Oliver Reed
Biography
Oliver Reed was an English actor born on February 13, 1938, in Wimbledon, London, England, UK. He made significant screen appearances in Hammer Horror films in the early 1960s and went on to appear in notable films such as The Trap, Oliver!, Women in Love, Hannibal Brooks, The Devils, The Three Musketeers, The Four Musketeers, and Gladiator. Reed's acting credits include 135 titles. He was known for his portrayal of various characters, including Bill Sikes in Oliver! and Antonius Proximo in Gladiator.
Career overview
Oliver Reed began making significant screen appearances in Hammer Horror films in the early 1960s. He went on to appear in a number of notable films, including The Trap in 1966 and Oliver! in 1968, for which he played the role of Bill Sikes. The film was directed by his uncle, Carol Reed.
Reed's subsequent film roles included Women in Love in 1969, Hannibal Brooks also in 1969, The Devils in 1971, and The Three Musketeers in 1973, where he portrayed Athos. He reprised this role in The Four Musketeers in 1974. Reed also appeared in the film Tommy in 1975, playing the role of the lover and stepfather.
Reed continued to work in film throughout his career, appearing in a number of notable roles, including in the film Gladiator, in which he played the part of Antonius Proximo.
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- Director of Devils (2012) as Self
- The Devils Original on-set footage (2012)
- Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' (2005) as Self
- Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore") (2002)
- Living Famously (2002) as (archive footage)
- Gladiator (2000) as Proximo
- Orpheus & Eurydice (2000) as Narrator
- The Real Oliver Reed (2000) as Self (archive footage)
- Hellraisers (2000) as Self (archive footage)
- Parting Shots (1999) as Jamie Campbell-Stewart
- Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999) as Self (archive footage)
- Jeremiah (1998) as General Safan
- The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo (1998) as Captain Cornelius Donovan
- The Bruce (1996) as Bishop Wisharton
- Superbrain (1996) as Professor Norbert Marcus
- Funny Bones (1995) as Dolly Hopkins
- Russian Roulette - Moscow 95 (1995)
- Luise knackt den Jackpot (1995) as Matthias
- The World of Hammer (1994) as Narrator
- The World of Hammer (1994) as Self (archive footage)
- The World of Hammer: Vamp (1994) as Narrator (voice)
- The World of Hammer: Wicked Women (1994) as Narrator (voice)
- The World of Hammer: Chiller (1994) as narrator
- The World of Hammer: Trials of War (1994) as Narrator
- The World of Hammer: Lands Before Time (1994) as Narrator
- Return to Lonesome Dove (1993) as Gregor Dunnigan
- Severed Ties (1992) as Dr. Hans Vaughan
- The Pit and the Pendulum (1991) as Cardinal
- Prisoner of Honor (1991) as Gen. de Boisdeffre
- Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel (1991) as Self
- The Word (1990)
- Treasure Island (1990) as Billy Bones
- A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990) as The Rajah
- Hired to Kill (1990) as Michael Bartos
- That's Action (1990) as General Turner (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Panama Sugar (1990) as Generale
- The Return of the Musketeers (1989) as Athos
- The House of Usher (1989) as Roderick Usher
- The Revenger (1989) as Jack Fisher
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) as Vulcan
- The Lady and the Highwayman (1988) as Sir Phillip Gage
- Skeleton Coast (1988) as Captain Simpson
- Captive Rage (1988) as General Belmondo
- Blind Justice (1988) as Ian Ballinger
- Rage to Kill (1988) as General Turner
- Gor (1987) as Sarm
- Dragonard (1987) as Captain Shanks
- The Best of Max Headroom (1987) as Self
- Master of Dragonard Hill (1987) as Captain Shanks
- The Misfit Brigade (1987) as The General
- Castaway (1986) as Gerald Kingsland
- Captive (1986) as Gregory Le Vay
- Christopher Columbus (1985) as Martin Pinzon
- The Max Headroom Show (1985) as Self
- Black Arrow (1985) as Sir Brackley
- Masquerade (1983) as Peter Serkov / Wolfen
- Fanny Hill (1983) as Edward Widdlecome
- Spasms (1983) as Jason Kincaid
- The Sting II (1983) as Lonnegan
- Two of a Kind (1983) as Beasley
- Clash of Loyalties (1983) as Colonel Leachman
- Lion of the Desert (1981) as General Rodolfo Graziani
- Condorman (1981) as Krokov
- Venom (1981) as Dave Averconnelly
- Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980) as Dr. Henry Heckyl/Mr. Hype
- The Brood (1979) as Dr. Hal Raglan
- A Touch of the Sun (1979) as Captain Daniel Nelson
- The Big Sleep (1978) as Eddie Mars
- The Class Of Miss MacMichael (1978) as Terence Sutton
- Tomorrow Never Comes (1978) as Jim Wilson
- Ransom (1977) as Nick McCormick
- The Prince and the Pauper (1977) as Miles Hendon
- US Against the World (1977) as Self
- Burnt Offerings (1976) as Ben Rolf
- The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1976) as Joe Knox
- The Sell Out (1976) as Gabriel Lee
- Tommy (1975) as Frank
- Lisztomania (1975) as Princess Carolyn's Servant
- Royal Flash (1975) as Otto von Bismarck
- Mahler (1974) as Train Conductor
- The Four Musketeers (1974) as Athos
- And Then There Were None (1974) as Hugh Lombard
- Blue Blood (1974) as Tom the butler
- The Three Musketeers (1973) as Athos
- Dirty Weekend (1973) as Fabrizo
- One Russian Summer (1973) as Palizyn
- Revolver (1973) as Vito Cipriani
- Sitting Target (1972) as Harry Lomart
- Z.P.G. (1972) as Russ
- The Triple Echo (1972) as Arthur, the Sergeant
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- The Devils (1971) as Father Urbain Grandier
- The Hunting Party (1971) as Frank Calder
- Take a Girl Like You (1970) as Patrick Standish
- The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970) as Michael Caldwell
- Women in Love (1969) as Gerald Crich
- The Assassination Bureau (1969) as Ivan Dragomiloff
- Hannibal Brooks (1969) as Brooks
- Oliver! (1968) as Bill Sikes
- The Shuttered Room (1967) as Ethan
- I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967) as Andrew Quint
- The Jokers (1967) as David Tremayne
- Dante's Inferno (1967) as Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- The Trap (1966) as La Bete
- The Brigand of Kandahar (1965) as Ali Kahn
- The Party's Over (1965) as Moise
- Always on Sunday (1965) as Narrator (voice)
- The Debussy Film (1965) as Claude Debussy
- R3 (1964) as Dr. Richard Franklin
- The System (1964) as Tinker
- The Scarlet Blade (1963) as Captain Sylvester
- Paranoiac (1963) as Simon Ashby
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Saint (1962) as Joe Catelli
- The Saint (1962) as Aristides Koralis
- The Damned (1962) as King
- The Pirates of Blood River (1962) as Pirate Brocaire
- Captain Clegg (1962) as Harry Cobtree
- The Rebel (1961) as Artist in Cafe
- The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) as Leon Corledo
- No Love for Johnnie (1961) as Man with Bucket on His Head (uncredited)
- His and Hers (1961) as Oliver Borlinski
- Hello London (1960) as Photographer (uncredited)
- Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960) as Lord Melton (uncredited)
- The League of Gentlemen (1960) as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
- The Angry Silence (1960) as Mick
- The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) as Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
- Life Is a Circus (1960) as Spectator at Sideshow (uncredited)
- The Bulldog Breed (1960) as Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
- Beat Girl (1960) as Plaid Shirt
- The Third Man (1959) as Pepi
- Knight Errant Limited (1959) as Benny Falconer
- The Captain's Table (1959) as Suntanning Passenger (uncredited)
- Upstairs and Downstairs (1959) as Train Passenger (uncredited)
- The Square Peg (1958) as (uncredited)
- Value for Money (1955) as Extra (uncredited)