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Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 13, 1938
Died May 02, 1999 (61)
Birthplace Wimbledon, London, England, UK
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated Apr 21, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Osca ... r 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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Filmography

Orpheus & Eurydice

Orpheus & Eurydice

2000

as Narrator

Gladiator

Gladiator

2000

as Proximo

Parting Shots

Parting Shots

1999

as Jamie Campbell-Stewart

The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo

The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo

1998

as Captain Cornelius Donovan

Jeremiah

Jeremiah

1998

as General Safan

The Bruce

The Bruce

1996

as Bishop Wisharton

Funny Bones

Funny Bones

1995

as Dolly Hopkins

Severed Ties

Severed Ties

1992

as Dr. Hans Vaughan

Prisoner of Honor

Prisoner of Honor

1991

as Gen. de Boisdeffre

The Pit and the Pendulum

The Pit and the Pendulum

1991

as Cardinal

Hired to Kill

Hired to Kill

1990

as Michael Bartos

A Ghost in Monte Carlo

A Ghost in Monte Carlo

1990

as The Rajah

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

1990

as Billy Bones

That's Action

That's Action

1990

as General Turner (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Revenger

The Revenger

1989

as Jack Fisher

The House of Usher

The House of Usher

1989

as Roderick Usher

Captive Rage

Captive Rage

1988

as General Belmondo

Blind Justice

Blind Justice

1988

as Ian Ballinger

Rage to Kill

Rage to Kill

1988

as General Turner

The Lady and the Highwayman

The Lady and the Highwayman

1988

as Sir Phillip Gage

Skeleton Coast

Skeleton Coast

1988

as Captain Simpson

Dragonard

Dragonard

1987

as Captain Shanks

Master of Dragonard Hill

Master of Dragonard Hill

1987

as Captain Shanks

Gor

Gor

1987

as Sarm

The Misfit Brigade

The Misfit Brigade

1987

as The General

Castaway

Castaway

1986

as Gerald Kingsland

Captive

Captive

1986

as Gregory Le Vay

Black Arrow

Black Arrow

1985

as Sir Brackley

Spasms

Spasms

1983

as Jason Kincaid

Fanny Hill

Fanny Hill

1983

as Edward Widdlecome

Clash of Loyalties

Clash of Loyalties

1983

as Colonel Leachman

Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

1983

as Beasley

The Sting II

The Sting II

1983

as Lonnegan

Venom

Venom

1981

as Dave Averconnelly

Condorman

Condorman

1981

as Krokov

Lion of the Desert

Lion of the Desert

1981

as Gen. Rodolfo Graziani

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

1980

as Dr. Henry Heckyl/Mr. Hype

The Brood

The Brood

1979

as Dr. Hal Raglan

The Class Of Miss MacMichael

The Class Of Miss MacMichael

1979

as Terence Sutton

Tomorrow Never Comes

Tomorrow Never Comes

1978

as Jim Wilson

The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

1978

as Eddie Mars

The Ransom

The Ransom

1977

as Nick McCormick

The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

1977

as Miles Hendon

The Sell Out

The Sell Out

1976

as Gabriel Lee

Burnt Offerings

Burnt Offerings

1976

as Ben Rolf

Tommy

Tommy

1975

as Frank

Royal Flash

Royal Flash

1975

as Otto von Bismarck

Lisztomania

Lisztomania

1975

as Princess Carolyn's Servant

Blue Blood

Blue Blood

1974

as Tom the butler

And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None

1974

as Hugh Lombard

The Four Musketeers

The Four Musketeers

1974

as Athos

Mahler

Mahler

1974

as Train Conductor

One Russian Summer

One Russian Summer

1973

as Palizyn

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1973

as Athos

Z.P.G.

Z.P.G.

1972

as Russ

Sitting Target

Sitting Target

1972

as Harry Lomart

The Triple Echo

The Triple Echo

1972

as Arthur, the Sergeant

The Hunting Party

The Hunting Party

1971

as Frank Calder

The Devils

The Devils

1971

as Father Urbain Grandier

Take a Girl Like You

Take a Girl Like You

1970

as Patrick Standish

The Assassination Bureau

The Assassination Bureau

1969

as Ivan Dragomiloff

Hannibal Brooks

Hannibal Brooks

1969

as Brooks

Women in Love

Women in Love

1969

as Gerald Crich

Oliver!

Oliver!

1968

as Bill Sikes

Dante's Inferno

Dante's Inferno

1967

as Dante Gabriel Rossetti

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

1967

as Andrew Quint

The Jokers

The Jokers

1967

as David Tremayne

The Shuttered Room

The Shuttered Room

1967

as Ethan

The Trap

The Trap

1966

as La Bete

The Party's Over

The Party's Over

1965

as Moise

The Debussy Film

The Debussy Film

1965

as Claude Debussy

The Brigand of Kandahar

The Brigand of Kandahar

1965

as Ali Kahn

Always on Sunday

Always on Sunday

1965

as Narrator (voice)

The System

The System

1964

as Tinker

The Scarlet Blade

The Scarlet Blade

1963

as Captain Sylvester

Paranoiac

Paranoiac

1963

as Simon Ashby

Captain Clegg

Captain Clegg

1962

as Harry Cobtree

The Damned

The Damned

1962

as King

The Pirates of Blood River

The Pirates of Blood River

1962

as Pirate Brocaire

The Curse of the Werewolf

The Curse of the Werewolf

1961

as Leon Corledo

His and Hers

His and Hers

1961

as Poet

The Rebel

The Rebel

1961

as Artist in Cafe

No Love for Johnnie

No Love for Johnnie

1961

as Man with Bucket on His Head (uncredited)

Hello London

Hello London

1960

as Photographer (uncredited)

The Bulldog Breed

The Bulldog Breed

1960

as Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

1960

as Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)

Beat Girl

Beat Girl

1960

as Plaid Shirt

Sword of Sherwood Forest

Sword of Sherwood Forest

1960

as Lord Melton (uncredited)

The Angry Silence

The Angry Silence

1960

as Mick

Life Is a Circus

Life Is a Circus

1960

as Spectator at Sideshow (uncredited)

The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen

1960

as Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Upstairs and Downstairs

Upstairs and Downstairs

1959

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

The Captain's Table

The Captain's Table

1959

as Suntanning Passenger (uncredited)

The Square Peg

The Square Peg

1958

as (uncredited)

Value for Money

Value for Money

1955

as Extra (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The World of Hammer

as Narrator

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Aug 12, 1994

Return to Lonesome Dove

as Gregor Dunnigan

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

Christopher Columbus

as Martin Pinzon

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 07, 1985

The Saint

as Joe Catelli

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1962

The Third Man

as Pepi

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Masquerade

as Wolfen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 15, 1983

Living Famously

as (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 25, 2002

The Saint

as Aristides Koralis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1962

R3

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Nov 20, 1964

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 21 36 11
2024 7 26 39 12
2024 8 19 34 12
2024 9 16 27 10
2024 10 10 15 7
2024 11 14 24 7
2024 12 19 36 9
2025 1 22 44 12
2025 2 12 18 2
2025 3 5 11 0
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 3 4 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 1 0
2025 8 1 3 0
2025 9 0 1 0
2025 10 0 1 0

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Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 6 824 589
2025 2 799 646

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