Oliver MacGreevy
Born in Dublin, Ireland — Aug 03 1928• Died Oct 01 1981
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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, S…
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Oliver MacGreevy's Credits
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The Avengers
Barman
Theatre 625
Terry Flynn
Gideon's Way
The Contact Man
Sunday Night Theatre
Thriller
Henry
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Landlord
The Prisoner
Gardener / Electrician
Department S
Karnack
Festival
Barney Doran
The Buccaneers
Noll
Mystery and Imagination
Finn
Jason King
The Four Just Men
Max / Policeman
The Scales of Justice
Boxer
Flash Gordon
Klytus Observer No. 1
The Four Musketeers
Headsman (uncredited)
The Ruling Class
Inmate
Six
Salt & Pepper
Rack
The Whisperers
2nd Redeemer
The Ipcress File
Housemartin
Modesty Blaise
Tattooed Man
Tales from the Crypt
Maniac
The Rivals
Cafe Owner
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
Ringo
The Leather Boys
Merchant Seaman
Great Catherine
General Pskov
The Scamp
Building Foreman
When Eight Bells Toll
Quinn
The Fall of the House of Usher
Finn
The Frozen Dead
Joseph the Butler
Drama '64/Studio '64: A Wicked World
Sir Humphrey
Time in Advance
Chief Guard
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
Incident at Midnight
Wilkinson
No. 1 of the Secret Service
Simms
Where the Action Is
Henry
The Christmas Tree
Thrills Galore
Landlord