Oliver MacGreevy
Actor
Born August 3, 1928 in Dublin, Ireland
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).
Filmography
Flash Gordon
Klytus Observer No. 1
No. 1 of the Secret Service
Simms
Where the Action Is
Henry
The Four Musketeers
Headsman (uncredited)
Thriller
Henry
The Ruling Class
Inmate
Tales from the Crypt
Maniac
Jason King
When Eight Bells Toll
Quinn
Department S
Karnack
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
Great Catherine
General Pskov
Salt & Pepper
Rack
The Prisoner
Gardener / Electrician
The Whisperers
2nd Redeemer
The Christmas Tree
The Frozen Dead
Joseph the Butler
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
Ringo
Modesty Blaise
Tattooed Man
The Fall of the House of Usher
Finn
Mystery and Imagination
Finn
Time in Advance
Chief Guard
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Landlord
The Ipcress File
Housemartin
Gideon's Way
The Contact Man
Theatre 625
Terry Flynn
The Leather Boys
Merchant Seaman
A Wicked World
Sir Humphrey
Espionage
Charlie – Barfly
The Rivals
Cafe Owner
Incident at Midnight
Wilkinson
The Scales of Justice
Boxer
The Avengers
Barman
The Four Just Men
Max / Policeman
The Scamp
Building Foreman
The Buccaneers
Noll
ITV Play of the Week
Kate
Sunday Night Theatre