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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 3, 1928
Died
October 1, 1981
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Also Known As
- Oliver John MacGreevy
Oliver MacGreevy
0.3 Popularity
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
6.2
Klytus Observer No. 1
Flash Gordon
1980
3.6
Simms
No. 1 of the Secret Service
1977
0.0
Henry
Where the Action Is
1975
6.4
Headsman (uncredited)
The Four Musketeers
1974
6.6
Henry
Thriller
1973
🎬
0.0
Landlord
Thrills Galore
1972
6.4
Inmate
The Ruling Class
1972
6.9
Maniac
Tales from the Crypt
1972
7.6
Jason King
1971
5.7
Quinn
When Eight Bells Toll
1971
Credits
Flash Gordon
as Klytus Observer No. 1
1980
6.2
No. 1 of the Secret Service
as Simms
1977
3.6
Where the Action Is
as Henry
1975
0.0
The Four Musketeers
as Headsman (uncredited)
1974
6.4
Thriller
as Henry
1973
6.6
🎬
Thrills Galore
as Landlord
1972
0.0
The Ruling Class
as Inmate
1972
6.4
Tales from the Crypt
as Maniac
1972
6.9
Jason King
1971
7.6
When Eight Bells Toll
as Quinn
1971
5.7
Department S
as Karnack
1969
5.0
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
as Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
1969
3.0
Great Catherine
as General Pskov
1968
5.8
Salt & Pepper
as Rack
1968
5.0
The Prisoner
as Gardener / Electrician
1967
7.7
The Whisperers
as 2nd Redeemer
1967
6.4
The Christmas Tree
1966
7.0
The Frozen Dead
as Joseph the Butler
1966
5.0
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
as Ringo
1966
6.7
Modesty Blaise
as Tattooed Man
1966
5.3
The Fall of the House of Usher
as Finn
1966
0.0
Mystery and Imagination
1966
5.5
🎬
Time in Advance
as Chief Guard
1965
0.0
Gideon's Way
as The Contact Man
1965
6.8
The Ipcress File
as Housemartin
1965
6.8
🎬
Six
1964
0.0
Theatre 625
as Terry Flynn
1964
7.2
The Leather Boys
as Merchant Seaman
1964
6.3
Drama '64/Studio '64: A Wicked World
as Sir Humphrey
1964
0.0
🎬
Festival
as Barney Doran
1963
8.0
The Rivals
as Cafe Owner
1963
6.0
Incident at Midnight
as Wilkinson
1963
7.0
The Scales of Justice
as Boxer
1962
6.7
The Avengers
as Barman
1961
7.7
The Four Just Men
as Max / Policeman
1959
6.5
The Scamp
as Building Foreman
1957
6.0
The Buccaneers
as Noll
1956
5.5
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
3.5