Oliver MacGreevy
Acting
1928-08-03 · 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.
Filmography
Flash Gordon
1980 · Movie
No. 1 of the Secret Service
1977 · Movie
Where the Action Is
1975 · Movie
The Four Musketeers
1974 · Movie
Thriller
1973 · Series
Thrills Galore
1972 · Movie
The Ruling Class
1972 · Movie
Tales from the Crypt
1972 · Movie
Jason King
1971 · Series
When Eight Bells Toll
1971 · Movie
Department S
1969 · Series
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
1969 · Movie
Great Catherine
1968 · Movie
Salt & Pepper
1968 · Movie
The Prisoner
1967 · Series
The Whisperers
1967 · Movie
The Christmas Tree
1966 · Movie
The Frozen Dead
1966 · Movie
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
1966 · Movie
Modesty Blaise
1966 · Movie
The Fall of the House of Usher
1966 · Movie
Mystery and Imagination
1966 · Series
Time in Advance
1965 · Movie
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Series
Gideon's Way
1965 · Series
The Ipcress File
1965 · Movie
Six
1964 · Series
Theatre 625
1964 · Series
The Leather Boys
1964 · Movie
A Wicked World
1964 · Movie
Festival
1963 · Series
Espionage
1963 · Series
The Rivals
1963 · Movie
Incident at Midnight
1963 · Movie
The Scales of Justice
1962 · Series
The Avengers
1961 · Series
The Four Just Men
1959 · Series
The Scamp
1957 · Movie
The Buccaneers
1956 · Series
ITV Play of the Week
1955 · Series
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · Series