Oliver MacGreevy
Acting
Born: 1928-08-03 in Dublin, Ireland
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.
Known For
The Avengers
Barman
ITV Play of the Week
Kate
Theatre 625
Terry Flynn
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Landlord
The Prisoner
Gardener / Electrician
Sunday Night Theatre
The Scales of Justice
Boxer
The Buccaneers
Noll
Thriller
Henry
Department S
Karnack
Flash Gordon
Klytus Observer No. 1
Gideon's Way
The Contact Man
Mystery and Imagination
Finn
The Four Just Men
Max / Policeman
Espionage
Charlie – Barfly
Jason King
The Four Musketeers
Headsman (uncredited)
Tales from the Crypt
Maniac
When Eight Bells Toll
Quinn
The Ipcress File
Housemartin
Modesty Blaise
Tattooed Man
The Ruling Class
Inmate
The Leather Boys
Merchant Seaman
Salt & Pepper
Rack
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
Ringo
Incident at Midnight
Wilkinson
Great Catherine
General Pskov
Time in Advance
Chief Guard
The Whisperers
2nd Redeemer
The Scamp
Building Foreman
A Wicked World
Sir Humphrey
No. 1 of the Secret Service
Simms
Thrills Galore
Landlord
The Frozen Dead
Joseph the Butler
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
The Fall of the House of Usher
Finn
The Rivals
Cafe Owner
Where the Action Is
Henry