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May 2, 1999 · Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 – 2 May 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 ...
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Oliver Reed was a chronic alcoholic and that is the huge elephant in the room that is never addressed properly in this exhausting biography.
Robert Oliver Reed was an English actor. 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 Oliver!, Women in Love (1969), Hannibal Brooks (1969), The Devils (1971), Athos in The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974), the stepfather in Tommy (1975), The Brood (1979 ...
Aug 19, 2016 · Such was the affection for Oliver Reed among BAFTA members, however, that he was posthumously nominated for the best supporting actor award. But the public had come to think of him as a drunk making a boorish spectacle of himself on chat shows and Channel Four forums like After Dark.
Reed’s alcohol consumption was truly staggering, and the free-wheeling lifestyle that accompanied his pursuit of drink is legendary. And while there are many notable boozehounds, Oliver Reed is a truly unique individual.
Interview with Oliver Reed. Roger Ebert March 30, 1969. Tweet. LONDON - It was lunch time, and the studio pub was crowded, so the director leaned close to Oliver Reed and whispered: "You were great as Bill Sikes! Great!
