--- name: "Oliver Reed" canonical: "https://film.one/person/oliver-reed" roles: ["Actor"] born: "13 February 1938" died: "2 May 1999" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-17T21:25:51.176823+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Oliver Reed Actor. Born 13 February 1938 in Wimbledon, London, England, UK. Died 2 May 1999. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 13 February 1938, Wimbledon, London, England, UK - **Died:** 2 May 1999 - **Active:** 1971–2000 - **Also known as:** Robert Oliver Reed - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Reed, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313588, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001657/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/936 ## Streaming the US now - **Hulu:** [*Gladiator*](https://film.one/film/gladiator.md) (84) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Oliver Reed was an English actor. Born Robert Oliver Reed on 13 February 1938 in Wimbledon, London, he died on 2 May 1999 in Valletta, Malta. He appeared as Father Urbain Grandier in *The Devils* (1971) and as Proximo in *Gladiator* (2000), his final film role, for which he received a posthumous BAFTA nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Other notable performances include Bill Sikes in *Oliver!* (1968), directed by his uncle Carol Reed, Athos in *The Three Musketeers* (1973) and *The Four Musketeers* (1974), and roles in *Women in Love* (1969), *Tommy* (1975) and *The Brood* (1979). *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Gladiator* (2000), Fi1m 84, as Proximo — [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator.md) ## Complete filmography (123) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Devils Original on-set footage* (2012), Acting - *Living Famously* (2002), series, as (archive footage) - *L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")* (2002), Acting - *Orpheus & Eurydice* (2000), as Narrator - *Gladiator* (2000), as Proximo — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator.md) - *Parting Shots* (1999), as Jamie Campbell-Stewart - *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 - *Luise knackt den Jackpot* (1995), as Matthias - *Russian Roulette - Moscow 95* (1995), Acting - *The World of Hammer: Lands Before Time* (1994), as Narrator - *The World of Hammer: Trials of War* (1994), as Narrator - *The World of Hammer: Chiller* (1994), as narrator - *The World of Hammer: Wicked Women* (1994), as Narrator (voice) - *The World of Hammer: Vamp* (1994), as Narrator (voice) - *The World of Hammer* (1994), series, as Narrator - *Return to Lonesome Dove* (1993), series, as Gregor Dunnigan - *Severed Ties* (1992), as Dr. Hans Vaughan - *Prisoner of Honor* (1991), as Gen. de Boisdeffre - *The Pit and the Pendulum* (1991), as Cardinal - *That's Action* (1990), as General Turner (archive footage) (uncredited) - *Treasure Island* (1990), as Billy Bones - *Panama Sugar* (1990), as Generale - *Hired to Kill* (1990), as Michael Bartos - *A Ghost in Monte Carlo* (1990), as The Rajah - *The House of Usher* (1989), as Roderick Usher - *The Return of the Musketeers* (1989), as Athos - *The Revenger* (1989), as Jack Fisher - *Captive Rage* (1988), as General Belmondo - *The Adventures of Baron Munchausen* (1988), as Vulcan - *The Lady and the Highwayman* (1988), as Sir Phillip Gage - *Rage to Kill* (1988), as General Turner - *Skeleton Coast* (1988), as Captain Simpson - *Blind Justice* (1988), as Ian Ballinger - *The Misfit Brigade* (1987), as The General - *Master of Dragonard Hill* (1987), as Captain Shanks - *Dragonard* (1987), as Captain Shanks - *Gor* (1987), as Sarm - *Captive* (1986), as Gregory Le Vay - *Castaway* (1986), as Gerald Kingsland - *Black Arrow* (1985), as Sir Brackley - *Christopher Columbus* (1985), series, as Martin Pinzon - *Masquerade* (1983), series, as Peter Serkov / Wolfen - *Two of a Kind* (1983), as Beasley - *Spasms* (1983), as Jason Kincaid - *The Sting II* (1983), as Lonnegan - *Clash of Loyalties* (1983), as Colonel Leachman - *Fanny Hill* (1983), as Edward Widdlecome - *Venom* (1981), as Dave Averconnelly - *Condorman* (1981), as Krokov - *Lion of the Desert* (1981), as General Rodolfo Graziani - *Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype* (1980), as Dr. Henry Heckyl/Mr. Hype - *A Touch of the Sun* (1979), as Captain Daniel Nelson - *The Brood* (1979), as Dr. Hal Raglan - *The Class Of Miss MacMichael* (1978), as Terence Sutton - *The Big Sleep* (1978), as Eddie Mars - *Tomorrow Never Comes* (1978), as Jim Wilson - *The Prince and the Pauper* (1977), as Miles Hendon - *The Ransom* (1977), as Nick McCormick - *Burnt Offerings* (1976), as Ben Rolf - *The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday* (1976), as Joe Knox - *The Sell Out* (1976), as Gabriel Lee - *Royal Flash* (1975), as Otto von Bismarck - *Lisztomania* (1975), as Princess Carolyn's Servant - *Tommy* (1975), as Frank - *Blue Blood* (1974), as Tom the butler - *The Four Musketeers* (1974), as Athos - *And Then There Were None* (1974), as Hugh Lombard - *Mahler* (1974), as Train Conductor (uncredited) - *The Three Musketeers* (1973), as Athos - *Revolver* (1973), as Vito Cipriani - *Dirty Weekend* (1973), as Fabrizo - *One Russian Summer* (1973), as Palizyn - *The Triple Echo* (1972), as Arthur, the Sergeant - *Z.P.G.* (1972), as Russ - *Sitting Target* (1972), as Harry Lomart - *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 - *Dante's Inferno* (1967), as Dante Gabriel Rossetti - *I'll Never Forget What's'isname* (1967), as Andrew Quint - *The Shuttered Room* (1967), as Ethan - *The Jokers* (1967), as David Tremayne - *The Trap* (1966), as La Bete - *The Brigand of Kandahar* (1965), as Ali Kahn - *Always on Sunday* (1965), as Narrator (voice) - *The Debussy Film* (1965), as Claude Debussy - *The Party's Over* (1965), as Moise - *R3* (1964), series, as Dr. Richard Franklin - *The System* (1964), as Tinker - *The Scarlet Blade* (1963), as Captain Sylvester - *Paranoiac* (1963), as Simon Ashby - *The Damned* (1962), as King - *The Saint* (1962), series, as Joe Catelli, Aristides Koralis - *Captain Clegg* (1962), as Harry Cobtree - *The Pirates of Blood River* (1962), as Pirate Brocaire - *The Curse of the Werewolf* (1961), as Leon Corledo - *The Rebel* (1961), as Artist in Cafe - *No Love for Johnnie* (1961), as Man with Bucket on His Head (uncredited) - *His and Hers* (1961), as Oliver Borlinski - *Sword of Sherwood Forest* (1960), as Lord Melton (uncredited) - *The Bulldog Breed* (1960), as Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited) - *Hello London* (1960), as Photographer (uncredited) - *The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll* (1960), as Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited) - *Beat Girl* (1960), as Plaid Shirt - *The League of Gentlemen* (1960), as Chorus Boy (uncredited) - *The Angry Silence* (1960), as Mick - *Life Is a Circus* (1960), as Spectator at Sideshow (uncredited) - *Upstairs and Downstairs* (1959), as Train Passenger (uncredited) - *Knight Errant Limited* (1959), series, as Benny Falconer - *The Third Man* (1959), series, as Pepi - *The Captain's Table* (1959), as Suntanning Passenger (uncredited) - *The Square Peg* (1958), as (uncredited) - *Monitor* (1958), series, as Claude Debussy - *Value for Money* (1955), as Extra (uncredited) ## Gallery - ![Oliver Reed 1968](https://film.one/media/person/92965/gallery-2544e143708f.jpg) Oliver Reed 1968 — Jack de Nijs for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Oliver_Reed_1968_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Oliver_Reed_1968_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - 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