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
Flash Gordon
The Four Musketeers
The Ipcress File
Tales from the Crypt
Modesty Blaise
The Ruling Class
When Eight Bells Toll
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
The Leather Boys
A Wicked World
Top Movie Credits
Flash Gordon
Klytus Observer No. 1
The Four Musketeers
Headsman (uncredited)
The Ipcress File
Housemartin
Tales from the Crypt
Maniac
Modesty Blaise
Tattooed Man
The Ruling Class
Inmate
When Eight Bells Toll
Quinn
The Leather Boys
Merchant Seaman
A Wicked World
Sir Humphrey