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Oliver Reed Facts
| Sign | Aquarius |
| Born |
Feb 13, 1938 Wimbledon, England |
| Died |
May 2, 1999 Valletta, Malta |
| Age | Died at 61 |
| Total Facts | 56 |
Shared the same dentist as horror star Christopher Lee
Some obituaries mentioned the similarity between Reed's death and Robert Newton's. Newton, who had played Bill Sykes in David Lean's non-musical version of Oliver Twist (1948), was a notoriously heavy drinker. He remained sober while filming Around the World in Eighty Days (1956), which was supposed to be a big comeback for him as an actor. Toward the end of filming, however, he indulged in one final drinking marathon and died from a heart attack, aged only 50. Similarly, Reed remained sober while filming Gladiator (2000) - intended as a big comeback - but died from a heart attack after allowing himself one final binge.
The actor he admired most was Errol Flynn.
The public house in Malta in which he died, previously known as "The Pub", was renamed "Ollie's Last Pub" in his memory.
Was dyslexic.
Was heavily criticized in the late 1980s for appearing in exploitation films produced by the infamous impresario Harry Alan Towers, most of which were filmed in South Africa under the apartheid regime, and released straight to video in the US and UK.