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Mini Bio. 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! (1968), Women in Love (1969), Hannibal Brooks (1969), The Devils (1971), Revolver (1973), portraying Athos in The Three ...
Oliver Reed in 1968. This article presents the filmography of English actor Oliver Reed .
Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. 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 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!
May 3, 1999 · Mon 3 May 1999 11.19 EDT. Oliver Reed began his film acting career through friends he made from drinking in pubs, and has died at the age of 61 while out drinking with friends in Valetta, Malta.
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...
He is the first big action star to emerge from England since Michael Caine, on the basis of his success in " The Jokers ," "I'll Never Forget What's'isname," "The Assassination Bureau" and "Hannibal Brooks." He also has considerable stature as an actor, as he demonstrated playing Bill Sikes in "Oliver!"
