Oliver Reed was born on February 13, 1938 in Wimbledon, London, England.

On May 2, 1999 Oliver Reed passed away in Valletta, Malta from a heart attack, at the age of 62.. After downing three bottles of rum and beating five sailors at arm-wrestling, Oliver Reed passed away from a heart attack.

In 1973, Oliver Reed was severely injured and almost died during the filming of THE THREE MUSKETEERS, when he was stabbed in the throat during the windmill duel scene.

After a bar fight, in 1963, Oliver Reed needed 36 stitches to repair cuts on his face.

It took Director Ridley Scott $3,000,000 to recreate Oliver Reed's face after he died, during the filming of GLADIATOR.

Keep his business in his family Oliver Reed had two brothers. David Reed became his business manager and his half-brother Simon Reed became his press agent.

Nephew of the film director Sir Carol Reed, who directed Oliver Reed in one of his best roles, as the villainous Bill Sykes in OLIVER!

Oliver Reed's other notable credits include...

ORPHEUS & EURYDICE (2000)

GLADIATOR (2000)

THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO (1998)

FUNNY BONES (1995)

SEVERED TIES (1992)

THE RETURN OF THE MUSKETEERS (1989)

CASTAWAY (1986)

FANNY HILL (1983)
LION OF THE DESERT (1981)

A TOUCH OF SUN (1979)

TOMORROW NEVER COMES (1978)
TOMMY (1975)

THE FOUR MUSKETEERS (1974)

THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1973)

OLIVER! (1968)

THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961)