Oliver MacGreevy
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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Movies (24)
Flash Gordon
1980 · Klytus Observer No. 1
No. 1 of the Secret Service
1977 · Simms
Where the Action Is
1975 · Henry
The Four Musketeers
1974 · Headsman (uncredited)
Thrills Galore
1972 · Landlord
The Ruling Class
1972 · Inmate
Tales from the Crypt
1972 · Maniac
When Eight Bells Toll
1971 · Quinn
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
1969 · Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
Great Catherine
1968 · General Pskov
Salt & Pepper
1968 · Rack
The Whisperers
1967 · 2nd Redeemer
The Christmas Tree
1966
The Frozen Dead
1966 · Joseph the Butler
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
A Wicked World
1964 · Sir Humphrey
The Rivals
1963 · Cafe Owner
Incident at Midnight
1963 · Wilkinson
The Scamp
1957 · Building Foreman
TV shows (17)
Thriller
1973 · Henry
Jason King
1971
Department S
1969 · Karnack
The Prisoner
1967 · Gardener / Electrician
Mystery and Imagination
1966 · Finn
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Landlord
Gideon's Way
1965 · The Contact Man
Six
1964 · Steel Glasses
Theatre 625
1964 · Terry Flynn
Festival
1963 · Barney Doran
Espionage
1963 · Charlie – Barfly
The Scales of Justice
1962 · Boxer
The Avengers
1961 · Barman
The Four Just Men
1959 · Max / Policeman
The Buccaneers
1956 · Noll
ITV Play of the Week
1955 · Kate
Sunday Night Theatre
1950