Oliver MacGreevy
Acting
1928-08-03 · Dublin, Ireland
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.
movieFlash Gordon
as Klytus Observer No. 1 · 1980 · 6.2
movieNo. 1 of the Secret Service
as Simms · 1977 · 4.1
movieWhere the Action Is
as Henry · 1975 · 8.0
movieThe Four Musketeers
as Headsman (uncredited) · 1974 · 6.4
tvThriller
as Henry · 1973 · 6.9
movieThrills Galore
as Landlord · 1972 · 7.0
movieThe Ruling Class
as Inmate · 1972 · 6.5
movieTales from the Crypt
as Maniac · 1972 · 6.8
tvJason King
as · 1971 · 7.8
movieWhen Eight Bells Toll
as Quinn · 1971 · 5.7
tvDepartment S
as Karnack · 1969 · 5.3
movieThe Nine Ages of Nakedness
as Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House") · 1969 · 3.8
movieGreat Catherine
as General Pskov · 1968 · 5.9
movieSalt & Pepper
as Rack · 1968 · 5.3
tvThe Prisoner
as Gardener / Electrician · 1967 · 7.7
movieThe Whisperers
as 2nd Redeemer · 1967 · 6.5
movieThe Christmas Tree
as · 1966 · 7.0
movieThe Frozen Dead
as Joseph the Butler · 1966 · 5.2
movieKiss the Girls and Make Them Die
as Ringo · 1966 · 6.7
movieModesty Blaise
as Tattooed Man · 1966 · 5.3
movieThe Fall of the House of Usher
as Finn · 1966 · 9.0
tvMystery and Imagination
as Finn · 1966 · 5.8
movieTime in Advance
as Chief Guard · 1965 · 9.0
tvThirty-Minute Theatre
as Landlord · 1965 · 4.3