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[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001657/ Oliver Reed] (1938 - 1999) |
[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001657/ Oliver Reed] (1938 - 1999) |
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==Film Deaths== |
==Film Deaths== |
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+ | *'''''[[Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)]]''''' [''Lord Melton'']: Killed in the climactic mass swordfight by [[Richard Greene]]. |
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+ | *'''''[[The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)]]''''' [''Bouncer'']: Possibly dies (off-screen) after being bludgeoned several times by [[Paul Massie]]. |
+ | *'''''[[The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)]]''''' [''Leon Corledo'']: Shot in the chest with a silver bullet by [[Clifford Evans]], while Oliver is in his werewolf form. |
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+ | *'''''[[The Pirates of Blood River (1962)]]''''' [''Brocaire'']: Stabbed in the chest by [[Peter Arne]] as they are swordfighting blindfolded. |
+ | *'''''The Scarlet Blade''''' (''The Crimson Blade'') '''(1963)''' [''Captain Tom Sylvester'']: Shot by [[Lionel Jeffries]]. |
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+ | *'''''[[Paranoiac (1963)|Paranoiac]]''''' '''[[Paranoiac (1963)|(1963)]]''' [''Simon Ashby'']: Burned to death when he runs back into the burning building in his madness. |
+ | *'''''These Are the Damned''''' (''The Damned'') '''(1963)''' [''King'']: Killed in a car crash when his car goes over a bridge. |
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+ | *'''''The Brigand of Kandahar''''' '''(1965)''' [''Eli Khan'']: Strangled by [[Ronald Lewis]] after they both lose both of their swords. |
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− | *'''''Paranoiac'' (1963)''' [''Simon Ashby'']: Burned to death when he runs back into the burning building in his madness. |
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+ | *'''''[[The Assassination Bureau Limited (1969)|The Assassination Bureau Limited]]''''' '''[[The Assassination Bureau Limited (1969)|(1969)]]''' [''Ivan Dragomiloff'']: death faked in one scene (awaiting details) |
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+ | *'''''Women in Love''''' '''(1969)''' [''Gerald Crich'']: Freezes to death after he wanders outside in the mountains. |
+ | *'''''[[The Devils (1971)|The Devils]]''' (The Devils of Loudon)'' '''(1971)''' [''Father Urbain Grandier'']: Executed by being burned at the stake. |
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+ | *'''''[[The Hunting Party (1971)|The Hunting Party]]''[[The Hunting Party (1971)| (1971)]]''' [''Frank Calder'']: Shot in the chest by [[Gene Hackman]] after Gene catches up with Oliver and [[Candice Bergen]] in the desert. |
+ | *'''''[[Sitting Target (1972)]]''''' [''Harry Lomart'']: Lets himself get killed in a car explosion (in a car he rammed badly), as the police surround him. |
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+ | *'''''Lion of the Desert''''' '''(1981)''' [''Gen. Rodolfo Graziani'']: Mentioned in the text at the end of the film that he died in 1955. |
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− | *'''''Women in Love'' (1969)''' [''Gerald Crich'']: Freezes to death after he wanders outside in the mountains. |
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+ | *'''''[[Spasms (1983)|Spasms]]''''' '''[[Spasms (1983)|(1983)]]''' [''Jason Kincaid'']: Dies from the venom due to the bite of the giant snake. |
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+ | *'''''[[The House of Usher (1989)|The House of Usher]]''''' (''[[The House of Usher (1989)|The Fall of the House of Usher]]'') '''[[The House of Usher (1989)|(1988)]]''' [''Roderick Usher'']: Burns alive when the house he is in is set on fire. He jumps through a window as the film ends, but it's unknown if he would be able to survive his wounds. |
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+ | *'''''Severed Ties''''' '''(1992)''' [''Dr. Hans Vaughan'']: Dies after the creature enters his stomach. |
⚫ | *'''''[[Gladiator (2000)|Gladiator]]''''' '''[[Gladiator (2000)|(2000)]]''' [''Proximo'']: Stabbed to death by Roman soldiers. (This scene was filmed after Oliver's real-life death; it was accomplished by using CGI to superimpose Oliver's face onto a stand-in as the soldiers close in on him. The original script called for Oliver to survive the movie and eulogize [[Russell Crowe]] at the end, but his death forced the filmmakers to rewrite his character's fate.) |
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− | *'''''The House of Usher''' (The Fall of the House of Usher)'' '''(1988)''' [''Roderick Usher'']: Presumably killed, though I don't know the circumstances. (Based on the plot synopsis on the IMDB listing, this adaptation varies drastically from the original story, including eliminating the character of the sister who kills Usher, so I don't know what happens in this version.) |
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⚫ | *'''''[[Gladiator (2000)]]''''' [''Proximo'']: Stabbed to death by Roman soldiers. (This scene was filmed after Oliver's real-life death; it was accomplished by using CGI to superimpose Oliver's face onto a stand-in as the soldiers close in on him. The original script called for Oliver to survive the movie and eulogize [[Russell Crowe]] at the end, but his death forced the filmmakers to rewrite his character's fate. |
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+ | *'''''[[The Saint (1962 series)|The Saint: King of the Beggars]]''''' '''[[The Saint (1962 series)|(1963)]]''' [''Joe Catelli'']: Killed in a shootout by [[Bruno Barnabe]]. |
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⚫ | *'''''[[Treasure Island (1990 TV)|Treasure Island]]''''' '''[[Treasure Island (1990 TV)|(1990)]]''' [''Captain Billy Bones'']: Dies of a heart attack from fright, after being given the Black Spot by [[Christopher Lee]]. Oliver had also been injured in a fight with [[John Benfield]] moments before. He dies while giving [[Christian Bale]] the key to his chest, so Christian can take his treasure map. |
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+ | *'''''[[Return to Lonesome Dove (1993 miniseries)|Return to Lonesome Dove]]''''' '''[[Return to Lonesome Dove (1993 miniseries)|(1993)]]''' [''Gregor Dunnigan'']: Shot in the chest by [[Rick Schroder]], when he tries to shoot [[Jon Voight]]. |
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+ | ==Gallery== |
+ | <gallery> |
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+ | Curse-of-the-Werewolf-Death-of-Leon2.jpg|Oliver Reed in ''The Curse of the Werewolf'' |
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+ | Oliver Reed (3).PNG|Oliver Reed in ''Paranoiac'' |
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+ | OliverReed-Oliver-ShotToDeath.jpeg|Oliver Reed's death in ''Oliver'' |
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+ | Oliver Reed.PNG|Oliver Reed's death in ''The Devils'' |
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+ | Candicebergen-huntingparty.jpg|Oliver Reed (left) in ''The Hunting Party'' |
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+ | Oliver Reed (2).PNG|Oliver Reed in ''The Brood'' |
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+ | Oliver Reed (5).PNG|Oliver Reed in ''Venom'' |
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+ | Oliver Reed (4).PNG|Oliver Reed in ''Spasms'' |
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+ | OliverReed-TreasureIsland-HeartAttack.png|Oliver Reed in ''Treasure Island'' |
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+ | OliverReed-Gladiator-Stabbed.jpeg|Oliver Reed's death (stand-in) in ''Gladiator'' |
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+ | </gallery> |
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==Notable Connections== |
==Notable Connections== |
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+ | *Grandson of [[Herbert Beerbohm Tree]] |
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*Nephew of [[Carol Reed]] (director) |
*Nephew of [[Carol Reed]] (director) |
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Latest revision as of 23:19, 28 January 2024
Oliver Reed (1938 - 1999)
Film Deaths[]
- Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960) [Lord Melton]: Killed in the climactic mass swordfight by Richard Greene.
- The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) [Bouncer]: Possibly dies (off-screen) after being bludgeoned several times by Paul Massie.
- The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) [Leon Corledo]: Shot in the chest with a silver bullet by Clifford Evans, while Oliver is in his werewolf form.
- The Pirates of Blood River (1962) [Brocaire]: Stabbed in the chest by Peter Arne as they are swordfighting blindfolded.
- The Scarlet Blade (The Crimson Blade) (1963) [Captain Tom Sylvester]: Shot by Lionel Jeffries.
- Paranoiac (1963) [Simon Ashby]: Burned to death when he runs back into the burning building in his madness.
- These Are the Damned (The Damned) (1963) [King]: Killed in a car crash when his car goes over a bridge.
- The Brigand of Kandahar (1965) [Eli Khan]: Strangled by Ronald Lewis after they both lose both of their swords.
- The Shuttered Room (Blood Island) (1967) [Ethan]: Falls through a trapdoor in the mill after being attacked by Ann Bell.
- Oliver! (1968) [Bill Sikes]: Shot in the chest by police while trying to escape by swinging across the street from a rope; his body is shown swinging back and forth from the rope afterwards.
- The Assassination Bureau Limited (1969) [Ivan Dragomiloff]: death faked in one scene (awaiting details)
- Women in Love (1969) [Gerald Crich]: Freezes to death after he wanders outside in the mountains.
- The Devils (The Devils of Loudon) (1971) [Father Urbain Grandier]: Executed by being burned at the stake.
- The Hunting Party (1971) [Frank Calder]: Shot in the chest by Gene Hackman after Gene catches up with Oliver and Candice Bergen in the desert.
- Sitting Target (1972) [Harry Lomart]: Lets himself get killed in a car explosion (in a car he rammed badly), as the police surround him.
- Tommy (1975) [Frank Hobbs]: Stabbed in the back during the riot at the pinball camp; his body is shown again afterwards when Roger Daltrey places Ann-Margret's body beside him.
- Burnt Offerings (1976) [Ben Rolf]: Thrown out of the balcony by the supernatural forces and lands on his car.
- The Brood (1979) [Dr. Hal Raglan]: Beaten to death by Samantha Eggar's "rage children" while Oliver is trying to rescue Cindy Hinds.
- Lion of the Desert (1981) [Gen. Rodolfo Graziani]: Mentioned in the text at the end of the film that he died in 1955.
- Venom (1982) [Dave Averconnelly]: Bitten on the leg by the black mamba after it crawls up his pants leg, in addition to having been shot in the chest by Nicol Williamson.
- Clash of Loyalties (1983) [Colonel Leachman]: Dies. (This seldom-seen film is very rare, but clips of it, including a scene of Oliver dead in a coffin, appeared in the TV documentary Saddam Goes to Hollywood.)
- Spasms (1983) [Jason Kincaid]: Dies from the venom due to the bite of the giant snake.
- The Misfit Brigade (1987) [The General]: Shot to death along with David Carradine by Bruce Davison and the surviving 27th Panzers. The film ends with them making a mock firing squad then opening fire
- The House of Usher (The Fall of the House of Usher) (1988) [Roderick Usher]: Burns alive when the house he is in is set on fire. He jumps through a window as the film ends, but it's unknown if he would be able to survive his wounds.
- The Pit and the Pendulum (The Inquisitor) (1991) [Cardinal]: Suffocated after being entombed alive by Lance Henriksen's men.
- Severed Ties (1992) [Dr. Hans Vaughan]: Dies after the creature enters his stomach.
- Gladiator (2000) [Proximo]: Stabbed to death by Roman soldiers. (This scene was filmed after Oliver's real-life death; it was accomplished by using CGI to superimpose Oliver's face onto a stand-in as the soldiers close in on him. The original script called for Oliver to survive the movie and eulogize Russell Crowe at the end, but his death forced the filmmakers to rewrite his character's fate.)
Television Deaths[]
- The Saint: King of the Beggars (1963) [Joe Catelli]: Killed in a shootout by Bruno Barnabe.
- Treasure Island (1990) [Captain Billy Bones]: Dies of a heart attack from fright, after being given the Black Spot by Christopher Lee. Oliver had also been injured in a fight with John Benfield moments before. He dies while giving Christian Bale the key to his chest, so Christian can take his treasure map.
- Return to Lonesome Dove (1993) [Gregor Dunnigan]: Shot in the chest by Rick Schroder, when he tries to shoot Jon Voight.
Gallery[]
Notable Connections[]
- Grandson of Herbert Beerbohm Tree
- Nephew of Carol Reed (director)