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

The Avengers

Barman

Department S

Karnack

Gideon's Way

The Contact Man

Thriller

Henry

The Prisoner

Gardener / Electrician

The Four Just Men

Max / Policeman

Sunday Night Theatre

The Buccaneers

Noll

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1980	Flash Gordon	Klytus Observer No. 1
1977	No. 1 of the Secret Service	Simms
1975	Where the Action Is	Henry
1974	The Four Musketeers	Headsman (uncredited)
1972	The Ruling Class	Inmate
1972	Tales from the Crypt	Maniac
1971	When Eight Bells Toll	Quinn
1969	The Nine Ages of Nakedness	Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
1968	Great Catherine	General Pskov
1968	Salt & Pepper	Rack
1967	The Whisperers	2nd Redeemer
1966	Modesty Blaise	Tattooed Man
1966	The Frozen Dead	Joseph the Butler
1966	The Christmas Tree
1966	Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die	Ringo
1966	The Fall of the House of Usher	Finn
1965	The Ipcress File	Housemartin
1965	Time in Advance	Chief Guard
1964	The Leather Boys	Merchant Seaman
1957	The Scamp	Building Foreman

Year	TV Show	Role
1973	Thriller	Henry
1971	Jason King
1969	Department S	Karnack
1967	The Prisoner	Gardener / Electrician
1966	Mystery and Imagination
1965	Gideon's Way	The Contact Man
1964	Six
1962	The Scales of Justice	Boxer
1961	The Avengers	Barman
1959	The Four Just Men	Max / Policeman
1956	The Buccaneers	Noll
1950	Sunday Night Theatre