Oliver MacGreevy
Birthday
1928/08/03
Day of death
1981/10/01 (53 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Also know as
Oliver John MacGreevy
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.
Acting
(1966) Modesty Blaise
as Tattooed Man
(1965) The Ipcress File
as Housemartin
(1967) The Whisperers
as 2nd Redeemer
(1966) The Frozen Dead
as Joseph the Butler
(1969) The Nine Ages of Nakedness
as Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
(1974) The Four Musketeers
as Headsman (uncredited)
(1972) The Ruling Class
as Inmate
(1966) The Christmas Tree
as ---
(1965) Time in Advance
as Chief Guard
(1966) Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
as Ringo
(1966) The Fall of the House of Usher
as Finn
(1971) When Eight Bells Toll
as Quinn
(1968) Great Catherine
as General Pskov
(1957) The Scamp
as Building Foreman
(1972) Tales from the Crypt
as Maniac
(1964) The Leather Boys
as Merchant Seaman
(1968) Salt & Pepper
as Rack
(1980) Flash Gordon
as Klytus Observer No. 1
(1975) Where the Action Is
as Henry
(1977) No. 1 of the Secret Service
as Simms
(1964) Drama '64/Studio '64: A Wicked World
as Sir Humphrey
(1963) Incident at Midnight
as Wilkinson
(1963) The Rivals
as Cafe Owner
(1972) Thrills Galore
as Landlord
(1967) The Prisoner
as Gardener / Electrician
(1969) Department S
as Karnack
(1965) Gideon's Way
as The Contact Man
(1971) Jason King
as ---
(1962) The Scales of Justice
as Boxer
(1956) The Buccaneers
as Noll
(1966) Mystery and Imagination
as ---
(1964) Six
as ---
(1973) Thriller
as Henry
(1961) The Avengers
as Barman
(1950) Sunday Night Theatre
as ---
(1959) The Four Just Men
as Max / Policeman
(1963) Festival
as Barney Doran
(1964) Theatre 625
as Terry Flynn