Acting
Oliver MacGreevy
Also Known As: Oliver John MacGreevy
Birth Date
August 3, 1928
Death Date
October 1, 1981
(passed away at 53)
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
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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.
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The Avengers
Barman
1961 • 1 episode
Theatre 625
Terry Flynn
1964 • 1 episode
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Landlord
1965 • 1 episode
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 • 13 episodes
Thriller
Henry
1973 • 1 episode
Department S
Karnack
1969 • 1 episode
The Prisoner
Gardener / Electrician
1967 • 1 episode
Mystery and Imagination
Finn
1966 • 1 episode
ITV Play of the Week
Kate
1955 • 1 episode
Gideon's Way
The Contact Man
1965 • 1 episode
Espionage
Charlie – Barfly
1963 • 1 episode
The Buccaneers
Noll
1956 • 1 episode
Festival
Barney Doran
1963 • 1 episode
Jason King
1971 • 1 episode
Flash Gordon
Klytus Observer No. 1
1980
The Scales of Justice
Boxer
1962 • 1 episode
The Four Just Men
Max / Policeman
1959 • 39 episodes
The Four Musketeers
Headsman (uncredited)
1974
The Ipcress File
Housemartin
1965
Tales from the Crypt
Maniac
1972