Steve Reeves

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Stephen Lester Reeves (January 21, 1926 – May 1, 2000) was an American professional bodybuilder, actor, and philanthropist.

He made a name for himself in Italian-made peplum films, portraying the protagonist as muscular characters such as Hercules, Goliath, and Sandokan.

Reeves appeared in a number of sword and sandal films shot on modest budgets from 1959 to 1964, and his 1959 sequel Hercules Unchained was released in the United States.

Reeves was ranked as the world's largest box-office draw in twenty-five countries by 1960.

Early life

After his father Lester Dell Reeves died in a farming accident in Glasgow, Montana, in 1926, Reeves and his mother Goldie Reeves moved to California at age ten. At Castlemont High School, Reeves became interested in bodybuilding and worked at Ed Yarick's gymnasium in Oakland, California. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the United States Army during WWII and served in the Philippines. Reeves attended California Chiropractic College in San Francisco after his military service.

Mr. America of 1947, Mr. World of 1948, and Mr. Universe of 1950 in the pre Mr. Olympia era. In 1965, Mr. Olympia was held fifteen years later. An agent called him and advised him to try acting.

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Career

Reeves stayed in New York to study under Stella Adler, but after arguments, he was refunded his tuition. He took his education at Theodora Irvin School of the Theatre rather than at the Theodora Irvin School of the Theatre. Dick Burney, a comedian, opened a vaindeville show. Cecil B. - One of Cecil B.'s ancestors was Cecil B. The talent scouts for De Mille discovered him and had him tested for Samson and Delilah (1949). Reeves has been with He has been with Reeves has been working with He has been with Reeta seven-years sinceretaudoutput: De Mille wanted to cast him in the lead role, according to Reeves, but on camera, he had to shed 15 pounds to appear convincing. According to Reeves, he tried to lose weight and worked on his acting in preparation for the role for more than three months. De Mille told him he was going to give Victor Mature the role.

In 1949, Reeves shot Kimbar of the Jungle, a Tarzan-type television pilot, and Mr. Universe was born in 1950. In the episode "Prison Doctor" with Raymond Burr, he appeared on television in Stars Over Hollywood. He appeared in the TV series Topper ("Reducing").

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Athena, MGM's musical Athena, the same year Reeves appeared as Jane Powell's boyfriend. These two films are the only ones made in the United States by Reeves; Reeves appeared in Italian-made films for the remainder of his career; all dialogue and sound effects were added in post-production.

As the owner of a gym, Reeves appeared on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. Raymond Wallace, a song-and-dance man, appeared on ABC sitcom Where's Raymond? on December 17, 1954, Reeves guest-starred. Wallace sees him in Wallace's company, Susan, as a well-built office employee.

Reeves appeared in two Broadway shows, Kismet and The Vamp, in 1955. On the Internet, there are photos of Reeves' costume testing for the lead in Li'l Abner (1959). He worked with American Health Studios in public relations, as well as opening up fitness studios. Sandra Smith, a teenage actress, married his first wife the same year.

Pietro Francisci, a film maker from Italy, wanted to make a film about Hercules, but couldn't find anyone suitable to play the role. On the premise of his performance in Athena and Francisci, his daughter urged Reeves to Italy. At first, the reeves were not sure he was serious, but they eventually agreed and flew to Italy to make the film. His charge was $10,000. Hercules was a relatively low-budget epic based loosely on Jason and the Argonauts' tales, but Hercules was inserted into the lead role.

In Europe, the film was highly regarded. When Joseph E. Levine, who spent over $1 million to support it, turned the film into a huge box-office success, grossing $5 million in the United States in 1959, what made it a global sensation. However, this didn't happen until Reeves had already made four more films in Europe.

The first film was a sequel to Hercules Unchained (1959), and Pietro Francisci directed it. Reeves were paid the same amount as before, but his salary would increase from then on. This film was another big success, being the third most popular film in Britain in 1960. Despite being familiar with the character, Reeves will not return to Hercules to perform them again. The White Warrior (1959), Reeves' third film as actor, was based on Hadji Murat's Leo Tolstoy's book. He played Hadji Murad, a 19th-century Chechen chieftain who led his troops in a war against the invading Russians.

The Lombard invasion of Italy was then in Terror of the Barbarians playing Emilio. With Reeves' character renamed "Goliath" in American International Pictures, it purchased US rights and renamed it Goliath and the Barbarians (1959). During the initial release of Sign of the Gladiator, the film earned $1.6 million in North America, where it was double billed with Sign of the Gladiator.

Glaucus Leto in The Last Days of Pompei (1959), based on Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton's novel The Last Days of Pompeii (1959), was based on the book. It co-starred Christine Kaufmann and Fernando Rey and Fernando Rey, and Sergio Leone handled it. Reeves dislocated his shoulder when his chariot slammed into a tree during filming; he re-injured it while swimming in a new underwater escape scene. His stunt work in each subsequent film would have aggravated the injury, eventually leading to his exclusion from filmmaking.

The Giant of Marathon (1959), where he was cast as Pheidippides, the legendary wartime messenger of the Battle of Marathon, was followed by Reeves. Reeves' success was so that his films would use Hollywood directors: Mario Bava and Jacques Tourneur were directing Marathon. According to MGM reports, the film earned $1,335,000 in the United States and Canada and $1.4 million elsewhere, resulting in a net loss of $429,000.

In Morgan, the Pirate (1960), where he played pirate and self-proclaimed governor of Jamaica, Captain Henry Morgan, the Reeves saw a change of pace. Andre De Toth and Primo Zeglio directed. The Thief of Baghdad (1961), a film directed by Arthur Lubin, was his first film role. Reeves portrayed Troy in The Wooden Horse (1961), opposite John Drew Barrymore. In Duel of the Titans (1961), he co-starred with body builder Gordon Scott, playing Romulus and Remus respectively. Sergio Corbucci was the producer. Reeves played Randus, Spartacus' son in The Slave (1962), then reprised his role as Aeneas in War of the Trojans (1962) aka The Avenger.

In two films directed by Umberto Lenzi: Sandokan the Great (1963) and Pirates of Malaysia (1964). His fee at this point was $250,000 a film, according to Reeves. Reeves appeared in his last film, a spaghetti Western co-written by him in 1968, entitled "Live For Your Death." (A Long Ride From Hell) was a film that was later revealed. Later, he said, "I ended up with an ulcer from that." "That was my last."

According to reports, the producers refused to cast James Bond in Dr. No (1962) because of the poor compensation. Reeves also ruled out Clint Eastwood's role in A Fistful of Dollars (1964), because he didn't believe that Italians could make a western out of a Japanese samurai film.

George Pal contacted Reeves for the role of Doc Savage in Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze, the first of what was supposed to be a film project, but Reeves and the original director were forced to cancel the film. In 2000, Reeves' last screen appearance was as himself in the made-for-television film A&E Biography: Arnold Schwarzenegger – Flex Appeal.

Reeves resigned for a variety of reasons: exhaustion, his injury, and the decline of his kind of movies. He had earned enough to retire and bought the 360-acre (150 ha) Suncrest Stock Ranch in Jacksonville, Oregon, just north of Medford, Oregon – 33 miles (53 kilometers) north of the California border. He later bought a ranch in Valley Center, California. It will be his home for the remainder of his life. Reeves bred horses and promoted drug-free bodybuilding. His last two decades were spent in Valley Center, where he lived with his second wife, Aline, until her death in 1989.

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