Oliver MacGreevy

Actor

Born: August 3, 1928 (53 years old)

Died: October 1, 1981

Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland

Biography

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.

Filmography (21)

• The Ipcress File (1965, ★ 6.8)
• The Prisoner (1967, ★ 7.7)
• The Whisperers (1967, ★ 6.4)
• Tales from the Crypt (1972, ★ 6.8)
• The Avengers (1961, ★ 7.7)
• The Four Musketeers (1974, ★ 6.4)
• The Ruling Class (1972, ★ 6.4)
• Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1966, ★ 6.7)
• Jason King (1971, ★ 7.6)
• The Leather Boys (1964, ★ 6.3)
• Thriller (1973, ★ 6.7)
• Modesty Blaise (1966, ★ 5.3)
• When Eight Bells Toll (1971, ★ 5.6)
• Great Catherine (1968, ★ 5.8)
• The Scamp (1957, ★ 6)
• Flash Gordon (1980, ★ 6.2)
• The Frozen Dead (1966, ★ 5)
• Salt & Pepper (1968, ★ 5.2)
• Department S (1969, ★ 5)
• No. 1 of the Secret Service (1977, ★ 3.8)
• Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965, ★ 3.4)