Oliver MacGreevy
Born: 1928-08-03
• 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
Flash Gordon
No. 1 of the Secret Service
Where the Action Is
The Four Musketeers
No Image
Thrills Galore
The Ruling Class
Tales from the Crypt
When Eight Bells Toll
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
Great Catherine
Salt & Pepper
The Whisperers
The Christmas Tree
The Frozen Dead
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
Modesty Blaise
The Fall of the House of Usher
Time in Advance
The Ipcress File
The Leather Boys
Drama '64/Studio '64: A Wicked World
The Rivals
Incident at Midnight
The Scamp