Steve Reeves
American bodybuilder and actor (1926-2000) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 74
Stephen Lester Reeves was an American professional bodybuilder and actor. He was famous in the mid-1950s as a movie star in Italian-made sword-and-sandal films, playing muscular protagonists such as Hercules, Aeneas, and Sandokan. At the peak of his career, he was the highest-paid actor in Europe.
Steve Reeves is read about 720 times a day, in 39 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Kolossal - The Magnificent MacistiFilm1968
A Long Ride from HellFilm, Writer1963
Sandokan the GreatFilm, Sandokan1962
The AvengerFilm, Enea/Aeneas1961
Romulus and RemusFilm, Romulus1960
Morgan, the PirateFilm, Henry Morgan1959
Goliath and the BarbariansFilm, Emiliano1958
HerculesFilm, Ercole (Hercules)1953
Gentlemen Prefer BlondesFilm, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)1950Stars Over HollywoodSeries
The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowSeries, 1950Foley
Riviera DreamFilm, 1950Steve Reeves1949Kimbar of the JungleFilm, Kimbar1948
Le Plus Bel Homme du mondeFilm1926Born21 January 1926People around Steve
Close ties
- Sergio Corbucci Directed Duel of the Titans and The Shortest Day
Mimmo Palmara Also in Hercules Unchained (1959)- Ennio de Concini Wrote Hercules and The Last Days of Pompeii
Franco Balducci Also in Duel of the Titans and The Shortest Day
Sergio Leone Directed The Last Days of Pompeii (1959)
Umberto Lenzi Directed Sandokan the Great (1963)
Ivo Garrani Also in Morgan, the Pirate and The Shortest Day
Arturo Dominici Also in The Trojan Horse and The Thief of Bagdad
Enzo Fiermonte Also in Sandokan the Great and The Slave
Gian Paolo Rosmino Also in Hercules and Hercules Unchained
Virna Lisi Also in Duel of the Titans and The Shortest Day
Sylva Koscina Also in Hercules and The Shortest Day
Gordon Scott Also in Duel of the Titans and The Shortest Day
Jacques Sernas Also in Duel of the Titans and The Shortest Day
Giorgia Moll Also in Agi Murad, il diavolo bianco (1959)
Giovanni Cianfriglia Also in Morgan, the Pirate and The Trojan Horse
Pietro Francisci Directed Hercules and Hercules Unchained
Andrea Bosic Also in Duel of the Titans (1961)
Daniele Vargas Also in Hercules Unchained (1959)
Giovanni Fusco Wrote The Trojan Horse and Sandokan the Great
Gérard Herter Also in Agi Murad, il diavolo bianco (1959)
Ugo Liberatore Wrote The Trojan Horse and Pirates of Malaysia
Chelo Alonso Also in Goliath and the Barbarians (1959)
Renato Baldini Also in Agi Murad, il diavolo bianco (1959)
Known for
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953
The Last Days of Pompeii 1959
Hercules Unchained 1959
Hercules 1958
Jail Bait 1954
Filmography 24
27 credits on file
Television 2
Media & music
About this person
Though best known for his portrayal of Hercules, he played the character only twice: in Hercules (1958), and in its 1959 sequel Hercules Unchained. By 1960, Reeves was ranked as the number-one box-office draw in 25 countries.
