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).
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".
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Filmography (Movies)
Director of Devils
Character:Self
Release Date:19/03/2012
The Devils Original on-set footage
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2012
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Character:Self
Release Date:07/06/2005
L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2002
Orpheus & Eurydice
Character:Narrator
Release Date:06/09/2000
Hellraisers
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:26/08/2000
Gladiator
Character:Proximo
Release Date:04/05/2000
The Real Oliver Reed
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/01/2000
Parting Shots
Character:Jamie Campbell-Stewart
Release Date:14/05/1999
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1999
Jeremiah
Character:General Safan
Release Date:14/12/1998
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
Character:Captain Cornelius Donovan
Release Date:01/01/1998
The Bruce
Character:Bishop Wisharton
Release Date:12/04/1996
Superbrain
Character:Professor Norbert Marcus
Release Date:24/03/1996
Funny Bones
Character:Dolly Hopkins
Release Date:20/09/1995
Luise knackt den Jackpot
Character:Matthias
Release Date:01/01/1995
Russian Roulette - Moscow 95
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1995
The World of Hammer: Lands Before Time
Character:Narrator
Release Date:20/10/1994
The World of Hammer: Chiller
Character:narrator
Release Date:16/09/1994
The World of Hammer: Trials of War
Character:Narrator
Release Date:16/09/1994
The World of Hammer: Wicked Women
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:09/09/1994
The World of Hammer: Vamp
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/09/1994
Severed Ties
Character:Dr. Hans Vaughan
Release Date:02/09/1992
Prisoner of Honor
Character:Gen. de Boisdeffre
Release Date:02/11/1991
The Pit and the Pendulum
Character:Cardinal
Release Date:27/06/1991
Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel
Character:Self
Release Date:02/04/1991
That's Action
Character:General Turner (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:03/10/1990
Panama Sugar
Character:Generale
Release Date:04/05/1990
Hired to Kill
Character:Michael Bartos
Release Date:28/04/1990
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
Character:The Rajah
Release Date:02/04/1990
Treasure Island
Character:Billy Bones
Release Date:22/01/1990
The House of Usher
Character:Roderick Usher
Release Date:13/04/1989
The Return of the Musketeers
Character:Athos
Release Date:12/04/1989
The Revenger
Character:Jack Fisher
Release Date:01/01/1989
Captive Rage
Character:General Belmondo
Release Date:14/12/1988
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Character:Vulcan
Release Date:07/12/1988
The Lady and the Highwayman
Character:Sir Phillip Gage
Release Date:03/12/1988
Rage to Kill
Character:General Turner
Release Date:14/09/1988
Skeleton Coast
Character:Captain Simpson
Release Date:14/04/1988
Blind Justice
Character:Ian Ballinger
Release Date:01/01/1988
The Misfit Brigade
Character:The General
Release Date:02/07/1987
Master of Dragonard Hill
Character:Captain Shanks
Release Date:13/05/1987
Dragonard
Character:Captain Shanks
Release Date:12/05/1987
Gor
Character:Sarm
Release Date:08/05/1987
The Best of Max Headroom
Character:Self
Release Date:05/03/1987
Captive
Character:Gregory Le Vay
Release Date:19/09/1986
Castaway
Character:Gerald Kingsland
Release Date:05/03/1986
Black Arrow
Character:Sir Brackley
Release Date:09/10/1985
Two of a Kind
Character:Beasley
Release Date:13/12/1983
Spasms
Character:Jason Kincaid
Release Date:28/10/1983
The Sting II
Character:Lonnegan
Release Date:18/02/1983
Clash of Loyalties
Character:Colonel Leachman
Release Date:02/01/1983
Fanny Hill
Character:Edward Widdlecome
Release Date:01/01/1983
Venom
Character:Dave Averconnelly
Release Date:28/11/1981
Condorman
Character:Krokov
Release Date:02/07/1981
Lion of the Desert
Character:Gen. Rodolfo Graziani
Release Date:17/04/1981
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
Character:Dr. Henry Heckyl/Mr. Hype
Release Date:01/10/1980
The Brood
Character:Dr. Hal Raglan
Release Date:25/05/1979
The Class Of Miss MacMichael
Character:Terence Sutton
Release Date:27/01/1979
A Touch of the Sun
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1979
The Big Sleep
Character:Eddie Mars
Release Date:13/03/1978
Tomorrow Never Comes
Character:Jim Wilson
Release Date:02/03/1978
US Against the World
Character:Self
Release Date:07/09/1977
The Prince and the Pauper
Character:Miles Hendon
Release Date:03/06/1977
Ransom
Character:Nick McCormick
Release Date:29/04/1977
Burnt Offerings
Character:Ben Rolf
Release Date:18/10/1976
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Character:Joe Knox
Release Date:23/06/1976
The Sell Out
Character:Gabriel Lee
Release Date:01/05/1976
Lisztomania
Character:Princess Carolyn's Servant
Release Date:10/10/1975
Royal Flash
Character:Otto von Bismarck
Release Date:10/10/1975
Tommy
Character:Frank
Release Date:19/03/1975
Blue Blood
Character:Tom the butler
Release Date:01/11/1974
The Four Musketeers
Character:Athos
Release Date:31/10/1974
And Then There Were None
Character:Hugh Lombard
Release Date:24/09/1974
Mahler
Character:Train Conductor
Release Date:04/04/1974
The Three Musketeers
Character:Athos
Release Date:11/12/1973
Revolver
Character:Vito Cipriani
Release Date:27/09/1973
Dirty Weekend
Character:Fabrizo
Release Date:08/03/1973
One Russian Summer
Character:Palizyn
Release Date:01/01/1973
The Triple Echo
Character:Arthur, the Sergeant
Release Date:16/11/1972
Z.P.G.
Character:Russ
Release Date:25/05/1972
Sitting Target
Character:Harry Lomart
Release Date:01/05/1972
The Devils
Character:Father Urbain Grandier
Release Date:16/07/1971
The Hunting Party
Character:Frank Calder
Release Date:16/07/1971
Take a Girl Like You
Character:Patrick Standish
Release Date:16/12/1970
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
Character:Michael Caldwell
Release Date:22/10/1970
Women in Love
Character:Gerald Crich
Release Date:13/09/1969
The Assassination Bureau
Character:Ivan Dragomiloff
Release Date:09/03/1969
Hannibal Brooks
Character:Brooks
Release Date:18/01/1969
Oliver!
Character:Bill Sikes
Release Date:26/09/1968
Dante's Inferno
Character:Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Release Date:22/12/1967
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Character:Andrew Quint
Release Date:18/12/1967
The Shuttered Room
Character:Ethan
Release Date:27/06/1967
The Jokers
Character:David Tremayne
Release Date:15/05/1967
The Trap
Character:La Bete
Release Date:07/04/1966
The Brigand of Kandahar
Character:Ali Kahn
Release Date:09/08/1965
Always on Sunday
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:28/06/1965
The Debussy Film
Character:Claude Debussy
Release Date:18/05/1965
The Party's Over
Character:Moise
Release Date:22/04/1965
The System
Character:Tinker
Release Date:12/04/1964
The Scarlet Blade
Character:Captain Sylvester
Release Date:01/09/1963
Paranoiac
Character:Simon Ashby
Release Date:07/01/1963
The Damned
Character:King
Release Date:16/11/1962
Captain Clegg
Character:Harry Cobtree
Release Date:13/06/1962
The Pirates of Blood River
Character:Pirate Brocaire
Release Date:09/05/1962
The Curse of the Werewolf
Character:Leon Corledo
Release Date:01/05/1961
The Rebel
Character:Artist in Cafe
Release Date:07/03/1961
No Love for Johnnie
Character:Man with Bucket on His Head (uncredited)
Release Date:14/02/1961
His and Hers
Character:Oliver Borlinski
Release Date:01/01/1961
Sword of Sherwood Forest
Character:Lord Melton (uncredited)
Release Date:26/12/1960
The Bulldog Breed
Character:Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
Release Date:13/12/1960
Hello London
Character:Photographer (uncredited)
Release Date:05/11/1960
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
Character:Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
Release Date:24/10/1960
Beat Girl
Character:Plaid Shirt
Release Date:21/08/1960
The League of Gentlemen
Character:Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Release Date:15/04/1960
The Angry Silence
Character:Mick
Release Date:10/03/1960
Life Is a Circus
Character:Spectator at Sideshow (uncredited)
Release Date:16/02/1960
Upstairs and Downstairs
Character:Train Passenger (uncredited)
Release Date:02/11/1959
The Captain's Table
Character:Suntanning Passenger (uncredited)
Release Date:06/01/1959
The Square Peg
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:04/12/1958
Value for Money
Character:Extra (uncredited)
Release Date:09/08/1955
Television Appearances
Living Famously
Character:(archive footage)
The World of Hammer
Character:Narrator
The World of Hammer
Character:Self (archive footage)
Return to Lonesome Dove
Character:Gregor Dunnigan
The Max Headroom Show
Character:Self
Christopher Columbus
Character:Martin Pinzon
Masquerade
Character:Peter Serkov / Wolfen
Film '72
Character:Self
R3
Character:
The Saint
Character:Joe Catelli
The Saint
Character:Aristides Koralis
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Third Man
Character:Pepi
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