Actor
Oliver MacGreevy
Born 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 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.
Acting
Flash Gordon
Klytus Observer No. 1 · 1980
The Prisoner
Gardener / Electrician · 1967
Tales from the Crypt
Maniac · 1972
The Ipcress File
Housemartin · 1965
The Avengers
Barman · 1961
The Four Musketeers
Headsman (uncredited) · 1974
The Ruling Class
Inmate · 1972
When Eight Bells Toll
Quinn · 1971
The Whisperers
2nd Redeemer · 1967
Espionage
Charlie – Barfly · 1963
Modesty Blaise
Tattooed Man · 1966
The Leather Boys
Merchant Seaman · 1964
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
Ringo · 1966
Time in Advance
Chief Guard · 1965
The Fall of the House of Usher
Finn · 1966
Thriller
Henry · 1973
The Four Just Men
Max / Policeman · 1959
Theatre 625
Terry Flynn · 1964
The Frozen Dead
Joseph the Butler · 1966
Festival
Barney Doran · 1963
Where the Action Is
Henry · 1975
The Scamp
Building Foreman · 1957
Gideon's Way
The Contact Man · 1965
Salt & Pepper
Rack · 1968