Oliver Reed
(1938-1999), Actor(Robert) Oliver Reed
Sitter in 9 portraits
Film actor, nephew of film director Sir Carol Reed. Played his first lead in a Hammer horror film, The Curse of the Werewolf, in 1961, but went on to a series of more demanding roles such as Bill Sykes in Oliver! (1968), Gerald Crich in Women in Love (1969) and Urbain Grandier in The Devils (1971).
Oliver Reed and an unknown woman
by John Benton-Harris
bromide print, circa 1960s
NPG P796
by Brian Shuel
modern bromide print from original negative, 1963
NPG x134125
Oliver Reed and three unknown women
by Johnny Dewe-Mathews
bromide print, May 1974
NPG x16142
Oliver Reed and three unknown women
by Johnny Dewe-Mathews
bromide print, May 1974
NPG x16141
by Patrick Lichfield
archival inkjet print, January 1974
NPG x126906
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