Robert Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938 – May 2, 1999) was an English actor known for his "hellraiser" lifestyle. 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 the 1968 Best Picture Oscar winner Oliver! (a film directed by his uncle Carol Reed), Women in Love (1969), Hannibal Brooks (1969), The Devils (1971), portraying Athos in The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974); the lover and stepfather in Tommy (1975), Funny Bones (1995) and Gladiator (2000).
For playing Antonius Proximo, the old, gruff gladiator trainer in Ridley Scott's Gladiator, in what was his final film, Reed was posthumously nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2000. At the peak of his career, in 1971, British exhibitors voted Reed fifth most popular star at the box office. The British Film Institute (BFI) stated that "partnerships with Michael Winner and Ken Russell in the mid-60s saw Reed become an emblematic Brit-flick icon", but from the mid-1970s his alcoholism began affecting his career, with the BFI adding "Reed had assumed Robert Newton's mantle as Britain's thirstiest thespian".
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
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| 1 | Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' (2005) | Self | 8.7 | |
| 2 | Gladiator (2000) Top 30 in 2000s | Proximo | 8.3 | |
| 3 | Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999) | Self (archive footage) | - | - |
| 4 | Jeremiah (1998) | General Safan | 5 | |
| 5 | The Pit and the Pendulum (1991) | Cardinal | 7.3 | |
| 6 | Treasure Island (1990) | Billy Bones | - | - |
| 7 | The Return of the Musketeers (1989) | Athos | - | - |
| 8 | The House of Usher (1989) | Roderick Usher | - | - |
| 9 | Skeleton Coast (1988) | Captain Simpson | 2 | |
| 10 | Captive Rage (1988) | General Belmondo | - | - |
| 11 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) | Vulcan | 6.9 | |
| 12 | Castaway (1986) | Gerald Kingsland | - | - |
| 13 | Two of a Kind (1983) | Beasley | 8 | |
| 14 | Fanny Hill (1983) | Edward Widdlecome | - | - |
| 15 | The Sting II (1983) | Lonnegan | 4 | |
| 16 | Condorman (1981) | Krokov | 6 | |
| 17 | Venom (1981) | Dave Averconnelly | 6.5 | |
| 18 | Lion of the Desert (1981) | General Rodolfo Graziani | 5 | |
| 19 | Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980) | Dr. Henry Heckyl/Mr. Hype | - | - |
| 20 | The Brood (1979) | Dr. Hal Raglan | 6.7 | |
| 21 | The Big Sleep (1978) | Eddie Mars | 4.5 | |
| 22 | Burnt Offerings (1976) | Ben Rolf | 8.3 | |
| 23 | Lisztomania (1975) | Princess Carolyn's Servant | 10 | |
| 24 | Tommy (1975) | Frank | 2.5 | |
| 25 | And Then There Were None (1974) | Hugh Lombard | 6 | |
| 26 | Mahler (1974) | Train Conductor | 9 | |
| 27 | The Four Musketeers (1974) | Athos | 5.7 | |
| 28 | The Three Musketeers (1973) | Athos | 6.8 | |
| 29 | Revolver (1973) | Vito Cipriani | 9 | |
| 30 | The Triple Echo (1972) | Arthur, the Sergeant | 5 | |
| 31 | Z.P.G. (1972) | Russ | 5 | |
| 32 | The Devils (1971) | Father Urbain Grandier | 6.2 | |
| 33 | The Hunting Party (1971) | Frank Calder | - | - |
| 34 | Women in Love (1969) | Gerald Crich | 6 | |
| 35 | Hannibal Brooks (1969) | Brooks | - | - |
| 36 | Oliver! (1968) | Bill Sikes | 8.8 | |
| 37 | I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967) | Andrew Quint | 5 | |
| 38 | Paranoiac (1963) | Simon Ashby | 5 | |
| 39 | The Damned (1962) | King | 8 | |
| 40 | The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) | Leon Corledo | 2 | |
| 41 | Life Is a Circus (1960) | Spectator at Sideshow (uncredited) | - | - |
| 42 | The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) | Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 43 | Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960) | Lord Melton (uncredited) | 10 | |
| 44 | The Angry Silence (1960) | Mick | 4 | |
| 45 | The League of Gentlemen (1960) | Chorus Boy (uncredited) | 5 |
