Oliver Reed Oliver Reed Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 – 2 May 1999) was an English actor known for his upper-middle class, macho image, hellraiser lifestyle, and "tough guy" roles. Notable films include "The Trap" (1966), playing Bill Sikes in the Best Picture Oscar winner "Oliver!" (1968), "Women in Love" (1969), "Hannibal Brooks" (1969), "The Devils" (1971), portraying Athos in "The Three Musketeers" (1973), "Tommy" (1975), "Lion of the Desert" (1981), "Castaway" (1986), "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" (1988) and "Funny Bones" (1995). For playing Antonius Proximo, an old, gruff gladiator trainer in Ridley Scott's "Gladiator" (2000) in what was his
Frank Jarvis (actor) Frank Jarvis (actor) Frank Jarvis (13 May 1941 – 15 September 2010) was a British character actor. He trained at RADA and made his film debut in "Mix Me a Person" (1962). One of Jarvis' best known cinema roles was his portrayal of Roger in the 1969 British crime caper film, "The Italian Job". In one of the films iconic scenes, Jarvis' character is stranded in a bus hanging off a cliff. He also appeared in films such as "That Kind of Girl" (1963), "Rotten to the Core" (1965), "Nobody Ordered Love" (1972), "Out of Season" (1975) and "A Bridge