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