Oliver MacGreevy

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Oliver MacGreevy

Acting August 3, 1928

Dublin, Ireland

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…

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Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon

6.3 1980 Movie
The Avengers

The Avengers

7.8 1961 TV Show
The Ipcress File

The Ipcress File

6.8 1965 Movie
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

6.8 1972 Movie
The Prisoner

The Prisoner

7.7 1967 TV Show
Theatre 625

Theatre 625

7.2 1964 TV Show
The Four Musketeers

The Four Musketeers

6.5 1974 Movie
Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

4.3 1965 TV Show
Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

3.5 1950 TV Show
Thriller

Thriller

7.0 1973 TV Show
The Ruling Class

The Ruling Class

6.4 1972 Movie
ITV Play of the Week

ITV Play of the Week

4.0 1955 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1980
    Flash Gordon

    Movie Klytus Observer No. 1

  2. 1977
    No. 1 of the Secret Service

    Movie Simms

  3. 1975
    Where the Action Is

    Movie Henry

  4. 1974
    The Four Musketeers

    Movie Headsman (uncredited)

  5. 1973
    Thriller

    TV show Henry

  6. 1972
    Thrills Galore

    Movie Landlord

  7. 1972
    The Ruling Class

    Movie Inmate

  8. 1972
    Tales from the Crypt

    Movie Maniac

  9. 1971
    Jason King

    TV show

  10. 1971
    When Eight Bells Toll

    Movie Quinn

  11. 1969
    Department S

    TV show Karnack

  12. 1969
    The Nine Ages of Nakedness

    Movie Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")

  13. 1968
    Great Catherine

    Movie General Pskov

  14. 1968
    Salt & Pepper

    Movie Rack

  15. 1967
    The Prisoner

    TV show Gardener / Electrician

  16. 1967
    The Whisperers

    Movie 2nd Redeemer

More credits
  1. 1966
    The Christmas Tree

    Movie

  2. 1966
    The Frozen Dead

    Movie Joseph the Butler

  3. 1966
    Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die

    Movie Ringo

  4. 1966
    Modesty Blaise

    Movie Tattooed Man

  5. 1966
    The Fall of the House of Usher

    Movie Finn

  6. 1966
    Mystery and Imagination

    TV show Finn

  7. 1965
    Time in Advance

    Movie Chief Guard

  8. 1965
    Thirty-Minute Theatre

    TV show Landlord

  9. 1965
    The Ipcress File

    Movie Housemartin

  10. 1965
    Gideon's Way

    TV show The Contact Man

  11. 1964
    Six

    TV show Steel Glasses

  12. 1964
    Theatre 625

    TV show Terry Flynn

  13. 1964
    The Leather Boys

    Movie Merchant Seaman

  14. 1964
    A Wicked World

    Movie Sir Humphrey

  15. 1963
    Festival

    TV show Barney Doran

  16. 1963
    Espionage

    TV show Charlie – Barfly

  17. 1963
    The Rivals

    Movie Cafe Owner

  18. 1963
    Incident at Midnight

    Movie Wilkinson

  19. 1962
    The Scales of Justice

    TV show Boxer

  20. 1961
    The Avengers

    TV show Barman

  21. 1959
    The Four Just Men

    TV show Max / Policeman

  22. 1957
    The Scamp

    Movie Building Foreman

  23. 1956
    The Buccaneers

    TV show Noll

  24. 1955
    ITV Play of the Week

    TV show Kate