Oliver MacGreevy
ActingOliver 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.
Movies
Klytus Observer No. 1
Flash Gordon
1980
Simms
No. 1 of the Secret Service
1977
Henry
Where the Action Is
1975
Headsman (uncredited)
The Four Musketeers
1974
Landlord
Thrills Galore
1972
Inmate
The Ruling Class
1972
Maniac
Tales from the Crypt
1972
Quinn
When Eight Bells Toll
1971
Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
1969
General Pskov
Great Catherine
1968
Rack
Salt & Pepper
1968
2nd Redeemer
The Whisperers
1967
The Christmas Tree
1966
Joseph the Butler
The Frozen Dead
1966
Ringo
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
1966
Tattooed Man
Modesty Blaise
1966
Finn
The Fall of the House of Usher
1966
Chief Guard
Time in Advance
1965
Housemartin
The Ipcress File
1965
Merchant Seaman
The Leather Boys
1964
TV Shows
Henry
Thriller
1973
Jason King
1971
Karnack
Department S
1969
Gardener / Electrician
The Prisoner
1967
Finn
Mystery and Imagination
1966
Landlord
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
The Contact Man
Gideon's Way
1965
Terry Flynn
Theatre 625
1964
Charlie – Barfly
Espionage
1963
Boxer
The Scales of Justice
1962
Barman
The Avengers
1961
Max / Policeman
The Four Just Men
1959
Noll
The Buccaneers
1956
Kate
ITV Play of the Week
1955
Sunday Night Theatre
1950