Oliver MacGreevy
Age: N/A | From: Dublin, Ireland
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Oliver John MacGreevy
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 10
TV Involvements: 7
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Avengers
(1961) Barman
The Prisoner
(1967) Gardener / Electrician
Thriller
(1973) Henry
The Buccaneers
(1956) Noll
Gideon's Way
(1965) The Contact Man
Department S
(1969) Karnack
The Scales of Justice
(1962) Boxer
The Ipcress File
(1965) HousemartinActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Klytus Observer No. 1 | |
| 1975 | Henry | |
| 1974 | Headsman (uncredited) | |
| 1973 | Henry | |
| 1972 | Inmate | |
| Maniac | ||
| 1971 | N/A | |
| Quinn | ||
| 1969 | Karnack | |
| Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House") | ||
| 1968 | General Pskov | |
| Rack | ||
| 1967 | Gardener / Electrician | |
| 2nd Redeemer | ||
| 1966 | N/A | |
| Joseph the Butler | ||
| Ringo | ||
| Tattooed Man | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1965 | Chief Guard | |
| The Contact Man | ||
| Housemartin | ||
| 1964 | N/A | |
| Merchant Seaman | ||
| 1962 | Boxer | |
| 1961 | Barman | |
| 1957 | Building Foreman | |
| 1956 | Noll | |
| Finn | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
