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One of the film’s most memorable performances - that of the Roman slave-trader Proximo, played by British actor Oliver Reed – was completed after the actor had already passed away. The ...

11. Oliver Reed, who played Proximo, died during a break from filming after suffering a heart attack.

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 ...

After Oliver Reed passed away mid-Gladiator filming, the crew faced the dilemma of recasting or reshooting all his scenes. Neither of the options sounded great, especially with a $90 million ...

He is a shadow of the original’s conflicted and passionate Oliver Reed, whose rich backstory—a gladiator who won his freedom—paces and inspires Maximus to great heights.

"Our job was to deliver the big idea," sums up the visual effects supervisor. But they had just as tricky a task resurrecting Oliver Reed (Proximo) when he died halfway through filming.

Oliver Reed. Tom Smith/Daily Express/Mirrorpix/Getty Reed was one of the most acclaimed actors of his era. He was known for playing macho roles in movies from the 1960s and 1970s, such as "Oliver!" ...

One major problem came with the death of Oliver Reed, then aged 61, before filming was finished. Reed was playing Proximo, the gladiator trainer who takes on Maximus.

Reed died while filming "Gladiator." Oliver Reed. Tom Smith/Daily Express/Mirrorpix/Getty Reed was one of the most acclaimed actors of his era.

Actor Oliver Reed, who played Proximo – the gladiator-turned-slave owner – passed away after a double heart attack during a break from filming in Malta.