Having spent the decade as a dependable supporting actor, Reed began taking on more leading roles, playing the target of an assassination who challenges his would-be killers in the black comedy "The Assassination Bureau" (1969). After appearing with Christopher Lee in "Pirates of Blood River" (1962) and Peter Cushing in "Captain Clegg" (1962), Reed attracted attention as a sadistic and lecherous motorcycle gang leader in Joseph Losey's "The Damned" (1963), which was released in the United States two years later as "These Are the Damned." Following support turns in the British action flick "The Brigand of Kandahar" (1965) and the action adventure "The Trap" (1966), he was as an upper-class cut-up in Michael Winner's "The Jokers" (1967) before turning in a memorable performance as the evil Bill Sykes in Uncle Carol Reed's Oscar-winning musical "Oliver!" (1968).
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Reed had his first big break scaring children on the British kids series "The Golden Spur" (BBC, 1959) and landed his first starring role in "The Curse of the Werewolf" (1961), playing a young man whose murderous impulses transmogrify into a hairy beast during the full moon. He attended Ewell Castle School in Surrey and later served in the Royal Army Medical Corps before commencing on an acting career as an extra in the late 1950s without any formal training. 13, 1938 in Wimbledon, London, England, Reed was raised by his father, Peter, a sports journalist, and his mother, Marcia. But Reed began reviving himself once more late in his career, only to suffer a fatal heart attack in the midst of production on the Oscar-winning "Gladiator" (2000), leaving behind a long career that to critics and fans seemed unworthy of the actor's considerable gifts.īorn on Feb. Reed had a bit of fun as the evil Vulcan in "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" (1988) and Billy Bones in "Treasure Island" (TNT, 1990), only to once again make several rather forgettable pictures. From there, Reed embarked on a series of misbegotten films like "The Big Sleep" (1978), "The Sting II" (1983) and "Castaway" (1986), none of which added any value to his career.
He was delightful as the amoral head of "The Assassination Bureau" (1969), and was at his swashbuckling best as Athos in "The Three Musketeers" (1973) and its sequel "The Four Musketeers" (1974). With no formal training to speak of, Reed burst onto the scene with "The Curse of the Werewolf" (1961) and delivered a memorable performance as the evil Bill Sykes in the Oscar-winning musical "Oliver!" (1968). In the 1960s and 1970s, he - along with pals Richard Burton, Richard Harris and Peter O'Toole - notoriously raised hell while drinking themselves into oblivion, leaving behind a long line of battered hotel rooms and broken bones, courtesy of numerous bar fights. A versatile performer who made his living playing ruthless villains, actor Oliver Reed also developed a reputation as one of the bad boys of British cinema.
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