Oliver MacGreevy
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
The Avengers
Barman
1961
Series
Theatre 625
Terry Flynn
1964
Series
Gideon's Way
The Contact Man
1965
Series
ITV Play of the Week
Kate
1955
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Landlord
1965
Series
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
Series
The Prisoner
Gardener / Electrician
1967
Series
Thriller
Henry
1973
Series
The Buccaneers
Noll
1956
Series
Espionage
Charlie – Barfly
1963
Festival
Barney Doran
1963
Series
Jason King
1971
Film
Flash Gordon
Klytus Observer No. 1
1980
Series
Department S
Karnack
1969
Series
Mystery and Imagination
Finn
1966
Series
The Four Just Men
Max / Policeman
1959
Film
Tales from the Crypt
Maniac
1972
Film
Modesty Blaise
Tattooed Man
1966
Film
The Four Musketeers
Headsman (uncredited)
1974
Series
The Scales of Justice
Boxer
1962
Film
The Ipcress File
Housemartin
1965
Film
The Ruling Class
Inmate
1972
Film
When Eight Bells Toll
Quinn
1971
Film
Salt & Pepper
Rack
1968
Six
Steel Glasses
1964
Film
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
Ringo
1966
Film
Great Catherine
General Pskov
1968
Film
The Leather Boys
Merchant Seaman
1964
Film
No. 1 of the Secret Service
Simms
1977
Film
The Whisperers
2nd Redeemer
1967
Film
Incident at Midnight
Wilkinson
1963
Film
Time in Advance
Chief Guard
1965
Film
The Frozen Dead
Joseph the Butler
1966
Film
A Wicked World
Sir Humphrey
1964
Film
The Scamp
Building Foreman
1957
Film
The Fall of the House of Usher
Finn
1966
Film
The Rivals
Cafe Owner
1963
Film
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
1969
Thrills Galore
Landlord
1972
Film
The Christmas Tree
1966
Film
Where the Action Is
Henry
1975