Oliver MacGreevy
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.
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
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The Avengers
Theatre 625
Thriller
Sunday Night Theatre
The Prisoner
The Buccaneers
Department S
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Gideon's Way
Mystery and Imagination
Jason King
Flash Gordon
The Scales of Justice
The Four Just Men
The Four Musketeers
Tales from the Crypt
The Ipcress File
When Eight Bells Toll
The Ruling Class
Modesty Blaise
Salt & Pepper
The Whisperers
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
The Fall of the House of Usher
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