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.
Known for
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movieFlash Gordon
1980
Klytus Observer No. 1
movieThe Four Musketeers
1974
Headsman (uncredited)
tvThriller
1973
Henry
tvDepartment S
1969
Karnack
movieThe Nine Ages of Nakedness
1969
Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
movieGreat Catherine
1968
General Pskov
tvThe Prisoner
1967
Gardener / Electrician
movieThe Whisperers
1967
2nd Redeemer
movieThe Frozen Dead
1966
Joseph the Butler
movieModesty Blaise
1966
Tattooed Man
movieTime in Advance
1965
Chief Guard
tvThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Landlord
movieThe Ipcress File
1965
Housemartin
tvGideon's Way
1965
The Contact Man
Six
1964
Steel Glasses
tvTheatre 625
1964
Terry Flynn
movieThe Leather Boys
1964
Merchant Seaman
movieA Wicked World
1964
Sir Humphrey
Festival
1963
Barney Doran
tvEspionage
1963
Charlie – Barfly
movieThe Rivals
1963
Cafe Owner
movieIncident at Midnight
1963
Wilkinson
tvThe Avengers
1961
Barman
tvThe Four Just Men
1959
Max / Policeman
movieThe Scamp
1957
Building Foreman
