Oliver MacGreevy
Born: 1928-08-03
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
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 Four Musketeers
Flash Gordon
The Ipcress File
Modesty Blaise
Salt & Pepper
Tales from the Crypt
When Eight Bells Toll
The Ruling Class
The Frozen Dead
No. 1 of the Secret Service
Top Movie Credits
The Four Musketeers
Headsman (uncredited)
Flash Gordon
Klytus Observer No. 1
The Ipcress File
Housemartin
Modesty Blaise
Tattooed Man
Salt & Pepper
Rack
Tales from the Crypt
Maniac
When Eight Bells Toll
Quinn
The Ruling Class
Inmate
The Frozen Dead
Joseph the Butler