Oliver Reed
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".
TV Shows(12)
Living Famously
(archive footage)
2002
The World of Hammer
Narrator
1994
Return to Lonesome Dove
Gregor Dunnigan
1993
The Max Headroom Show
Self
1985
Christopher Columbus
Martin Pinzon
1985
Masquerade
Peter Serkov / Wolfen
1983
Film '72
Self
1971
R3
1964
The Saint
Joe Catelli
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Knight Errant Limited
Benny Falconer
1959
The Third Man
Pepi
1959
Movies(122)
Director of Devils
Self
2012
The Devils Original on-set footage
2012
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Self
2005
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Self (archive footage)
2003
L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
2002
Orpheus & Eurydice
Narrator
2000
Hellraisers
Self (archive footage)
2000
Gladiator
Proximo
2000
The Real Oliver Reed
Self (archive footage)
2000
Parting Shots
Jamie Campbell-Stewart
1999
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Self (archive footage)
1999
Jeremiah
General Safan
1998
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
Captain Cornelius Donovan
1998
The Bruce
Bishop Wisharton
1996
Superbrain
Professor Norbert Marcus
1996
Funny Bones
Dolly Hopkins
1995
Luise knackt den Jackpot
Matthias
1995
Russian Roulette - Moscow 95
1995
The World of Hammer: Lands Before Time
Narrator
1994
The World of Hammer: Chiller
narrator
1994
The World of Hammer: Trials of War
Narrator
1994
The World of Hammer: Wicked Women
Narrator (voice)
1994
The World of Hammer: Vamp
Narrator (voice)
1994
Severed Ties
Dr. Hans Vaughan
1992
Prisoner of Honor
Gen. de Boisdeffre
1991
The Pit and the Pendulum
Cardinal
1991
Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel
Self
1991
That's Action
General Turner (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990
Panama Sugar
Generale
1990
Hired to Kill
Michael Bartos
1990
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
The Rajah
1990
Treasure Island
Billy Bones
1990
The House of Usher
Roderick Usher
1989
The Return of the Musketeers
Athos
1989
The Revenger
Jack Fisher
1989
Captive Rage
General Belmondo
1988
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Vulcan
1988
The Lady and the Highwayman
Sir Phillip Gage
1988
Rage to Kill
General Turner
1988
Skeleton Coast
Captain Simpson
1988
Blind Justice
Ian Ballinger
1988
The Misfit Brigade
The General
1987
Master of Dragonard Hill
Captain Shanks
1987
Dragonard
Captain Shanks
1987
Gor
Sarm
1987
The Best of Max Headroom
Self
1987
Captive
Gregory Le Vay
1986
Castaway
Gerald Kingsland
1986
Black Arrow
Sir Brackley
1985
Two of a Kind
Beasley
1983
Spasms
Jason Kincaid
1983
The Sting II
Lonnegan
1983
Clash of Loyalties
Colonel Leachman
1983
Fanny Hill
Edward Widdlecome
1983
Venom
Dave Averconnelly
1981
Condorman
Krokov
1981
Lion of the Desert
General Rodolfo Graziani
1981
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
Dr. Henry Heckyl/Mr. Hype
1980
A Touch of the Sun
Captain Daniel Nelson
1979
The Brood
Dr. Hal Raglan
1979
The Class Of Miss MacMichael
Terence Sutton
1979
The Big Sleep
Eddie Mars
1978
Tomorrow Never Comes
Jim Wilson
1978
US Against the World
Self
1977
The Prince and the Pauper
Miles Hendon
1977
Ransom
Nick McCormick
1977
Burnt Offerings
Ben Rolf
1976
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Joe Knox
1976
The Sell Out
Gabriel Lee
1976
Lisztomania
Princess Carolyn's Servant
1975
Royal Flash
Otto von Bismarck
1975
Tommy
Frank
1975
Blue Blood
Tom the butler
1974
The Four Musketeers
Athos
1974
And Then There Were None
Hugh Lombard
1974
Mahler
Train Conductor
1974
The Three Musketeers
Athos
1973
Revolver
Vito Cipriani
1973
Dirty Weekend
Fabrizo
1973
One Russian Summer
Palizyn
1973
The Triple Echo
Arthur, the Sergeant
1972
Z.P.G.
Russ
1972
Sitting Target
Harry Lomart
1972
The Devils
Father Urbain Grandier
1971
The Hunting Party
Frank Calder
1971
Take a Girl Like You
Patrick Standish
1970
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
Michael Caldwell
1970
Women in Love
Gerald Crich
1969
The Assassination Bureau
Ivan Dragomiloff
1969
Hannibal Brooks
Brooks
1969
Oliver!
Bill Sikes
1968
Dante's Inferno
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
1967
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Andrew Quint
1967
The Shuttered Room
Ethan
1967
The Jokers
David Tremayne
1967
The Trap
La Bete
1966
The Brigand of Kandahar
Ali Kahn
1965
Always on Sunday
Narrator (voice)
1965
The Debussy Film
Claude Debussy
1965
The Party's Over
Moise
1965
The System
Tinker
1964
The Scarlet Blade
Captain Sylvester
1963
Paranoiac
Simon Ashby
1963
The Damned
King
1962
Captain Clegg
Harry Cobtree
1962
The Pirates of Blood River
Pirate Brocaire
1962
The Curse of the Werewolf
Leon Corledo
1961
The Rebel
Artist in Cafe
1961
No Love for Johnnie
Man with Bucket on His Head (uncredited)
1961
His and Hers
Oliver Borlinski
1961
Sword of Sherwood Forest
Lord Melton (uncredited)
1960
The Bulldog Breed
Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
1960
Hello London
Photographer (uncredited)
1960
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
1960
Beat Girl
Plaid Shirt
1960
The League of Gentlemen
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
1960
The Angry Silence
Mick
1960
Life Is a Circus
Spectator at Sideshow (uncredited)
1960
Upstairs and Downstairs
Train Passenger (uncredited)
1959
The Captain's Table
Suntanning Passenger (uncredited)
1959
The Square Peg
(uncredited)
1958
Value for Money
Extra (uncredited)
1955