Oliver MacGreevy

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

The Avengers

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Theatre 625

The Prisoner

Thriller

Sunday Night Theatre

Gideon's Way

Mystery and Imagination

All Movies (24)

• Flash Gordon1980 · as Klytus Observer No. 1
• No. 1 of the Secret Service1977 · as Simms
• Where the Action Is1975 · as Henry
• The Four Musketeers1974 · as Headsman (uncredited)
• Thrills Galore1972 · as Landlord
• The Ruling Class1972 · as Inmate
• Tales from the Crypt1972 · as Maniac
• When Eight Bells Toll1971 · as Quinn
• The Nine Ages of Nakedness1969 · as Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
• Great Catherine1968 · as General Pskov
• Salt & Pepper1968 · as Rack
• The Whisperers1967 · as 2nd Redeemer
• The Christmas Tree1966
• The Frozen Dead1966 · as Joseph the Butler
• Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die1966 · as Ringo
• Modesty Blaise1966 · as Tattooed Man
• The Fall of the House of Usher1966 · as Finn
• Time in Advance1965 · as Chief Guard
• The Ipcress File1965 · as Housemartin
• The Leather Boys1964 · as Merchant Seaman
• A Wicked World1964 · as Sir Humphrey
• The Rivals1963 · as Cafe Owner
• Incident at Midnight1963 · as Wilkinson
• The Scamp1957 · as Building Foreman

All TV Shows (17)

• Thriller1973 · as Henry
• Jason King1971
• Department S1969 · as Karnack
• The Prisoner1967 · as Gardener / Electrician
• Mystery and Imagination1966 · as Finn
• Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · as Landlord
• Gideon's Way1965 · as The Contact Man
• Six1964 · as Steel Glasses
• Theatre 6251964 · as Terry Flynn
• Festival1963 · as Barney Doran
• Espionage1963 · as Charlie – Barfly
• The Scales of Justice1962 · as Boxer
• The Avengers1961 · as Barman
• The Four Just Men1959 · as Max / Policeman
• The Buccaneers1956 · as Noll
• ITV Play of the Week1955 · as Kate
• Sunday Night Theatre1950