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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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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. “He probably had a couple of pints and said, ‘I don’t feel good,’ laid on the carpet and died.”.
- James Grebey
May 5, 2020 · Reed died midway through production on the Russell Crowe epic, which was released 20 years ago, forcing Scott to finish his scenes by recreating him with CGI. Speaking to Variety for an oral...
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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]
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 ...
- Aaron Homer
Aug 23, 2021 · The night he died, they write that by some accounts, Reed drank “about eight pints of beer, a dozen shots of rum, half of a bottle of whiskey, and some cognac for good measure.” After engaging...
May 3, 1999 · Valletta - The English actor Oliver Reed died suddenly in Malta yesterday after suffering a suspected heart attack in a Valletta bar, police said. Mr Reed (61), who appeared in 53...
