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- The feisty, bulldog-faced star died on the Mediterranean island of Malta where he was filming “The Gladiator.” Authorities said Reed collapsed as he enjoyed a cocktail in a bar in the town of Valetta, then suffered a fatal heart attack 15 minutes later as he was rushed to a hospital.
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May 5, 2020 · Speaking to Variety for an oral history of the film, Scott said: “One Sunday morning, he dropped down dead on the floor of a pub. He probably had a couple of pints and said, ‘I don’t feel good,’...
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May 3, 1999 · Authorities said Reed collapsed as he enjoyed a cocktail in a bar in the town of Valetta, then suffered a fatal heart attack 15 minutes later as he was rushed to a hospital. An autopsy was...
Mar 4, 2024 · On May 2, 1999, Reed was at a bar called The Pub on Archbishop Street in Valletta, Malta, where Gladiator was filming. “One Sunday morning, he dropped down dead in the floor of a pub,” Scott told Variety.
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Reed died from a heart attack during a break from filming Gladiator in Valletta, Malta, on the afternoon of 2 May 1999. [64] According to Gladiator screenwriter David Franzoni, Reed had encountered a group of sailors from the Royal Navy frigate HMS Cumberland on shore leave in a bar (pub), and challenged them to a drinking match. [65]
May 6, 2020 · Film director Ridley Scott has recalled the death of actor Oliver Reed while making the Oscar winning blockbuster Gladiator. Scott said hard-drinking Reed “just dropped down dead on the floor of a pub”. He’d been drinking with a crew of sailors and arm wrestling. Advertisement
Aug 17, 2023 · For Reed's part, he thought death would come by way of heart attack in a bar, which actually happened. According to IMDb, just before the heart attack, he had consumed "three bottles of Captain Morgan's Jamaica rum, eight bottles of German beer, numerous doubles of Famous Grouse whiskey and Hennessy cognac," leaving a bar tab of nearly $600. If ...
Aug 23, 2021 · Actor Oliver Reed died suddenly during filming. Speaking to Variety about the 20th anniversary of Gladiator, Scott reflected on Reed’s death, saying the actor “dropped down dead on the floor ...