Oliver MacGreevy
Acting
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.
TV Shows(16)
Thriller
Henry
1973
Jason King
1971
Department S
Karnack
1969
The Prisoner
Gardener / Electrician
1967
Mystery and Imagination
Finn
1966
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Landlord
1965
Gideon's Way
The Contact Man
1965
Six
1964
Theatre 625
Terry Flynn
1964
Festival
Barney Doran
1963
Espionage
Charlie – Barfly
1963
The Scales of Justice
Boxer
1962
The Avengers
Barman
1961
The Four Just Men
Max / Policeman
1959
The Buccaneers
Noll
1956
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
Movies(24)
Flash Gordon
Klytus Observer No. 1
1980
No. 1 of the Secret Service
Simms
1977
Where the Action Is
Henry
1975
The Four Musketeers
Headsman (uncredited)
1974
Thrills Galore
Landlord
1972
The Ruling Class
Inmate
1972
Tales from the Crypt
Maniac
1972
When Eight Bells Toll
Quinn
1971
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
1969
Great Catherine
General Pskov
1968
Salt & Pepper
Rack
1968
The Whisperers
2nd Redeemer
1967
The Christmas Tree
1966
The Frozen Dead
Joseph the Butler
1966
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
Ringo
1966
Modesty Blaise
Tattooed Man
1966
The Fall of the House of Usher
Finn
1966
Time in Advance
Chief Guard
1965
The Ipcress File
Housemartin
1965
The Leather Boys
Merchant Seaman
1964
Drama '64/Studio '64: A Wicked World
Sir Humphrey
1964
The Rivals
Cafe Owner
1963
Incident at Midnight
Wilkinson
1963
The Scamp
Building Foreman
1957