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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Flash Gordon
Character:Klytus Observer No. 1
Release Date:05/12/1980
No. 1 of the Secret Service
Character:Simms
Release Date:31/10/1977
Where the Action Is
Character:Henry
Release Date:08/02/1975
The Four Musketeers
Character:Headsman (uncredited)
Release Date:31/10/1974
Thrills Galore
Character:Landlord
Release Date:04/09/1972
The Ruling Class
Character:Inmate
Release Date:24/05/1972
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Maniac
Release Date:09/03/1972
When Eight Bells Toll
Character:Quinn
Release Date:30/04/1971
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
Character:Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
Release Date:01/06/1969
Great Catherine
Character:General Pskov
Release Date:29/11/1968
Salt & Pepper
Character:Rack
Release Date:03/07/1968
The Whisperers
Character:2nd Redeemer
Release Date:18/07/1967
The Christmas Tree
Character:
Release Date:02/12/1966
The Frozen Dead
Character:Joseph the Butler
Release Date:15/10/1966
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
Character:Ringo
Release Date:08/09/1966
Modesty Blaise
Character:Tattooed Man
Release Date:01/05/1966
The Fall of the House of Usher
Character:Finn
Release Date:12/02/1966
Time in Advance
Character:Chief Guard
Release Date:01/11/1965
The Ipcress File
Character:Housemartin
Release Date:18/03/1965
The Leather Boys
Character:Merchant Seaman
Release Date:08/03/1964
Drama '64/Studio '64: A Wicked World
Character:Sir Humphrey
Release Date:08/03/1964
The Rivals
Character:Cafe Owner
Release Date:01/05/1963
Incident at Midnight
Character:Wilkinson
Release Date:01/01/1963
The Scamp
Character:Building Foreman
Release Date:07/10/1957
Television Appearances
Thriller
Character:Henry
Jason King
Character:
Department S
Character:Karnack
The Prisoner
Character:Gardener / Electrician
Mystery and Imagination
Character:Finn
Gideon's Way
Character:The Contact Man
Six
Character:
Theatre 625
Character:Terry Flynn
Festival
Character:Barney Doran
The Scales of Justice
Character:Boxer
The Avengers
Character:Barman
The Four Just Men
Character:Max / Policeman
The Buccaneers
Character:Noll
Sunday Night Theatre
Character:
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