Actor
Oliver MacGreevy
98 years · Dublin, Ireland · 24 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 24
Flash Gordon
1980 · Klytus Observer No. 1
No. 1 of the Secret Service
1977 · Simms
On Philo
Where the Action Is
1975 · Henry
The Four Musketeers
1974 · Headsman (uncredited)
On Tubi TV
Thrills Galore
1972 · Landlord
The Ruling Class
1972 · Inmate
On Plex
Tales from the Crypt
1972 · Maniac
On Plex
When Eight Bells Toll
1971 · Quinn
On Plex
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
1969 · Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
Great Catherine
1968 · General Pskov
Salt & Pepper
1968 · Rack
On Tubi TV
The Whisperers
1967 · 2nd Redeemer
On Philo
The Christmas Tree
1966 · Actor
The Frozen Dead
1966 · Joseph the Butler
On HBO Max
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
1966 · Ringo
Modesty Blaise
1966 · Tattooed Man
The Fall of the House of Usher
1966 · Finn
Time in Advance
1965 · Chief Guard
The Ipcress File
1965 · Housemartin
The Leather Boys
1964 · Merchant Seaman
On Kanopy
A Wicked World
1964 · Sir Humphrey
The Rivals
1963 · Cafe Owner
Incident at Midnight
1963 · Wilkinson
The Scamp
1957 · Building Foreman