Oliver MacGreevy

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.

Movies with Oliver MacGreevy

• Flash Gordon 1980 · ★ 6.3
• The Ipcress File 1965 · ★ 6.8
• Tales from the Crypt 1972 · ★ 6.8
• The Four Musketeers 1974 · ★ 6.5
• The Ruling Class 1972 · ★ 6.4
• Modesty Blaise 1966 · ★ 5.3
• When Eight Bells Toll 1971 · ★ 5.7
• The Whisperers 1967 · ★ 6.5
• The Frozen Dead 1966 · ★ 5.2
• Salt & Pepper 1968 · ★ 5.3
• The Leather Boys 1964 · ★ 6.6
• Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die 1966 · ★ 6.6
• No. 1 of the Secret Service 1977 · ★ 4.1
• The Scamp 1957 · ★ 6.2
• Great Catherine 1968 · ★ 5.9
• The Nine Ages of Nakedness 1969 · ★ 3.8
• The Christmas Tree 1966 · ★ 7.0
• Incident at Midnight 1963 · ★ 7.0
• The Rivals 1963 · ★ 6.0
• Time in Advance 1965 · ★ 9.0
• The Fall of the House of Usher 1966 · ★ 9.0
• Where the Action Is 1975 · ★ 8.0
• Thrills Galore 1972 · ★ 7.0
• A Wicked World 1964