Oliver MacGreevy
August 3, 1928 (96 years old) in Dublin, Ireland
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
Credits
- 1980 · Flash Gordon as Klytus Observer No. 1
- 1977 · No. 1 of the Secret Service as Simms
- 1975 · Where the Action Is as Henry
- 1974 · The Four Musketeers as Headsman (uncredited)
- 1973 · Thriller as Henry
- 1972 · The Ruling Class as Inmate
- 1972 · Tales from the Crypt as Maniac
- 1971 · Jason King as
- 1971 · When Eight Bells Toll as Quinn
- 1969 · Department S as Karnack
- 1969 · The Nine Ages of Nakedness as Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
- 1968 · Great Catherine as General Pskov
- 1968 · Salt & Pepper as Rack
- 1967 · The Prisoner as Gardener / Electrician
- 1967 · The Whisperers as 2nd Redeemer
- 1966 · The Christmas Tree as
- 1966 · The Frozen Dead as Joseph the Butler
- 1966 · Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die as Ringo
- 1966 · Modesty Blaise as Tattooed Man
- 1966 · The Fall of the House of Usher as Finn
- 1966 · Mystery and Imagination as
- 1965 · Time in Advance as Chief Guard
- 1965 · Gideon's Way as The Contact Man
- 1965 · The Ipcress File as Housemartin
- 1964 · Six as
- 1964 · The Leather Boys as Merchant Seaman
- 1962 · The Scales of Justice as Boxer
- 1961 · The Avengers as Barman
- 1959 · The Four Just Men as Max / Policeman
- 1957 · The Scamp as Building Foreman
- 1956 · The Buccaneers as Noll
- 1950 · Sunday Night Theatre as