Oliver MacGreevy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 3, 1928
- Died
- October 1, 1981 (aged 53)
- Birthplace
- Dublin, Ireland
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.
Known For
Filmography
Flash Gordon
Movie · as Klytus Observer No. 1
No. 1 of the Secret Service
Movie · as Simms
Where the Action Is
Movie · as Henry
The Four Musketeers
Movie · as Headsman (uncredited)
Thriller
TV · as Henry · 1 ep
The Ruling Class
Movie · as Inmate
Tales from the Crypt
Movie · as Maniac
Thrills Galore
Movie · as Landlord
When Eight Bells Toll
Movie · as Quinn
Jason King
TV · 1 ep
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
Movie · as Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
Department S
TV · as Karnack · 1 ep
Great Catherine
Movie · as General Pskov
Salt & Pepper
Movie · as Rack
The Whisperers
Movie · as 2nd Redeemer
The Prisoner
TV · as Gardener / Electrician · 1 ep
Modesty Blaise
Movie · as Tattooed Man
The Frozen Dead
Movie · as Joseph the Butler
The Christmas Tree
Movie
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
Movie · as Ringo
The Fall of the House of Usher
Movie · as Finn
Mystery and Imagination
TV · as Finn · 1 ep
The Ipcress File
Movie · as Housemartin
Time in Advance
Movie · as Chief Guard
Gideon's Way
TV · as The Contact Man · 1 ep
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Landlord · 1 ep
The Leather Boys
Movie · as Merchant Seaman
A Wicked World
Movie · as Sir Humphrey
Theatre 625
TV · as Terry Flynn · 1 ep
Six
TV · as Steel Glasses · 1 ep
Incident at Midnight
Movie · as Wilkinson
The Rivals
Movie · as Cafe Owner
Festival
TV · as Barney Doran · 1 ep
Espionage
TV · as Charlie – Barfly · 1 ep
The Scales of Justice
TV · as Boxer · 1 ep
The Avengers
TV · as Barman · 1 ep
The Four Just Men
TV · as Max / Policeman · 39 eps
The Scamp
Movie · as Building Foreman
The Buccaneers
TV · as Noll · 1 ep
ITV Play of the Week
TV · as Kate · 1 ep
Sunday Night Theatre
TV · 13 eps