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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 ...
Oliver Reed. 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!
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May 5, 2020 · Ridley Scott says Oliver Reed ‘dropped down dead’ after challenging sailors to drinking match while filming Gladiator. Reed’s death midway through production forced Scott to complete British ...
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Oliver Reed. 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! (1968), Women in Love (1969), Hannibal Brooks (1969), The Devils (1971), Revolver (1973), portraying Athos in The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four ...
- February 13, 1938
- May 2, 1999
Oliver! Bill Sikes: Carol Reed: 1969 The Assassination Bureau: Ivan Dragomiroff Basil Dearden: Hannibal Brooks: Lance Cpl. Stephen "Hannibal" Brooks Michael Winner: Women in Love: Gerald Crich Ken Russell
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20. He Was An Industry Titan. Before long, Oliver Reed became a household name in British films, and was at one point, the highest-paid actor in Britain. Reed wasn’t subtle about his fame—he famously told a Daily Express journalist in 1974, "Get rid of me and you get rid of the entire British film industry".
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 ...