Oliver MacGreevy
Acting Born Aug 3, 1928 Dublin, Ireland 24 credits
Biography
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.
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Full filmography
- The Avengers (1961) as Barman
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Terry Flynn
- Thriller (1973) as Henry
- The Buccaneers (1956) as Noll
- The Prisoner (1967) as Gardener / Electrician
- Sunday Night Theatre (1950)
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Landlord
- Gideon's Way (1965) as The Contact Man
- Espionage (1963) as Charlie – Barfly
- Festival (1963) as Barney Doran
- ITV Play of the Week (1955) as Kate
- Jason King (1971)
- Department S (1969) as Karnack
- Mystery and Imagination (1966) as Finn
- Flash Gordon (1980) as Klytus Observer No. 1
- The Scales of Justice (1962) as Boxer
- The Four Just Men (1959) as Max / Policeman
- The Four Musketeers (1974) as Headsman (uncredited)
- The Ipcress File (1965) as Housemartin
- Modesty Blaise (1966) as Tattooed Man
- The Ruling Class (1972) as Inmate
- Tales from the Crypt (1972) as Maniac
- Six (1964) as Steel Glasses
- The Whisperers (1967) as 2nd Redeemer