Oliver MacGreevy
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-08-03
Day of Death
1981-10-01 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Oliver MacGreevy
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
Acting
(1980)
Flash Gordon
as Klytus Observer No. 1
(1977)
No. 1 of the Secret Service
as Simms
(1975)
Where the Action Is
as Henry
(1974)
The Four Musketeers
as Headsman (uncredited)
(1972)
Tales from the Crypt
as Maniac
(1972)
The Ruling Class
as Inmate
(1971)
When Eight Bells Toll
as Quinn
(1969)
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
as Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
(1968)
Great Catherine
as General Pskov
(1968)
Salt & Pepper
as Rack
(1967)
The Whisperers
as 2nd Redeemer
(1966)
Modesty Blaise
as Tattooed Man
(1966)
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
as Ringo
(1966)
(1966)
(1966)
The Frozen Dead
as Joseph the Butler
(1965)
The Ipcress File
as Housemartin
(1965)
Time in Advance
as Chief Guard
(1964)
The Leather Boys
as Merchant Seaman
(1957)
The Scamp
as Building Foreman