Oliver MacGreevy
Known for: Acting
Born: August 3, 1928
Died: October 1, 1981
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
24 movies · 17 TV shows, newest first
6.3
Flash Gordon
1980
4.1
No. 1 of the Secret Service
1977
8.0
Where the Action Is
1975
6.5
The Four Musketeers
1974
7.0
Thriller
1973
7.0
Thrills Galore
1972
6.4
The Ruling Class
1972
6.8
Tales from the Crypt
1972
7.8
Jason King
1971
5.7
When Eight Bells Toll
1971
5.5
Department S
1969
3.8
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
1969
5.9
Great Catherine
1968
5.3
Salt & Pepper
1968
7.7
The Prisoner
1967
6.5
The Whisperers
1967
7.0
The Christmas Tree
1966
5.2
The Frozen Dead
1966
6.7
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
1966
5.3
Modesty Blaise
1966
9.0
The Fall of the House of Usher
1966
5.8
Mystery and Imagination
1966
9.0
Time in Advance
1965
4.3
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
6.8
The Ipcress File
1965
7.0
Gideon's Way
1965NR
Six
1964
7.2
Theatre 625
1964
6.6
The Leather Boys
1964
NR
A Wicked World
19648.0
Festival
1963
10.0
Espionage
1963
6.0
The Rivals
1963
7.0
Incident at Midnight
1963
6.7
The Scales of Justice
1962
7.8
The Avengers
1961
7.7
The Four Just Men
1959
6.2
The Scamp
1957
6.4
The Buccaneers
1956
4.0
ITV Play of the Week
1955
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
1950