Steve Reeves--1983 TV Interview

Steve Reeves, the movies first "Hercules," updates his career in this brief TV interview from 1983.

[@minionofgozer7414]

He was such a humble guy, liked things simple and stress free. The more I research, the more I like this fella 🙂👍

[@PhilipMaldonado-kx9cb]

He would have made a great Superman.

[@elmerjones8075]

Watching Steve Reeves as Hercules was the one to inspired me to lift weights starting at 15. I'm 71 now and I still lift weights somewhat along with aerobic exercise. It was a healthy habit to get into and a good way to meet friends all through life.

[@JimKF]

Me too. Hercules Unchained inspired me at 13. I still lift 3 times a week at 68, but I stopped using heavy weights a long time ago. I use moderate weights to keep in shape. I'm only about 8 pounds over my high school weight. Steve Reeves inspired a lot of kids to take up bodybuilding.

[@mikhailbashni8936]

@@JimKF 8 lbs over your high school weight ... great job! Steve Reeves is the only Hercules movie star that I admired.

[@GG-xs8vt]

@@JimKF Steve was the man. My idol too. So what was your HS weight. I m not as fortunate as you with the weight but I’m healthy. Knock on wood. Going to be 69 in July. I’m always looking out for that bus. Haha

[@richardyoung1890]

@@GG-xs8vt Steve Reeves inspired thousands and like you he was responsible for me to start training at 13!

[@daddyo1952]

Same with me. I'll be 70 in a few months and still lift weights...

[@jeffreyriley8742]

The dude IS Hercules. Christopher Reeve is Superman. Steve Reeves is Hercules.

[@MisterBlue80]

Well put.

[@vancemyers6655]

EVERY ACTOR FROM GEORGE REEVES THE 1ST SUPERMAN TO ALL THE REST PLAYED SUPERMAN VERY WELL FOR THE TIME THEY ACTED THE ROLE

[@loydbruceleewouldbescary2637]

Pretty boy steve reeve

[@usamnmusclenut]

He obviously still had an incredible physique...look at him near the end of the video...tiny waist great upper body. The PERFECT male physique with the most HANDSOME face god ever created.

[@bonnizajac8916]

I meet him in 1981. He was the nicest man and so genuine and honest .

[@gregshock]

I remember the first time I ever saw Steve Reeves on tv, when I was a kid. I knew immediately that I wanted to look like him and I begged my Dad for a set of weights, for Christmas. He came through. I want to add, I’m 63 and still lifting weights, after fifty years.

[@robertreyed2878]

Rest in peace the one and only Mr perfection Steve reeves

[@EmmanuelGoldstein74]

Amen.

[@dublinrupepupkin]

Steve Reeves was the greatest natural bodybuilder of all-time.

[@juanpablomagadan5296]

1950 Mr Universe __________________ He wasn't natural lol

[@combatsportsaddict2334]

yes he was

[@fightermma]

1950 Mr Universe There are reports from bodybuilders who had trained with him that said he took dianabol.

[@annanddeonarine6140]

1950 Mr Universe __________________ natural vs roid s bodybuilder in general if you compare reeves to all drugs addicted bodybuilder he is the greatest of all bodybuilders

[@smattgoss]

Read the history of Steroids he wasn't natural

[@garrison6863]

One of the very best bodybuilders ever. He and Reg Park were the pioneers of the modern sport. The Reeves physique was so aesthetically pleasing that other guys aspired to it. Before he died he tried to appeal to Arnold to clean up the sport out from drugs and HGH. I mean who wants to look like these mass monsters we have today? Frank Zane idolized Reeves and was the last Mr. Olympia to look like him. These days its all steroids and HGH. Ghastly to look at.

[@waynebest7031]

9ó

[@billschmidt4192]

I agree. Drugs are a Shortcut to Hell..

[@loydbruceleewouldbescary2637]

Pretty boy steve reeve

[@goldenera4ever]

I'd take this man's physique over ANY and ALL bodybuilders of today and the last 25 or 30 years for that matter. He was damn near perfect.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Reeves defined perfection. Also humility.

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

I!Agree With All Of You About This One About Steve Reeves!

[@loydbruceleewouldbescary2637]

Pretty boy steve reeve

[@usamnmusclenut]

Not damn near…he was perfect.

[@michaelsigismonde7958]

When I was a youngster I idolized this man, like all the other kids on my block. He was the epitome of what we should be physically. All I can say now is rest in peace. There will never be another Steve Reeves, just like there will never be another Bruce Lee or Muhammed Ali.

[@peterthorpe4085]

At 57 years old he was still a very handsome man

[@theonewhoknocks.651]

Peter Thorpe GHEY.

[@foreveragainOK]

I agree with Steve on his acting. Not bad, actually. And he had charisma. I 'specially like the famed Reeves head turning when he scans the horizon. In Mystery Science Theatre (you can get the dvds) the commentator robots say things like, 'What's wrong with his neck?" Or in another movie with another bodybuilder: "I like Steve better. He's shinier." One of his classic head scans is in 'Jason and the Argonauts' and he's at the bow of the ship. I was surprised to learn that he was offered to play James Bond, but maybe turned it down because he wasn't confident in his acting. He was offered The Man With No Name, but he said he didn't think Italians go do westerns! But seemed like a very regular, good guy. And with those genetically square pecs. The epitome of classic muscular form, not the fakes of today.

[@EmmanuelGoldstein74]

The One Who Knocks. You’re an incel asshole

[@ericjackson2072]

Reeves was nicer, and more humble than Arnold could ever be with his superiority mind games.

[@ericjackson2072]

I can believe that.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Reeves never banged the maid.

[@MikeDunn]

@@unowen-nh9ov LMAO

[@MikeDunn]

@Stanly Stud Hate to say it, but he really is. He made a video recently in which he said the last election was completely fair.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

@Stanly Stud Because he moved from Austria to be elected Gov. of Kuhlifornication?

[@D.N..]

Very articulate man , also realistic about his acting career

[@stevereventlow5217]

God !! You're looking at Steve Reeves at age 57!! He looks incredible, doesen't he?

[@tiffsaver]

Steve destroys the illusion of the stupid bodybuilder. RIP.

[@enochruiz]

Awesome NATURAL bodybuilder EVER of all time in history!!!!

[@ravenshadowz2343]

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[@smattgoss]

Test was around at the time of WW1

[@Kaledrone]

@@smattgoss I was going to agree with you at first but then I realized you said World War ONE, you are absolutely uneducated and should not be talking about this. Testosterone was first synthesized in 1935 and WW1 was during the 1910s, so you were saying test existed 20 years before it was even synthesized. Stop having opinions on things you are horribly uneducated in.

[@excommando1]

I loved his movies when I was a little boy.

[@claudiavital8943]

Steve Reeves that greatest man ever exist in this world,i love him ....bless to see a beautiful man straight human in this world that don't exist anymore i miss him a lot

[@zyxmyk]

he was a better actor than he thought he was. I loved those movies and never once thought he was bad.

[@davidetre]

Yeah ...the critique sucks , he was good for that kind of movie, like Arnold.

[@jorjevanelle9879]

Such a legend ! Wish we had as inspiring people nowadays. Rest in peace Hercules!

[@hansgruber650]

Greatest bodybuilder of all and best looking actor ever.

[@alextollinche9947]

So True Best Looking Actor and man ever watch his movie The Giant of Marathon No actor be it Tom Cruise or any other face in Hollywood Steve Reeves Beats them all he has no beard in the movie and runs a lot Good Looking is an under statement he's beyond that .😳😊🌅😊🌅

[@loydbruceleewouldbescary2637]

Pretty boy steve reeve, original bodybuilding actor

[@Hugatree1]

It didn't bother Steve Reeves that the critics criticized his acting. Believe me his legion of fans didn't care either. He was gorgeous and those Hercules movies were the best ever!!!!!!

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Producers wanted to hire him as James Bond, wouldn't pay his 🌟price so they hired an unknown.

[@Tgrey808]

Honestly if a natty wants to look like any bodybuilder it should be steve reeves ... he was magnificent

[@nibrasradhi5220]

Steve Reeves inspired many generations to become professional bodybuilders. He was the greatest Hercules ever and the Godfather of natural bodybuilding.

[@jonwiley2592]

Steve Reeves invented power walking? If so it's another indication of how bodybuilders of the golden age accepted and respected their aging bodies. They found different yet effective ways to remain fit outside of the gym.

[@BrickQuake]

Rest in peace, Steve. Greatest bodybuilder of all time.

[@1950Grendel]

I've seen many of his movies but this is the first time I've heard his voice - he was almost always dubbed, even in the few American movies he made.

[@joemysterymusic]

Still the best; still the greatest. R.I.P. And a very good person by all accounts.

[@cilacruz2080]

I admire Steve Reeves ☺️ watching his movies like Thief of Baghdad.

[@GaeasBlessing]

What a legend. RIP.

[@vincenzoridente9994]

The best actor who ever played hercules

[@j.r.a5387]

Steve Reeves was an AWESOME actor and I will ALWAYS and ONLY consider him as the only real HERCULES......

[@sitarnut]

You and me both, Bro...no one else even comes close.....

[@corkandi]

He looks great for 57. Still very trim & natural looking!

[@richardwilliams4976]

What a beautiful man, inside and out. 🙏

[@kingnashramos9990]

even hes voice is incredible cant believe that he died at the year that i was born 😢

[@AK47_.]

What a gentleman...

[@bluebow68]

What a lovely and sincere man!

[@markwilliamnichols3549]

Even in later life the guy is still a god gorgeous..

[@slorter10]

He gave us a grand natural believable body made with hard persistent exercise and may I say no additives!

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

Thanks For Sharing These Videos 📹!About Steve Reeves!

[@szerminator355]

Great Voice!

[@leegaffrey3823]

I understand that he was dubbed during many of his movies.

[@GG-xs8vt]

I just started hearing his real voice with you tube. Something is off with his voice. The movies must have been dubbed.

[@gregshock]

@@GG-xs8vt:Steve had a great baritone voice, but he wasn’t the best speaker. His voice was always dubbed in the movies. They used his real voice on tv shows, though.

[@jonnymars2254]

Steve reeves was my hero . And I loved his films. He was better than Arnold.

[@hipolitomanuelcamarenapele5421]

The best male body ever

[@theonewhoknocks.651]

Hipolito Manuel Camarena Pelegrin GHEY.

[@EmmanuelGoldstein74]

The One Who Knocks. You’re an asswipe.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Not just body.

[@abdorabbo5352]

Steeve Reeves and Sylva Koscina were the angels of mythological cinema . RIP both ...

[@eckankar7756]

He was a nice man, I used to help him with his web site. I visited him at his home and assisted when he set up for autograph sessions.

[@islesanctum833]

Very humble Extremely intelligent Most likely never to be replicated again

[@HarryLags]

Steve Reeves the greatest of all!

[@chucknchar]

Steve you were the best, you were central casting, the best Hercules of all times..

[@SuperBullaMan]

I'm just a sweet transvestite....O;)

[@1stshepherd]

No Steve, your were GREAT as Hercules. Your fans and audiences would certainly agree. You entertained and made men/boys all over the world want to be like Steve "Hercules" Reeves. ⚘🏆⚘🏆⚘

[@DMBall]

I'd sooner have taken healthy lifestyle advice from Steve Reeves than some doctors I've known.

[@michaelcarey3105]

Always liked Steve Reeves, still do!

[@quequitoAR]

He had his own on-screen gravity center. Impossible not to be fascinated by that beautiful man. And then, so down to earth person...

[@inesdelahoya2045]

Mr. Steve was a gorgeous man! xoxo

[@Dentropolis]

I just saw a video with Arnold who said that when he was young he was inspired by Steve Reeves who had a wonderful physique much better that most body builders today. He said, “Wow what a beautiful body, I would love to have a body like that”.

[@leastlikedcritic7529]

He was a natural, unlike bodybuilding today

[@ten5487]

Second interview i have seen now and he was ahead of his tine. He practiced visualization of his muscles during exercise and now with power walking.

[@huberroman2980]

Well I'll be damned, he's the father of the power-walk...

[@billschmidt4192]

The One And Only Steve Reeves!

[@rustyblade9366]

Reeves is my hero.

[@tomcata1467]

I remember seeing Steve Reeves as Hercules at the movie theater, when I was a 9 year old kid! I wanted to throw chains around like he did, but, of course, couldn't.....

[@innerlocus]

The first movie I have ever seen was with Steve Reeves in 'Thief Of Baghdad' (The Blue Rose) Year: 1961. I was 6 and will be 66 this month.

[@rogerborroel4707]

He has a good spirit, he's humble and honest, and that's why he'll always be remembered as HERCULES!

[@jastv]

I can't believe Steve Reeves invented the power walk lol

[@carljacobson7156]

Steve Reeves still looked super handsome even in his mid-late 50's! I can only hope to look half as good at that age. And for these Old School Bodybuilders - Bodybuilding was just as much about being healthy and strong as it was about having lots of muscle mass. Nowadays, with the heavy PED use, many drug using bodybuilders are dropping dead in their 50's, 40's - and even 30's! Those Old School Bodybuilders lived healthy lives and would pass away in their 70's and 80's - some are even in their 90's and STILL training hard.

[@r.e.4640]

The GREATEST BODYBUILDER WHO EVER LIVED!!!!💪🙂

[@rickhand8392]

I still lift weights Olympic and power lift also incorporate bodybuilding so it is a lifelong goal for me , this is my 50th year of lifting at 64 .. And I have never used Steroids !! Just lots of hard work !!!

[@drakeh8162]

The humbleness of the legend was real

[@Bushcraft242]

As a kid seen Hercules then at 15 lift weights and 3 months got in good shape at age 63 still bodybuilding personal trainer

[@amramjose]

I was lucky to get an autographed copy of his Powerwalking book (not dedicated to me unfortunately). If his program had come out during the internet era, it would have started a revolution in exercise.

[@nenabunena]

Tyrone was so beautiful. He aged rather quickly though like Alain Delon. He was trained as a fencer by his mother at the age of 6, & could hold his own against Rathbone in The Mark of Zorro. He later developed heart problems but instead of getting it checked, he did a film that required strenuous heavy sword fighting against someone without any training whatsoever, & so he had to keep doing the same fight over and over 2x, the first with the inexperienced actor who kept making mistakes & the 2nd with his stuntman, his heart gave out in the middle of it.

[@Berkcam]

What a nice bloke he was

[@davidmarkham4891]

A remarkable man with a remarkable philosophy !

[@rickcreighton9714]

He seemed so mature emotionally as well as physically. I thought those movies were fantastic he made. Better than todays garbage.

[@wewokakid3379]

Reeves even though he was an average looking 12 year old... took his inherited genetics...did maximum result workouts... fulfilled his particular nutrition requirements... put himself in the right place at the right time...and created his own sucessful destiny

[@jamesrav]

funny that everyone asked him if he was a Movie Star and finally he realized this was something to look into

[@belingonza318]

He gave me the inspiration to start working out. Later on I saw Don't make weights and I worked out harder.

[@belingonza318]

No huge gut like the bodybuilders now. Perfect build good looking guy made his money and retired.

[@Agui007]

One of the very few and best bodybuilders who's physique doesn't make me want to vomit or look like a blow up kit.

[@antoniod]

People assumed he was dead years before he really died, probably confusing him with George(no relation)Reeves.

[@JT-rx1eo]

Reeves was indeed humble. He wasn't necessarily the most eloquent speaker, so that may have ultimately limited his Hollywood potential. Eloquent isn't the same thing as articulate, necessarily. They dubbed a voice for his Hercules character. I read he was offered the main role in the dollar trilogy movies but turned it down. Some guy named Clint Eastwood was the second choice and ultimately got the role. He also passed away at 74, a bit young given his health orientation.

[@eltoneagle8136]

RIP 🙏 such a legend

[@sekinsocal]

beautiful man

[@plantsheal-pflanzenheilkun6424]

Amazing actor

[@mmafan3]

Legend

[@talibe801]

The perfect human specimen.

[@paposwing2925]

Never really cared for Hollywood critics. They destroyed Arnold in Conan the Barbarian and look at him now. is he a great actor? probably not. But he has that gift that made him an Icon on the movie business even with his pronounce accent. Sometimes all you need is to be different.

[@dorivalcampos8096]

OH YEAH! HE IS THE GREAT WINNER! REST IN PEACE PAL!!!

[@lazur1]

It was inaccurate to say Reeves "no longer lifts weights" at age 57. He's well-known for a having the deluxe chrome "Universal" multi-station weight-stack machine at his home/ranch, and for using it diligently.

[@igorstein5616]

Yeah but not Free weights like 110 LB Dumbell Incline Bench Presses and 400LB Squats and 75 LB Dumbell Curls like he did Training for the MR Universe . Steve could not go heavy because of an injury he received doing a stunt in one of his Films ,he just trained light to keep in shape

[@lazur1]

I believe you might be referring to his 400 lbs pinch-grip deadlift, done to show detractors that he was strong, even though his "real" training was for a balanced physique, not heavy lifts. A long-legged, 6'1", 212 lb-er, slim by today's standards, Reeves trained with multiple sets of fairly high reps, not 400 lb squats. His movie injury was to his shoulder, which didn't deter him from decent weights on his Universal Gym on most exercises. He used the machine regularly his entire middle-age & senior years, and was always WELL-beyond merely "in shape"..

[@peterthorpe4085]

Im Yu he always ate healthily. He did free weights once a year every year after his shoulder injury ... during his competitive bodybuilding career he did do 400lb sqauts for a total of thirty reps each session three times a week

[@jonathancontreras633]

@@lazur1 400lb squats

[@hectormedina7198]

Rest In Peace, Steve.

[@ramskycontreras3056]

Ke hombre mas hermoso xd❤️❤️❤️

[@nenabunena]

He looks great in his 50s & looking very healthy. Makes sense to stop lifting weight after a certain age bec it will only be detrimental to your health. A lot of other bodybuilders are often in very bad shape during & especially after they retire.

[@zyxmyk]

I love steve reeves, he even invented power walking. my only beef with him is he should have done at least a third Hercules movie. If he had done five of them, it would have been smart--considering the number of sequels they have today. he was the only Hercules like Errol Flynn was the only robin Hood.

[@justiceprevail1552]

In 1959 Reeves made 5 movies, Hercules Unchained was one of them, but it was The Last Days of Pompeii that he injured his shoulder which never healed properly and curtailed his making Hercules type movies.

[@ajaybikramrana3439]

Great human

[@pedrojoaquinsostremoreno6913]

El gran Steve Reeves. Siempre me sorprendió su excelente y óptima estructura ósea, con una cintura minúscula para un hombre de casi un metro noventa, y esa uve espectacular, la mejor espalda de la época junto a la de Melvyn Wells. Al no tener oblicuos, sus casi 150 cms de perímetro dorsal doblaban los escasos 75 cms de cintura.... así como su diferencia de más de medio metro !! entre su perímetro torácico y su cintura.... era un físico de otro mundo. Algo nunca visto en el fisioculturismo de los 40 y 50. Su currículum de competición fue brillante pero muy muy breve (fue Mr. América, Mr. Mundo y Mr. Universo), dedicándose enseguida a protagonizar películas del famoso género del "peplum" en la década de los cincuenta y sesenta....

[@TheNextGoogification]

Who else has to cope with constantly being asked if they're a movie star?

[@bertsmith9479]

Hello He Was One of The World's Greatest BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONS .. He Was a Gentleman When i Met him in The Early 90s At The Academy Awards of Bodybuilding Produced by Promoter Mike Glass.... Steve Was A Very Humble Man . .And Said He Built His Great Legs From 10 sets of 10 Max Squat Was 225.... Combine With a Few Sets of Front Squats ... Calfs Were Built From Riding Bicycle 🚲 in The Hills of Oakland CA as a Teenager ✍️📓.. Final Word on His Hercules Shoulder Workout Was Dumbbell Press 10 sets X 10 rep's... That's The Wisdom 🗣️ of Steve Reeves Told me. Amen 📖 and No. steroids Lived till. May 1,2000

[@theonewhoknocks.651]

Steve.

[@cactus9362]

UMA LENDA EM DÚVIDA.

[@vimmandude]

We never really got to see him "talk" since he was dubbed in all those Italian movies, but he had a great speaking voice as seen in "Athena"....but his lack of acting ability made him lose out to Ron Ely in the "Doc Savage" movie.....(and Dewayne Johnson is set to play the doc once again I see after all these years since that movie)......

[@vimmandude]

***** You wacko....have YOU ever seen him act in a movie using his own voice? only TWO movies in his entire career....(and I got news for you: he wasn't a good actor in "Athena" but he didn't need acting skills to have a physique like that!! wierdo...

[@vimmandude]

Just saw on youtube, Stever Reeves using his own voice in "Burns and Allen: Harry Returns Early"...check it out!!

[@vimmandude]

"Doc Savage" was offered to Steve and he considered coming out of retirement to do the film. But he was turned down for the role.

[@carlranger8060]

He was great, as was Reg Parks.