Oliver MacGreevy
Acting
Born August 3, 1928 · 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.
Known For · 40 titles
The Avengers
Theatre 625
ITV Play of the Week
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Gideon's Way
Sunday Night Theatre
The Prisoner
Thriller
Mystery and Imagination
The Buccaneers
Festival
Espionage
Department S
Jason King
The Scales of Justice
Flash Gordon
The Four Just Men
The Four Musketeers
The Ipcress File
Tales from the Crypt
When Eight Bells Toll
Six
The Ruling Class
The Leather Boys
Modesty Blaise
Salt & Pepper
No. 1 of the Secret Service
The Scamp
The Christmas Tree
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
A Wicked World
Time in Advance
Great Catherine
The Whisperers
The Frozen Dead
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
Incident at Midnight
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Rivals
Thrills Galore