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May 5, 2020 · Ridley Scott has recalled the death of actor Oliver Reed during the making of Gladiator, remarking that he “dropped down dead on the floor of a pub”. Reed died midway through production on the...
Sep 22, 2020 · Oliver Reed had almost finished his work on Gladiator when he died. Universal Pictures. The way in which Reed made his exit sounds like an urban legend of the most ridiculous type, but...
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.
May 5, 2000 · Gladiator: Directed by Ridley Scott. With Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed. A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.
Actor: Gladiator. Robert Oliver Reed was an English actor known for his well-to-do, macho image and "hellraiser" lifestyle. His notable films include The Trap (1966), playing Bill Sikes in the Best Picture Oscar winner Oliver!
Proximo : Yes, I did. You're good, Spaniard, but you're not that good. You could be magnificent. Maximus : I'm required to kill, so I kill. That is enough. Proximo : That's enough for the provinces, but not for Rome. The young emperor has arranged a series of spectacles to commemorate his father, Marcus Aurelius.
Gladiator is a 2000 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. It stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Tomas Arana, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed (in his final role), Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel, Richard Harris, and Tommy Flanagan.
One major problem came with the death of Oliver Reed, then aged 61, before filming was finished. Reed was playing Proximo, the gladiator trainer who takes on Maximus.
May 2, 2024 · Oliver Reed passed away during the production of Ridley Scott's 2000 movie Gladiator, and the film added some scenes to rewrite Proximo's story.
May 4, 2020 · Oliver Reed (Proximo), died in the middle of filming. An infamous hell-raiser, he promised Scott that he wouldn’t drink while shooting. Instead, he drank on the weekends.
