Oliver MacGreevy
Known For
Acting
Born
1928-08-03 in Dublin, Ireland
Died
1981-10-01
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.
Most Known For
The Avengers
as Barman
Theatre 625
as Terry Flynn
The Prisoner
as Gardener / Electrician
Sunday Night Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Landlord
Thriller
as Henry
Mystery and Imagination
as Finn
Festival
as Barney Doran
The Buccaneers
as Noll
Jason King
Department S
as Karnack
The Leather Boys
as Merchant Seaman
Flash Gordon
as Klytus Observer No. 1
Gideon's Way
as The Contact Man
The Four Just Men
as Max / Policeman
The Scales of Justice
as Boxer
The Four Musketeers
as Headsman (uncredited)
The Ipcress File
as Housemartin
Tales from the Crypt
as Maniac
Modesty Blaise
as Tattooed Man