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May 5, 2000 · Steve Reeves, the bodybuilder turned movie muscleman whose 1959 film ''Hercules'' ushered in a cycle of sword-and-sandal epics, died Monday at the Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, Calif....
The more recent bodybuilders of fame such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno, both Hercules impersonators of yore, have given Steve significant credit for their respective acting successes. Married twice, Steve died in Southern California of lymphoma on May 1, 2000, at age 74.
May 3, 2000 · Steve Reeves, star of European-made action films of the 1950s and '60s whose Mr. Universe physique won him a signature role as the mythical strongman Hercules, has died. He was 74.
May 5, 2000 · He was 74. Mr. Reeves died Monday at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, Calif., of complications from lymphoma, which was diagnosed eight weeks ago, said friend Troy Bertelsen. A lifelong...
Reeves didn't make it. He died on May 1 in a hospital in Escondido, CA, age 74, the result of complications from lymphoma, which he learned he had only two months earlier. And while his bodybuilding reputation easily eclipsed his moviemaking reputation, Reeves embodied an integrity that suffused everything he attempted, including his films.
The more recent bodybuilders of fame such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno, both Hercules impersonators of yore, have given Steve significant credit for their respective acting successes. Married twice, Steve died in Southern California of lymphoma on May 1, 2000, at age 74.
Apr 30, 2024 · Died: May 1, 2000, Escondido, California (aged 74) Steve Reeves (born January 21, 1926, Glasgow, Montana, U.S.—died May 1, 2000, Escondido, California) was an American bodybuilder and actor. He was one of the handsomest and best-built men of his era.
