Oliver MacGreevy
Born: 1928-08-03 in Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1981-10-01
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
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
- Tales from the Crypt as Maniac
- The Ruling Class as Inmate
- Thrills Galore as Landlord
1971
- Jason King
- When Eight Bells Toll as Quinn
1969
- Department S as Karnack
- The Nine Ages of Nakedness as Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
1968
- Great Catherine as General Pskov
- Salt & Pepper as Rack
1967
- The Prisoner as Gardener / Electrician
- The Whisperers as 2nd Redeemer
1966
- Mystery and Imagination as Finn
- Modesty Blaise as Tattooed Man
- Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die as Ringo
- The Frozen Dead as Joseph the Butler
- The Fall of the House of Usher as Finn
- The Christmas Tree
1965
- Gideon's Way as The Contact Man
- Thirty-Minute Theatre as Landlord
- The Ipcress File as Housemartin
- Time in Advance as Chief Guard
1964
- Theatre 625 as Terry Flynn
- The Leather Boys as Merchant Seaman
- Six
- Drama '64/Studio '64: A Wicked World as Sir Humphrey
1963
- Festival as Barney Doran
- Espionage as Charlie – Barfly
- The Rivals as Cafe Owner
- Incident at Midnight as Wilkinson
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