- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 3, 1928
- Place of Birth
- Dublin, Ireland
- Died
- October 1, 1981
Oliver MacGreevy
Oliver John MacGreevy (25 July 1928 – October 1981) was an Irish actor who appeared in many British films and television series from the mid 1950s until he retired in 1980, often as brutish, shaven-headed villains. Among his roles he played Housemartin in The Ipcress File (1965) and made an appearance as both the Gardener and the Electrician in the first episode of The Prisoner TV series ("Arrival", 1967). He also appeared in an episode of Thriller (1975). On stage, he appeared in Tom Murphy's A Whistle in the Dark at Joan Littlewood's Theatre Royal, Stratford East, in London, 1961.
Filmography
movieFlash Gordon
1980 · Klytus Observer No. 1
movieNo. 1 of the Secret Service
1977 · Simms
movieWhere the Action Is
1975 · Henry
movieThe Four Musketeers
1974 · Headsman (uncredited)
tvThriller
1973 · Henry
Thrills Galore
movieThrills Galore
1972 · Landlord
movieThe Ruling Class
1972 · Inmate
movieTales from the Crypt
1972 · Maniac
tvJason King
1971
movieWhen Eight Bells Toll
1971 · Quinn
tvDepartment S
1969 · Karnack
movieThe Nine Ages of Nakedness
1969 · Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
movieGreat Catherine
1968 · General Pskov
movieSalt & Pepper
1968 · Rack
tvThe Prisoner
1967 · Gardener / Electrician
movieThe Whisperers
1967 · 2nd Redeemer
movieThe Christmas Tree
1966
movieThe Frozen Dead
1966 · Joseph the Butler
movieKiss the Girls and Make Them Die
1966 · Ringo
movieModesty Blaise
1966 · Tattooed Man
movieThe Fall of the House of Usher
1966 · Finn
tvMystery and Imagination
1966 · Finn
movieTime in Advance
1965 · Chief Guard
tvThirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Landlord
movieThe Ipcress File
1965 · Housemartin
tvGideon's Way
1965 · The Contact Man
Six
tvSix
1964 · Steel Glasses
tvTheatre 625
1964 · Terry Flynn
movieThe Leather Boys
1964 · Merchant Seaman
movieA Wicked World
1964 · Sir Humphrey
Festival
tvFestival
1963 · Barney Doran
tvEspionage
1963 · Charlie – Barfly
movieThe Rivals
1963 · Cafe Owner
movieIncident at Midnight
1963 · Wilkinson
tvThe Scales of Justice
1962 · Boxer
tvThe Avengers
1961 · Barman
tvThe Four Just Men
1959 · Max / Policeman
movieThe Scamp
1957 · Building Foreman
tvThe Buccaneers
1956 · Noll
tvITV Play of the Week
1955 · Kate
tvSunday Night Theatre
1950