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Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 – 2 May 1999) 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! (a film directed by his uncle Carol Reed that won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Picture ), Women in ...
May 5, 2020 · Ridley Scott reveals how actor Oliver Reed died of a heart attack in a pub after challenging sailors to a drinking match. Scott had to finish Reed's scenes with CGI in the 2000 epic.
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Oliver Reed was an English actor who starred in many films, such as Gladiator, Oliver!, The Devils, and The Three Musketeers. He died of a heart attack in a bar after a drinking binge and a fight with sailors in 1999.
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Learn about the life and career of Oliver Reed, an English actor known for his macho image and "hellraiser" lifestyle. Find out his film credits, awards, trivia, quotes, family, and cause of death.
- February 13, 1938
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May 5, 2024 · Oliver Reed, circa 1971. Evening Standard (Getty Images) Oliver Reed, circa 1972. Mirrorpix (Getty Images) On a set, Reed crossed paths with director Ken Russell, the enfant terrible of British cinema, who was determined to carve out a career in filmography through excess upon excess. Reed fit into the mechanics perfectly.
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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 ...
May 3, 1999 · Oliver Reed, whose red-faced exuberance brought earthiness to film appearances as varied as a swashbuckling musketeer, a brutal Dickensian burglar and his best-known role as a coal mine owner's ...
