LAST CASTING CALL: Read of Reed's last work. The Gladiator 920009 * This film marks Reed's last role, as he died during the filming on May 2, 1999. It was released in the states almost exactly a year later. ALMOST SWIMMING IN MAINSTREAM: Reed makes a couple comebacks in critically-acclaimed films. Parting Shots (1998)* Castaway 1986 Funny Bones 1995 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1989 *Appropriately titled, Parting Shots is the last film made by the winning team of Oliver Reed and director Michael Winner. Says Winner of Reed's performance, "(it was) terrific, controlled." CLASSIC REED IN CLASSICS: Characters by Jack London, Charles Dickens and H.P.Lovecraft come to life via Reed. The Assassination Bureau 1969 Oliver! 1968 The Shuttered Room 1967 Of course, Reed starred in more films based on novels. Among the many examples are the Dumas and Twain adaptations listed directly below. ON THE FENCE: Sword play in screenplays. The Return of the Musketeers 1989 Crossed Swords 1978 The Prince and The Pauper 1978 Royal Flash 1975 The Four Musketeers 1975 The Three Musketeers 1974 The Brigand of Kandahar 1966 The Crimson Blade 1964 The Pirates of Blood River 1962 Sword of Sherwood Forest 1960 WINNING ROLES: Reed is at his best in movies by Michael Winner. I'll Never Forget What's 'is Name 1967 The Jokers 1967 The Girl Getters 1966 RUSSELL SQUARE: Getting hip with Ken Russell. Tommy 1975 The Devils 1971 Women in Love 1969 Dante's Inferno* 1967 The Debussy Film* 1963 *Dante's Inferno and The Debussy Film appear in the television section. Reed also makes well-disguised cameo appearances in other Russell films, such as Mahler and Lisztomania. WOMAN IN LOVE: Glenda Jackson returns to roost with Reed. The Class of Miss MacMichael 1978 The Triple Echo 1973 CHUMPING AT THE BIT: Starting out with bit parts. The Rebel 1961 His and Hers 1961 Beat Girl 1960 The League of Gentlemen 1960 The Bulldog Breed 1960 The Square Peg 1958 Hello London 1958 THE ISLE OF BLIGHT: They're young, British and unhappy. The Party's Over 1966 No Love for Johnnie 1960 The Angry Silence 1960 REED, THE OBSCURE: Rarely seen '70s screen scenes Maniac 1978 Tomorrow Never Comes 1978 Blood in the Streets 1975 Captive 1975 One Russian Summer 1973 Take a Girl Like You 1970

NO LAUGHING MATTER: Comedy is tragedy in these cases. The Sting II 1983 Two of a Kind 1983 Condorman 1981 Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype 1980 Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday 1976 *Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype, also under the horror listing, is a frightful comedy. IT'S HAMMER TIME: Early Hammer horror films. Night Creatures 1962 Paranoiac 1962 These Are the Damned 1962 The Curse of the Werewolf 1961 Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll 1960 OH, THE HORROR: A return to scifi and horror flicks that are scary...in more ways than one House 4: Home Deadly Home 1991 The Pit and The Pendulum 1991 The House of Usher 1988 Spasms 1982 Venom 1982 The Brood 1979 Burnt Offerings* 1976 Blue Blood 1973 Zero Population Growth 1971 *Burnt Offerings is actually not too bad. It was given "thumbs up" by Siskel when it came out. UNDRESSING UP: Early period pieces late in Reed's career--some where the costumes come off. Master of Dragonard Hill 1989 Dragonard 1987 Blueblood 1980 PRIVATE DICK FLICKS: Tough guy and gun runs. The Big Sleep 1978 Ransom 1977 The Sell Out 1976 Ten Little Indians 1975 Sitting Target 1972 The Lady in the Car With Glasses and a Gun 1969 GOOD EARTH, OKAY FILMS Nature's backdrops are grand but man-made scripts are a bit bland. The Hunting Party 1971 Hannibal Brooks 1969 The Trap 1967 BADDER LATE THAN NEVER: Relatively poor films found relatively late in Reed's career. Severed Ties 1992 Hired to Kill 1991 Prisoner of Honor 1991 The Revenger 1990 Captive Rage 1988 Gor 1988 Skeleton Coast 1988 Captive 1986 The Misfit Brigade 1986 Black Arrow 1984 Ransom 1984 Fanny Hill 1983 Al Mas A La Al Kubra 1983 Lion of the Desert 1981 WHAT'S IN A NAME? Weeding out the Reeds. Another actor named Oliver Reed appears in The People vs. Larry Flynt 1996. Ironically, Oliver Reed's full name is Robert Oliver Reed, but as most know, had he gone by Robert Reed, he would have been confused as the leaders of the Brady Bunch! All Rights Reserved. REEDing the web