Oliver Reed(1938-1999)

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When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge.

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Gladiator (2000)

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 Musketeers (1974); the lover/stepfather in Tommy (1975), The Brood (1979), Lion of the Desert (1981), Castaway (1986), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), Funny Bones (1995) and Gladiator (2000).

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

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Gladiator

8.5

Proximo

2000

Oliver!

7.4

Bill Sikes

1968

The Brood

6.8

Dr. Hal Raglan

1979

Charlton Heston, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Faye Dunaway, Oliver Reed, Michael York, and Frank Finlay in The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974)

The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge

6.9

Athos

1974

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Orpheus & Eurydice
5.5
- Narrator
- 2000
Gladiator
8.5
- Proximo
- 2000
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
4.7
- Captain Cornelius Donovan
- 1998
The Bible Collection: Jeremiah
6.9
TV Movie
- General Shapan
- 1998
Parting Shots
5.1
- Jamie Campbell-Stewart
- 1998
The Bruce
4.6
- Bishop Robert Wisharton
- 1996
Die Tunnelgangster von Berlin
1.6
TV Movie
- Professor Norbert Marcus
- 1996
Russian Roulette - Moscow 95
6.0
- Prince
- 1995
Luise knackt den Jackpot
6.7
- Matthias
- 1995
Funny Bones
6.7
- Dolly Hopkins
- 1995
Oliver 2: Let's Twist Again
7.0
TV Movie
- Bill Sikes
- 1995
Return to Lonesome Dove
7.2
TV Mini Series
- Gregor Dunnigan
- 1993
Severed Ties
4.5
- Dr. Hans Vaughan
- 1992
Prisoner of Honor
6.5
TV Movie
- Gen. Boisdeffre
- 1991
The Pit and the Pendulum
6.0
- Cardinal
- 1991

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Height
- 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
Born
- February 13, 1938
- Wimbledon, London, England, UK
Died
- May 2, 1999
- Valletta, Malta(heart attack)
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6/18/95: Appeared as Aleister Crowley, in the Radio 4 play, "The Death of Alexander Scriabin".
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Trivia
He died of a heart attack in a bar after downing three bottles of Captain Morgan's Jamaica rum, eight bottles of German beer, numerous doubles of Famous Grouse whiskey and Hennessy cognac, and beating five much younger Royal Navy sailors at arm-wrestling. His final bar bill was 270 Maltese lira, about £450 or $600.