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Oliver MacGreevy
Acting
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.
BODY OF WORK
Oliver MacGreevy's Filmography
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Flash Gordon
as Klytus Observer No. 1
No. 1 of the Secret Service
as Simms
Where the Action Is
as Henry
The Four Musketeers
as Headsman (uncredited)
Thrills Galore
as Landlord
The Ruling Class
as Inmate
Tales from the Crypt
as Maniac
When Eight Bells Toll
as Quinn
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
as Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
Great Catherine
as General Pskov
Salt & Pepper
as Rack
The Whisperers
as 2nd Redeemer
The Christmas Tree
The Frozen Dead
as Joseph the Butler
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
as Ringo
Modesty Blaise
as Tattooed Man
The Fall of the House of Usher
as Finn
Time in Advance
as Chief Guard
The Ipcress File
as Housemartin
A Wicked World
as Sir Humphrey
The Leather Boys
as Merchant Seaman
The Rivals
as Cafe Owner
Incident at Midnight
as Wilkinson
The Scamp
as Building Foreman