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The Death Of Oliver Reed, The English Actor Who Collapsed During A Drinking Contest While Filming ‘Gladiator’
So, the death of Oliver Reed in a pub in May 1999 didn’t come as a total surprise to many who knew him. At the time, Reed was in Malta filming Gladiator, in which he played the role of Proximo ...
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The story of Oliver Reed's rise and fall makes for an intoxicating one-man show
It's easy to condemn Oliver Reed for the squandered talent and drunken ... where Reed died in 1999 while filming Ridley Scott’s Gladiator with fellow hellraiser Russell Crowe, the intoxication ...
Oliver Reed Almost Starred in James Bond and Jaws
Oliver Reed Reed was given a chance at redemption and a potential comeback when he was cast in Ridley Scott's Gladiator, ...