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Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 - 2 May 1999) was a British actor. He was born in Wimbledon, Surrey. He was a nephew of movie director Sir Carol Reed (1906-1976) and grandson of actor and theatre manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852-1917).

Reed's starred in many movies, including: Women in Love, The Devils, The Three Musketeers, Tommy, Castaway ,Gladiatorand "Treasure island"

Reed was an alcoholic. He died of a heart attack in Valletta, Malta.

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  • Broome Hall - geograph.org.uk - 156000

    Broome Hall, Surrey, Reed's home from the late 1960s to the 1980s

  • Kate Millett and Oliver Reed appearing on "After Dark", 26 January 1991

    Appearing with Kate Millett on the After Dark programme "Do Men Have to Be Violent?"

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