
Oliver MacGreevy
Known for: Acting
Born: August 3, 1928
Died: October 1, 1981
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…
Known for

The Fall of the House of Usher
1966

Where the Action Is
1975

The Christmas Tree
1966

A Wicked World
1964

The Ipcress File
1965

The Whisperers
1967

The Frozen Dead
1966

No. 1 of the Secret Service
1977

Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
1966

Time in Advance
1965

When Eight Bells Toll
1971

Incident at Midnight
1963
Thrills Galore
1972

Modesty Blaise
1966

Great Catherine
1968

Tales from the Crypt
1972

The Rivals
1963

Salt & Pepper
1968

The Leather Boys
1964

The Scamp
1957

The Ruling Class
1972

The Prisoner
1967

Department S
1969

The Nine Ages of Nakedness
1969

The Four Musketeers
1974

Gideon's Way
1965

Flash Gordon
1980

Jason King
1971

The Scales of Justice
1962

The Buccaneers
1956

Thriller
1973

The Avengers
1961

Sunday Night Theatre
1950

The Four Just Men
1959
Festival
1963

Theatre 625
1964

Mystery and Imagination
1966

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965

Espionage
1963

ITV Play of the Week
1955
Six
1964