Oliver Reed
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The World of Hammer
Narrator
1994
Series
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
1994
Film
Gladiator
Proximo
2000
Series
The Saint
Joe Catelli
1962
Series
The Saint
Aristides Koralis
1962
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
The Word
1990
Film
Tommy
Frank
1975
Series
The Third Man
Pepi
1959
Film
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Vulcan
1988
Film
The Three Musketeers
Athos
1973
Series
Masquerade
Peter Serkov / Wolfen
1983
Film
Oliver!
Bill Sikes
1968
Series
Christopher Columbus
Martin Pinzon
1985
Film
The Devils
Father Urbain Grandier
1971
Film
Treasure Island
Billy Bones
1990
Series
Return to Lonesome Dove
Gregor Dunnigan
1993
Film
Women in Love
Gerald Crich
1969
Film
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
The Brood
Dr. Hal Raglan
1979
Film
Lion of the Desert
General Rodolfo Graziani
1981
Film
Funny Bones
Dolly Hopkins
1995
R3
Dr. Richard Franklin
1964
Series
The Max Headroom Show
Self
1985
Film
The Four Musketeers
Athos
1974
Film
The Prince and the Pauper
Miles Hendon
1977
Film
And Then There Were None
Hugh Lombard
1974
Film
Castaway
Gerald Kingsland
1986
Film
Burnt Offerings
Ben Rolf
1976
Film
The Big Sleep
Eddie Mars
1978
Film
The Pirates of Blood River
Pirate Brocaire
1962
Film
Two of a Kind
Beasley
1983
Film
Jeremiah
General Safan
1998
Film
The Return of the Musketeers
Athos
1989
Film
Gor
Sarm
1987
Film
The Trap
La Bete
1966
Series
Knight Errant Limited
Benny Falconer
1959
Film
The Hunting Party
Frank Calder
1971
Film
The Curse of the Werewolf
Leon Corledo
1961
Film
Mahler
Train Conductor (uncredited)
1974
Film
The Pit and the Pendulum
Cardinal
1991
Film
The Sting II
Lonnegan
1983
Film
Condorman
Krokov
1981
Film
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Andrew Quint
1967
Film
The Lady and the Highwayman
Sir Phillip Gage
1988
Film
Venom
Dave Averconnelly
1981
Film
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
1960
Film
The Bruce
Bishop Wisharton
1996
Film
Spasms
Jason Kincaid
1983
Film
Parting Shots
Jamie Campbell-Stewart
1999
Film
The Assassination Bureau
Ivan Dragomiloff
1969
Film
The League of Gentlemen
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
1960
Film
Dragonard
Captain Shanks
1987
Film
Ransom
Nick McCormick
1977
Hello London
Photographer (uncredited)
1960
Film
The Misfit Brigade
The General
1987
Film
The House of Usher
Roderick Usher
1989
Film
Captain Clegg
Harry Cobtree
1962
Film
Z.P.G.
Russ
1972
Film
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
Michael Caldwell
1970
Film
Sitting Target
Harry Lomart
1972
Film
Royal Flash
Otto von Bismarck
1975
Film
The Scarlet Blade
Captain Sylvester
1963
Film
Hannibal Brooks
Brooks
1969
Film
Hired to Kill
Michael Bartos
1990
Film
Beat Girl
Plaid Shirt
1960
Film
Fanny Hill
Edward Widdlecome
1983
Film
Sword of Sherwood Forest
Lord Melton (uncredited)
1960
Film
The Captain's Table
Suntanning Passenger (uncredited)
1959
Film
L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
2002
Film
Dirty Weekend
Fabrizo
1973
Film
The Best of Max Headroom
Self
1987
Film
The Rebel
Artist in Cafe
1961
Film
Lisztomania
Princess Carolyn's Servant
1975
Film
The Jokers
David Tremayne
1967
Film
Blue Blood
Tom the butler
1974
Film
Captive Rage
General Belmondo
1988
Film
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Joe Knox
1976
Film
The Angry Silence
Mick
1960
Film
The Bulldog Breed
Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
1960
Film
The Damned
King
1962
Film
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
The Rajah
1990
Film
Revolver
Vito Cipriani
1973
Film
US Against the World
Self
1977
Series
Living Famously
(archive footage)
2002
Film
Upstairs and Downstairs
Train Passenger (uncredited)
1959
Film
The System
Tinker
1964
Film
No Love for Johnnie
Man with Bucket on His Head (uncredited)
1961
Film
The Square Peg
(uncredited)
1958
Film
The Brigand of Kandahar
Ali Kahn
1965
Film
The Shuttered Room
Ethan
1967
Orpheus & Eurydice
Narrator
2000
Film
One Russian Summer
Palizyn
1973
Film
Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel
Self
1991
Film
Paranoiac
Simon Ashby
1963
Film
Master of Dragonard Hill
Captain Shanks
1987
Film
The Class Of Miss MacMichael
Terence Sutton
1978
Film
Prisoner of Honor
Gen. de Boisdeffre
1991
Film
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Self
2005
Film
Skeleton Coast
Captain Simpson
1988
Film
Black Arrow
Sir Brackley
1985
Film
That's Action
General Turner (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990
Film
Take a Girl Like You
Patrick Standish
1970
Film
The Triple Echo
Arthur, the Sergeant
1972
Film
The Revenger
Jack Fisher
1989
Film
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Self (archive footage)
1999
Film
The Debussy Film
Claude Debussy
1965
Film
The World of Hammer: Wicked Women
Narrator (voice)
1994
Film
The Party's Over
Moise
1965
Film
Tomorrow Never Comes
Jim Wilson
1978
Film
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
Dr. Henry Heckyl/Mr. Hype
1980
Film
Life Is a Circus
Spectator at Sideshow (uncredited)
1960
Film
Rage to Kill
General Turner
1988
Film
His and Hers
Oliver Borlinski
1961
Film
Hellraisers
Self (archive footage)
2000
Film
Superbrain
Professor Norbert Marcus
1996
Film
The Real Oliver Reed
Self (archive footage)
2000
Film
Clash of Loyalties
Colonel Leachman
1983
Film
A Touch of the Sun
Captain Daniel Nelson
1979
Film
Director of Devils
Self
2012
Film
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
Captain Cornelius Donovan
1998
Film
Always on Sunday
Narrator (voice)
1965
Film
Russian Roulette - Moscow 95
1995
Film
The Sell Out
Gabriel Lee
1976
Film
Panama Sugar
Generale
1990
Film
Value for Money
Extra (uncredited)
1955
Film
Captive
Gregory Le Vay
1986
Film
Blind Justice
Ian Ballinger
1988
Film
Severed Ties
Dr. Hans Vaughan
1992
The World of Hammer: Chiller
narrator
1994
Film
The World of Hammer: Vamp
Narrator (voice)
1994
The Devils Original on-set footage
2012
Film
The World of Hammer: Lands Before Time
Narrator
1994
Film
Dante's Inferno
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
1967
Luise knackt den Jackpot
Matthias
1995
The World of Hammer: Trials of War
Narrator
1994