Oliver MacGreevy

Acting

Born August 3, 1928, 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

• 1980Flash Gordon — Klytus Observer No. 1
• 1977No. 1 of the Secret Service — Simms
• 1975Where the Action Is — Henry
• 1974The Four Musketeers — Headsman (uncredited)
• Thriller — Henry
• 1972Tales from the Crypt — Maniac
• 1972The Ruling Class — Inmate
• 1972Thrills Galore — Landlord
• Jason King
• 1971When Eight Bells Toll — Quinn
• Department S — Karnack
• 1969The Nine Ages of Nakedness — Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
• 1968Great Catherine — General Pskov
• 1968Salt & Pepper — Rack
• The Prisoner — Gardener / Electrician
• 1967The Whisperers — 2nd Redeemer
• 1966Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die — Ringo
• 1966Modesty Blaise — Tattooed Man
• Mystery and Imagination — Finn
• 1966The Christmas Tree
• 1966The Fall of the House of Usher — Finn
• 1966The Frozen Dead — Joseph the Butler
• Gideon's Way — The Contact Man
• 1965The Ipcress File — Housemartin
• Thirty-Minute Theatre — Landlord
• 1965Time in Advance — Chief Guard
• 1964A Wicked World — Sir Humphrey
• Six — Steel Glasses
• 1964The Leather Boys — Merchant Seaman
• Theatre 625 — Terry Flynn
• Espionage — Charlie – Barfly
• Festival — Barney Doran
• 1963Incident at Midnight — Wilkinson
• 1963The Rivals — Cafe Owner
• The Scales of Justice — Boxer
• The Avengers — Barman
• The Four Just Men — Max / Policeman
• 1957The Scamp — Building Foreman
• The Buccaneers — Noll
• ITV Play of the Week — Kate
• Sunday Night Theatre