hunting Party

as

Frank Calder

Women in Love

1969

Women in Love

as

Gerald Crich

Oliver!

1968

Oliver!

as

Bill Sikes

The House of Usher

1989

The House of Usher

as

Roderick Usher

Tomorrow Never Comes

1978

Tomorrow Never Comes

as

Jim Wilson

Lisztomania

1975

Lisztomania

as

Princess Carolyn's Servant

The Pit and the Pendulum

1991

The Pit and the Pendulum

as

Cardinal

Condorman

1981

Condorman

as

Krokov

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

1976

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

as

Joe Knox

Captain Clegg

1962

Captain Clegg

as

Harry Cobtree

Z.P.G.

1972

Z.P.G.

as

Russ

Skeleton Coast

1988

Skeleton Coast

as

Captain Simpson

The Assassination Bureau

1969

The Assassination Bureau

as

Ivan Dragomiloff

The Damned

1962

The Damned

as

King

The Trap

1966

The Trap

as

La Bete

Castaway

1986

Castaway

as

Gerald Kingsland

Sitting Target

1972

Sitting Target

as

Harry Lomart

Royal Flash

1975

Royal Flash

as

Otto von Bismarck

The Scarlet Blade

1963

The Scarlet Blade

as

Captain Sylvester

The Brigand of Kandahar

1965

The Brigand of Kandahar

as

Ali Kahn

Captive Rage

1988

Captive Rage

as

General Belmondo

The Angry Silence

1960

The Angry Silence

as

Mick

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

1980

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

as

Dr. Henry Heckyl/Mr. Hype

The Shuttered Room

1967

The Shuttered Room

as

Ethan

The Pirates of Blood River

1962

The Pirates of Blood River

as

Pirate Brocaire

Fanny Hill

1983

Fanny Hill

as

Edward Widdlecome

The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo

1998

The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo

as

Captain Cornelius Donovan

Hired to Kill

1990

Hired to Kill

as

Michael Bartos

Gor

1987

Gor

as

Sarm

The Lady and the Highwayman

1988

The Lady and the Highwayman

as

Sir Phillip Gage

A Ghost in Monte Carlo

1990

A Ghost in Monte Carlo

as

The Rajah

Spasms

1983

Spasms

as

Jason Kincaid

The Real Oliver Reed

2000

The Real Oliver Reed

as

Self (archive footage)

US Against the World

1977

US Against the World

as

Self

Hellraisers

2000

Hellraisers

as

Self (archive footage)

The Sell Out

1976

The Sell Out

as

Gabriel Lee

The Square Peg

1958

The Square Peg

as

(uncredited)

The Revenger

1989

The Revenger

as

Jack Fisher

The Jokers

1967

The Jokers

as

David Tremayne

Sword of Sherwood Forest

1960

Sword of Sherwood Forest

as

Lord Melton (uncredited)

Dante's Inferno

1967

Dante's Inferno

as

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

1967

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

as

Andrew Quint

The System

1964

The System

as

Tinker

Take a Girl Like You

1970

Take a Girl Like You

as

Patrick Standish

The Class Of Miss MacMichael

1979

The Class Of Miss MacMichael

as

Terence Sutton

Prisoner of Honor

1991

Prisoner of Honor

as

Gen. de Boisdeffre

Orpheus & Eurydice

2000

Orpheus & Eurydice

as

Narrator

Dragonard

1987

Dragonard

as

Captain Shanks

Captive

1986

Captive

as

Gregory Le Vay

Blue Blood

1974

Blue Blood

as

Tom the butler

Superbrain

1996

Superbrain

as

Professor Norbert Marcus

The Ransom

1977

The Ransom

as

Nick McCormick

His and Hers

1961

His and Hers

as

Poet

Luise knackt den Jackpot

1995

Luise knackt den Jackpot

as

Matthias

Rage to Kill

1988

Rage to Kill

as

General Turner

The World of Hammer: Lands Before Time

1994

The World of Hammer: Lands Before Time

as

Narrator

The Bruce

1996

The Bruce

as

Bishop Wisharton

1985

Black Arrow

as

Sir Brackley

Dirty Weekend

1973

Dirty Weekend

as

Fabrizo

One Russian Summer

1973

One Russian Summer

as

Palizyn

The Debussy Film

1965

The Debussy Film

as

Claude Debussy

Director of Devils

2012

Director of Devils

as

Self

Master of Dragonard Hill

1987

Master of Dragonard Hill

as

Captain Shanks

Severed Ties

1992

Severed Ties

as

Dr. Hans Vaughan

A Touch of the Sun

1979

A Touch of the Sun

as

Clash of Loyalties

1983

Clash of Loyalties

as

Colonel Leachman

Blind Justice

1988

Blind Justice

as

Ian Ballinger

The World of Hammer: Vamp

1994

The World of Hammer: Vamp

as

Narrator (voice)

The World of Hammer: Wicked Women

1994

The World of Hammer: Wicked Women

as

Narrator (voice)

Parting Shots

1999

Parting Shots

as

Jamie Campbell-Stewart

The Bulldog Breed

1960

The Bulldog Breed

as

Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)

That's Action

1990

That's Action

as

General Turner (archive footage) (uncredited)

Always on Sunday

1965

Always on Sunday

as

Narrator (voice)

Russian Roulette - Moscow 95

1995

Russian Roulette - Moscow 95

as

Panama Sugar

1990

Panama Sugar

as

Generale

The Devils Original on-set footage

2012

The Devils Original on-set footage

as

Mahler

1974

Mahler

as

Train Conductor

The Rebel

1961

The Rebel

as

Artist in Cafe

The League of Gentlemen

1960

The League of Gentlemen

as

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

No Love for Johnnie

1961

No Love for Johnnie

as

Man with Bucket on His Head (uncredited)

Upstairs and Downstairs

1959

Upstairs and Downstairs

as

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Hello London

1960

Hello London

as

Photographer (uncredited)

The Captain's Table

1959

The Captain's Table

as

Suntanning Passenger (uncredited)

Life Is a Circus

1960

Life Is a Circus

as

Spectator at Sideshow (uncredited)

Value for Money

1955

Value for Money

as

Extra (uncredited)

Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'

2005

Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'

as

Self

The World of Hammer: Chiller

1994

The World of Hammer: Chiller

as

narrator

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

1999

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

as

Self (archive footage)

The World of Hammer: Trials of War

1994

The World of Hammer: Trials of War

as

Narrator

L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")

2002

L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")

as

The Best of Max Headroom

1987

The Best of Max Headroom

as

Self

Strength and Honor: Production Pods

2005

Strength and Honor: Production Pods

as

Self (Archival footage)

The Saint

The Saint

as

Joe Catelli

Return to Lonesome Dove

Return to Lonesome Dove

as

Gregor Dunnigan

R3

as

The Third Man

The Third Man

as

Pepi

Masquerade

Masquerade

as

Wolfen

The World of Hammer

The World of Hammer

as

Narrator

Living Famously

Living Famously

as

(archive footage)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

as

Martin Pinzon

The Saint

The Saint

as

Aristides Koralis

The Max Headroom Show

The Max Headroom Show

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing