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Oliver MacGreevy

Oliver MacGreevy

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 03, 1928
Died Oct 01, 1981 (53)
Birthplace Dublin, Ireland
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Apr 25, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 14, 2024
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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 appeara ... nce 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

Filmography

Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon

1980

as Klytus Observer No. 1

The Four Musketeers

The Four Musketeers

1974

as Headsman (uncredited)

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

1972

as Maniac

The Ruling Class

The Ruling Class

1972

as Inmate

When Eight Bells Toll

When Eight Bells Toll

1971

as Quinn

The Nine Ages of Nakedness

The Nine Ages of Nakedness

1969

as Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")

Great Catherine

Great Catherine

1968

as General Pskov

Salt & Pepper

Salt & Pepper

1968

as Rack

The Whisperers

The Whisperers

1967

as 2nd Redeemer

The Frozen Dead

The Frozen Dead

1966

as Joseph the Butler

Modesty Blaise

Modesty Blaise

1966

as Tattooed Man

The Ipcress File

The Ipcress File

1965

as Housemartin

Time in Advance

Time in Advance

1965

as Chief Guard

The Leather Boys

The Leather Boys

1964

as Merchant Seaman

The Scamp

The Scamp

1957

as Building Foreman

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Prisoner

as Gardener / Electrician

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1967

Department S

as Karnack

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1969

Gideon's Way

as The Contact Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 1965

The Scales of Justice

as Boxer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 11, 1962

The Buccaneers

as Noll

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1956

Thriller

as Henry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 1973

The Avengers

as Barman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1961

Jason King

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

Mystery and Imagination

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 29, 1966

Six

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 12, 1964

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