1938-02-13 Wimbledon, London, England, UK
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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Director of Devils | Self | 2012-03-19 |
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The Devils Original on-set footage | 2012-01-01 | |
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Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' | Self | 2005-06-07 |
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L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore") | 2002-01-01 | |
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Hellraisers | Self (archive footage) | 2000-08-26 |
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Orpheus & Eurydice | Narrator | 2000-09-06 |
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Gladiator | Proximo | 2000-05-04 |
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The Real Oliver Reed | Self (archive footage) | 2000-01-13 |
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Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | Self (archive footage) | 1999-01-01 |
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Parting Shots | Jamie Campbell-Stewart | 1999-05-14 |
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The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo | Captain Cornelius Donovan | 1998-01-01 |
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Jeremiah | General Safan | 1998-12-14 |
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Die Tunnelgangster von Berlin | Professor Norbert Marcus | 1996-03-24 |
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The Bruce | Bishop Wisharton | 1996-04-12 |
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Funny Bones | Dolly Hopkins | 1995-09-20 |
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Russian Roulette - Moscow 95 | 1995-01-01 | |
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Luise knackt den Jackpot | Matthias | 1995-01-01 |
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The World of Hammer: Lands Before Time | Narrator | 1994-10-20 |
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The World of Hammer: Vamp | Narrator (voice) | 1994-09-01 |
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The World of Hammer: Wicked Women | Narrator (voice) | 1994-09-09 |
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The World of Hammer: Chiller | narrator | 1994-09-16 |
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The World of Hammer: Trials of War | Narrator | 1994-09-16 |
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Severed Ties | Dr. Hans Vaughan | 1992-09-02 |
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Prisoner of Honor | Gen. de Boisdeffre | 1991-11-02 |
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The Pit and the Pendulum | Cardinal | 1991-06-27 |
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Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel | Self | 1991-04-02 |
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Panama Sugar | Generale | 1990-05-04 |
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Treasure Island | Billy Bones | 1990-01-22 |
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That's Action | General Turner (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1990-10-03 |
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A Ghost in Monte Carlo | The Rajah | 1990-04-02 |
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Hired to Kill | Michael Bartos | 1990-04-28 |
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The Revenger | Jack Fisher | 1989-01-01 |
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The Return of the Musketeers | Athos | 1989-04-12 |
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The House of Usher | Roderick Usher | 1989-04-13 |
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Rage to Kill | General Turner | 1988-09-14 |
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Captive Rage | General Belmondo | 1988-12-14 |
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Skeleton Coast | Captain Simpson | 1988-04-14 |
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Blind Justice | Ian Ballinger | 1988-01-01 |
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The Lady and the Highwayman | Sir Phillip Gage | 1988-12-03 |
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Vulcan | 1988-12-07 |
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The Misfit Brigade | The General | 1987-07-02 |
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The Best of Max Headroom | Self | 1987-03-05 |
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Master of Dragonard Hill | Captain Shanks | 1987-05-13 |
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Dragonard | Captain Shanks | 1987-05-12 |
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Gor | Sarm | 1987-05-08 |
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Captive | Gregory Le Vay | 1986-09-19 |
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Castaway | Gerald Kingsland | 1986-03-05 |
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Black Arrow | Sir Brackley | 1985-10-09 |
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Fanny Hill | Edward Widdlecome | 1983-01-01 |
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Spasms | Jason Kincaid | 1983-10-28 |
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المسألة الكبرى | Colonel Leachman | 1983-01-02 |
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Two of a Kind | Beasley | 1983-12-13 |
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The Sting II | Lonnegan | 1983-02-18 |
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Lion of the Desert | Gen. Rodolfo Graziani | 1981-04-17 |
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Condorman | Krokov | 1981-07-02 |
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Venom | Dave Averconnelly | 1981-11-28 |
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Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype | Dr. Henry Heckyl/Mr. Hype | 1980-10-01 |
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The Class Of Miss MacMichael | Terence Sutton | 1979-01-27 |
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The Brood | Dr. Hal Raglan | 1979-05-25 |
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A Touch of the Sun | 1979-01-01 | |
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The Big Sleep | Eddie Mars | 1978-03-13 |
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Tomorrow Never Comes | Jim Wilson | 1978-03-02 |
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Ransom | Nick McCormick | 1977-04-29 |
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US Against the World | Self | 1977-09-07 |
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The Prince and the Pauper | Miles Hendon | 1977-06-03 |
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The Sell Out | Gabriel Lee | 1976-05-01 |
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The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday | Joe Knox | 1976-06-23 |
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Burnt Offerings | Ben Rolf | 1976-10-18 |
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Lisztomania | Princess Carolyn's Servant | 1975-10-10 |
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Tommy | Frank | 1975-03-19 |
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Royal Flash | Otto von Bismarck | 1975-10-10 |
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And Then There Were None | Hugh Lombard | 1974-09-24 |
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The Four Musketeers | Athos | 1974-10-31 |
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Mahler | Train Conductor | 1974-04-04 |
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Blue Blood | Tom the butler | 1974-11-01 |
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The Three Musketeers | Athos | 1973-12-11 |
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Mordi e fuggi | Fabrizo | 1973-03-08 |
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Revolver | Vito Cipriani | 1973-09-27 |
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One Russian Summer | Palizyn | 1973-01-01 |
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Z.P.G. | Russ | 1972-05-25 |
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Sitting Target | Harry Lomart | 1972-05-01 |
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The Triple Echo | Arthur, the Sergeant | 1972-11-16 |
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The Devils | Father Urbain Grandier | 1971-07-16 |
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The Hunting Party | Frank Calder | 1971-07-16 |
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Take a Girl Like You | Patrick Standish | 1970-12-16 |
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La Dame dans l'auto avec des lunettes et un fusil | Michael Caldwell | 1970-10-22 |
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The Assassination Bureau | Ivan Dragomiloff | 1969-03-09 |
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Women in Love | Gerald Crich | 1969-09-13 |
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Hannibal Brooks | Brooks | 1969-01-18 |
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Oliver! | Bill Sikes | 1968-09-26 |
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Dante's Inferno | Dante Gabriel Rossetti | 1967-12-22 |
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The Jokers | David Tremayne | 1967-05-15 |
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I'll Never Forget What's'isname | Andrew Quint | 1967-12-18 |
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The Shuttered Room | Ethan | 1967-06-27 |
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The Trap | La Bete | 1966-04-07 |
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The Brigand of Kandahar | Ali Kahn | 1965-08-09 |
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Always on Sunday | Narrator (voice) | 1965-06-28 |
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The Debussy Film | Claude Debussy | 1965-05-18 |
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The Party's Over | Moise | 1965-04-22 |
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The System | Tinker | 1964-04-12 |
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Paranoiac | Simon Ashby | 1963-05-15 |
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The Damned | King | 1963-05-20 |
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The Scarlet Blade | Captain Sylvester | 1963-09-01 |
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Captain Clegg | Harry Cobtree | 1962-06-13 |
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The Pirates of Blood River | Pirate Brocaire | 1962-05-09 |
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No Love for Johnnie | Man with Bucket on His Head (uncredited) | 1961-02-14 |
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His and Hers | Oliver Borlinski | 1961-01-01 |
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The Curse of the Werewolf | Leon Corledo | 1961-05-01 |
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The Rebel | Artist in Cafe | 1961-03-07 |
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The Angry Silence | Mick | 1960-03-10 |
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Sword of Sherwood Forest | Lord Melton (uncredited) | 1960-12-26 |
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The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll | Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited) | 1960-10-24 |
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The Bulldog Breed | Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited) | 1960-12-13 |
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Hello London | Photographer (uncredited) | 1960-11-05 |
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Beat Girl | Plaid Shirt | 1960-08-21 |
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Life Is a Circus | Spectator at Sideshow (uncredited) | 1960-02-16 |
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The League of Gentlemen | Chorus Boy (uncredited) | 1960-04-15 |
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The Captain's Table | Suntanning Passenger (uncredited) | 1959-01-06 |
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Upstairs and Downstairs | Train Passenger (uncredited) | 1959-11-02 |
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The Square Peg | (uncredited) | 1958-12-04 |
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Value for Money | Extra (uncredited) | 1955-08-09 |