Oliver Reed
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: February 13, 1938
Day of Death: May 2, 1999 (61 years old)
Place of Birth: Wimbledon, London, England, UK
Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 – 2 May 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.
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Actor Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
Actor Plaid Shirt
Beat Girl
Actor Mick
The Angry Silence
Actor Lord Melton (uncredited)
Sword of Sherwood Forest
Actor Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
The Bulldog Breed
Actor Chorus Boy (uncredited)
The League of Gentlemen
Actor Photographer (uncredited)
Hello London
Actor Spectator at Sideshow (uncredited)
Life Is a Circus
