Oliver Reed
Born February 13, 1938 (Age: 88)
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Wimbledon, London, England, UK
Biography
Robert Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938 – May 2, 1999) was an English actor known for his "hellraiser" lifestyle. After making his first significant screen appearances in Hammer Horror films in the early 1960s, his notable films include The Trap (1966), playing Bill Sikes in the 1968 Best Picture Oscar winner Oliver! (a film directed by his uncle Carol Reed), Women in Love (1969), Hannibal Brooks (1969), The Devils (1971), portraying Athos in The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974); the lover and stepfather in Tommy (1975), Funny Bones (1995) and Gladiator (2000). For playing Antonius Proximo, the old, gruff gladiator trainer in Ridley Scott's Gladiator, in what was his final film, Reed was posthumously nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2000. At the peak of his career, in 1971, British exhibitors voted Reed fifth most popular star at the box office. The British Film Institute (BFI) stated that "partnerships with Michael Winner and Ken Russell in the mid-60s saw Reed become an emblematic Brit-flick icon", but from the mid-1970s his alcoholism began affecting his career, with the BFI adding "Reed had assumed Robert Newton's mantle as Britain's thirstiest thespian".
Robert Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938 – May 2, 1999) was an English actor known for his "hellraiser" lifestyle. After making his first significant screen appearances in Hammer Horror films in the early 1960s, his notable films include The Trap (1966), playing Bill Sikes in the 1968 Best Picture Oscar winner Oliver! (a film directed by his uncle Carol Reed), Women in Love (1969), Hannibal Brooks (1969), The Devils (1971), portraying Athos in The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974); the lover and stepfather in Tommy (1975), Funny Bones (1995) and Gladiator (2000).
For playing Antonius Proximo, the old, gruff gladiator trainer in Ridley Scott's Gladiator, in what was his final film, Reed was posthumously nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2000. At the peak of his career, in 1971, British exhibitors voted Reed fifth most popular star at the box office. The British Film Institute (BFI) stated that "partnerships with Michael Winner and Ken Russell in the mid-60s saw Reed become an emblematic Brit-flick icon", but from the mid-1970s his alcoholism began affecting his career, with the BFI adding "Reed had assumed Robert Newton's mantle as Britain's thirstiest thespian".
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Filmography
Director of Devils
2012
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as Self
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Age: 74
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The Devils Original on-set footage
2012
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as
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Age: 73
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
2005
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as Self
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Age: 67
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 65
L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
2002
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as
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Age: 63
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Orpheus & Eurydice
2000
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as Narrator
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Age: 62
Hellraisers
2000
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 62
Gladiator
2000
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as Proximo
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Age: 62
Jeremiah
1998
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as General Safan
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Age: 60
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
1998
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as Captain Cornelius Donovan
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Age: 59
The Bruce
1996
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as Bishop Wisharton
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Age: 58
Superbrain
1996
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as Professor Norbert Marcus
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Age: 58
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The World of Hammer: Trials of War
1994
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as Narrator
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Age: 56
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The World of Hammer: Chiller
1994
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as narrator
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Age: 56
Severed Ties
1992
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as Dr. Hans Vaughan
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Age: 54
Prisoner of Honor
1991
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as Gen. de Boisdeffre
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Age: 53
The Pit and the Pendulum
1991
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as Cardinal
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Age: 53
Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel
1991
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as Self
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Age: 53
Panama Sugar
1990
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as Generale
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Age: 52
Hired to Kill
1990
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as Michael Bartos
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Age: 52
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
1990
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as The Rajah
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Age: 52
Treasure Island
1990
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as Billy Bones
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Age: 51
The House of Usher
1989
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as Roderick Usher
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Age: 51
The Return of the Musketeers
1989
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as Athos
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Age: 51
The Revenger
1989
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as Jack Fisher
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Age: 50
Captive Rage
1988
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as General Belmondo
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Age: 50
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
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as Vulcan
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Age: 50
The Lady and the Highwayman
1988
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as Sir Phillip Gage
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Age: 50
Rage to Kill
1988
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as General Turner
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Age: 50
Skeleton Coast
1988
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as Captain Simpson
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Age: 50
Blind Justice
1988
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as Ian Ballinger
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Age: 49
The Misfit Brigade
1987
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as The General
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Age: 49
Master of Dragonard Hill
1987
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as Captain Shanks
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Age: 49
Dragonard
1987
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as Captain Shanks
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Age: 49
Gor
1987
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as Sarm
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Age: 49
The Best of Max Headroom
1987
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as Self
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Age: 49
Black Arrow
1985
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as Sir Brackley
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Age: 47
Two of a Kind
1983
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as Beasley
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Age: 45
The Sting II
1983
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as Lonnegan
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Age: 45
Venom
1981
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as Dave Averconnelly
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Age: 43
Condorman
1981
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as Krokov
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Age: 43
Lion of the Desert
1981
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as General Rodolfo Graziani
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Age: 43
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
1980
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as Dr. Henry Heckyl/Mr. Hype
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Age: 42
The Brood
1979
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as Dr. Hal Raglan
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Age: 41
The Big Sleep
1978
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as Eddie Mars
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Age: 40
Tomorrow Never Comes
1978
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as Jim Wilson
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Age: 40
US Against the World
1977
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as Self
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Age: 39
Tommy
1975
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as Frank
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Age: 37
Blue Blood
1974
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as Tom the butler
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Age: 36
The Four Musketeers
1974
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as Athos
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Age: 36
And Then There Were None
1974
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as Hugh Lombard
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Age: 36
Mahler
1974
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as Train Conductor
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Age: 36
The Three Musketeers
1973
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as Athos
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Age: 35
Revolver
1973
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as Vito Cipriani
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Age: 35
Dirty Weekend
1973
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as Fabrizo
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Age: 35
One Russian Summer
1973
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as Palizyn
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Age: 34
The Triple Echo
1972
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as Arthur, the Sergeant
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Age: 34
Z.P.G.
1972
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as Russ
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Age: 34
Sitting Target
1972
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as Harry Lomart
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Age: 34
The Devils
1971
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as Father Urbain Grandier
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Age: 33
Women in Love
1969
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as Gerald Crich
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Age: 31
The Assassination Bureau
1969
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as Ivan Dragomiloff
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Age: 31
Hannibal Brooks
1969
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as Brooks
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Age: 30
Oliver!
1968
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as Bill Sikes
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Age: 30
The Brigand of Kandahar
1965
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as Ali Kahn
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Age: 27
Always on Sunday
1965
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 27
The Debussy Film
1965
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as Claude Debussy
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Age: 27
The Party's Over
1965
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as Moise
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Age: 27
The System
1964
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as Tinker
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Age: 26
The Scarlet Blade
1963
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as Captain Sylvester
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Age: 25
Paranoiac
1963
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as Simon Ashby
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Age: 24
The Damned
1962
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as King
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Age: 24
Captain Clegg
1962
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as Harry Cobtree
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Age: 24
The Pirates of Blood River
1962
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as Pirate Brocaire
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Age: 24
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961
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as Leon Corledo
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Age: 23
The Rebel
1961
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as Artist in Cafe
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Age: 23
No Love for Johnnie
1961
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as Man with Bucket on His Head (uncredited)
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Age: 23
His and Hers
1961
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as Oliver Borlinski
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Age: 22
Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960
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as Lord Melton (uncredited)
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Age: 22
The Bulldog Breed
1960
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as Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
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Age: 22
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Hello London
1960
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as Photographer (uncredited)
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Age: 22
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
1960
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as Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
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Age: 22
Beat Girl
1960
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as Plaid Shirt
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Age: 22
The League of Gentlemen
1960
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as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Age: 22
The Angry Silence
1960
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as Mick
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Age: 22
Life Is a Circus
1960
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as Spectator at Sideshow (uncredited)
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Age: 22
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959
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as Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Age: 21
The Captain's Table
1959
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as Suntanning Passenger (uncredited)
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Age: 20
The Square Peg
1958
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as (uncredited)
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Age: 20
Value for Money
1955
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as Extra (uncredited)
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Age: 17