Steve Reeves

**Stephen L. "Steve" Reeves** (21 January 1926 - 1 May 2000) was an American professional bodybuilder and actor. He was born in Glasgow, Montana. He moved to California with his mother at age 10. He trained as a bodybuilder. He joined the US Army and served in the Pacific during World War II.

After the war, he pursued bodybuilding. In 1946, he won the title of Mr. Pacific Coast. Within the next four years he won the world's most famous titles, including Mr. America, Mr. World, and Mr. Universe. He did a full-body workout.

Reeves started acting. In 1954, he had some small parts in movies and was on television. In 1957, he made _Hercules_, a low budget movie based on the ancient Greek stories of the Golden Fleece. The movie was a great success. It made $5 million in the United States.

From 1959 through 1964, Reeves starred in many low budget peplum movies. In 1963, he married Aline Czarzawicz. The couple retired to Southern California in 1969. He wrote an exercise guide, _Building the Classic Physique the Natural Way_. He bought a ranch and bred horses. Reeves died from lymphoma in Escondido, California in 2000.

## Movie list

- _Athena_ (1954) Hollywood movie directed by Richard Thorpe
- _Jail Bait_ (1954) Hollywood movie directed by Ed Wood
- _Hercules_ (1957) (_Le fatiche di Ercole_ / _The Labors of Hercules_) released in Italy in 1958, released in US in 1959
- _Hercules Unchained_ (1959) (_Ercole e la regina di Lidia_ / _Hercules and the Queen of Lydia_) released in US in 1960
- _Goliath and the Barbarians_ (1959) (_Il terrore dei barbari_ / _Terror of the Barbarians_)
- _The Giant of Marathon_ (1959) (_La battaglia di Maratona_ / _The Battle of Marathon_)
- _The Last Days of Pompeii_ (1959) (_Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei_ / _The Last Days of Pompeii_)
- _The White Warrior_ (1959) (_Hadji Murad il Diavolo Bianco_ / _Hadji Murad, The White Devil_) directed by Riccardo Freda
- _Morgan, the Pirate_ (1960) (_Morgan, il pirato_)
- _The Thief of Baghdad_ (1961) (_Il Ladro di Bagdad_ / _The Thief of Baghdad_)
- _The Trojan Horse_ (1961) (_The Trojan War_)
- _Duel of the Titans_ (1961) (_Romolo e Remo_ / _Romulus And Remus_)
- _The Slave_ (1962) (_Il Figlio di Spartaco_ / _Son of Spartacus_)
- _The Avenger_ (1962) (_La leggenda di Enea_ / _The Legend Of Aeneas_) this was a sequel to "The Trojan Horse" (aka _The Last Glory of Troy_ or _War of the Trojans_)
- _Sandokan the Great_ (1964) (_Sandokan, the Tiger of Mompracem_) directed by Umberto Lenzi
- _Sandokan, the Pirate of Malaysia_ (1964) aka _The Pirates of Malaysia_, aka _Pirates of the Seven Seas_; this was a sequel to _Sandokan the Great_, directed by Umberto Lenzi
- _A Long Ride from Hell_ (1967) (_I Live for Your Death!_) spaghetti western directed by Camillo Brazzoni, produced and co-written by Steve Reeves

## Other websites

- An Interview with Steve Reeves by Roy Frumkes, from _The Perfect Vision Magazine_, Volume 6, Issue #22, July 1994
- How Steve Reeves Trained by John Grimek, Muscular Development November 1964 , account of how Reeves trained to prepare for the 1950 Mr. Universe competition at the York Barbell Club gym
- Feature Films: Hercules
- Feature Films: Hercules Unchained
- Steve Reeves Gallery

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Steve Reeves
- **image**: Stevereeves1990 CROP.jpg
- **birth name**: Stephen L. Reeves
- **birth place**: Glasgow, Montana
- **death place**: Escondido, California, United States, US
- **spouse**: Aline Czarzawicz