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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...
Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 – 2 May 1999) was an English actor, known for his upper-middle class, macho image [1] and "hellraiser" lifestyle and heavy drinking. [2][3] His screen career spanned over 40 years, between 1955 and 1999. At the peak of his career, in 1971, British exhibitors voted Reed fifth-most-popular star at the box ...
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 his...
May 3, 1999 · Hard-boozing actor Oliver Reed – known for his lusty portrayals of English louts, lovers and lunatics both on-screen and in real life – died yesterday at the age of 61. The feisty,...
May 6, 2020 · Film director Ridley Scott has recalled the death of actor Oliver Reed while making the Oscar winning blockbuster Gladiator. Scott said hard-drinking Reed “just dropped down dead on the floor of a pub”.
May 3, 1999 · The cause of death for Mr. Reed, who was pronounced dead before he reached the hospital, was not immediately known and an autopsy is scheduled for early this week.
May 2, 1999 · Oliver Reed, an actor whose 'character you love to hate' roles were often echoed in his off-screen life, has died. He was 61.
Actor Oliver Reed has died suddenly in Malta after being taken ill. The BBC's Arts Correspondent Nick Higham looks back at Oliver Reed's career Reed, 61, who appeared in more than 60 films,...
Reed died during the filming of Gladiator (2000). It cost the company $3 million to recreate his face so he could "appear" in the scenes he still had left to shoot. While filming The Three Musketeers (1973), he was stabbed in the throat during the windmill duel scene and nearly died.
THE ACTOR and legendary hellraiser Oliver Reed died suddenly yesterday after being taken ill in a bar. The star of more than 60 films was having a drink with friends in a bar in Valletta, Malta...