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.
Filmography (41 titles)
6.3MovieFlash Gordon
Klytus Observer No. 1 · 1980
4.1MovieNo. 1 of the Secret Service
Simms · 1977
8.0MovieWhere the Action Is
Henry · 1975
6.4MovieThe Four Musketeers
Headsman (uncredited) · 1974
6.9ShowThriller
Henry · 1973
Thrills Galore
Landlord · 1972
6.5MovieThe Ruling Class
Inmate · 1972
6.8MovieTales from the Crypt
Maniac · 1972
7.8ShowJason King
1971
5.7MovieWhen Eight Bells Toll
Quinn · 1971
5.5ShowDepartment S
Karnack · 1969
3.8MovieThe Nine Ages of Nakedness
Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House") · 1969
5.9MovieGreat Catherine
General Pskov · 1968
5.3MovieSalt & Pepper
Rack · 1968
7.7ShowThe Prisoner
Gardener / Electrician · 1967
6.5MovieThe Whisperers
2nd Redeemer · 1967
7.0MovieThe Christmas Tree
1966
5.2MovieThe Frozen Dead
Joseph the Butler · 1966
6.7MovieKiss the Girls and Make Them Die
Ringo · 1966
5.3MovieModesty Blaise
Tattooed Man · 1966
9.0MovieThe Fall of the House of Usher
Finn · 1966
5.8ShowMystery and Imagination
Finn · 1966
9.0MovieTime in Advance
Chief Guard · 1965
4.2ShowThirty-Minute Theatre
Landlord · 1965
6.8MovieThe Ipcress File
Housemartin · 1965
7.0ShowGideon's Way
The Contact Man · 1965
Six
Steel Glasses · 1964
7.2ShowTheatre 625
Terry Flynn · 1964
6.5MovieThe Leather Boys
Merchant Seaman · 1964
MovieA Wicked World
Sir Humphrey · 1964