Oliver MacGreevy
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1928-08-03 – 1981-10-01
Place of birth: 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
Modesty Blaise
1966Tattooed Man
The Ipcress File
1965Housemartin
The Whisperers
19672nd Redeemer
The Frozen Dead
1966Joseph the Butler
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
1969Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
The Four Musketeers
1974Headsman (uncredited)
The Ruling Class
1972Inmate
The Christmas Tree
1966
Time in Advance
1965Chief Guard
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
1966Ringo
The Fall of the House of Usher
1966Finn
When Eight Bells Toll
1971Quinn
Great Catherine
1968General Pskov
The Scamp
1957Building Foreman
Tales from the Crypt
1972Maniac
The Leather Boys
1964Merchant Seaman
Salt & Pepper
1968Rack
Flash Gordon
1980Klytus Observer No. 1
Where the Action Is
1975Henry