Oliver MacGreevy
Actor
- Born
- August 3, 1928 · Dublin, Ireland
- Died
- October 1, 1981 (age 53)
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).
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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
Flash Gordon
December 5, 1980
The Ipcress File
March 18, 1965
Tales from the Crypt
March 9, 1972
The Four Musketeers
October 31, 1974
The Ruling Class
May 24, 1972
Modesty Blaise
May 1, 1966
When Eight Bells Toll
April 30, 1971
The Whisperers
July 18, 1967
The Frozen Dead
October 15, 1966
Salt & Pepper
July 3, 1968
The Leather Boys
March 8, 1964
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
September 8, 1966
Acting24
- 1980Flash Gordon as Klytus Observer No. 1
- 1977No. 1 of the Secret Service as Simms
- 1975Where the Action Is as Henry
- 1974The Four Musketeers as Headsman (uncredited)
- 1972Thrills Galore as Landlord
- 1972The Ruling Class as Inmate
- 1972Tales from the Crypt as Maniac
- 1971When Eight Bells Toll as Quinn
- 1969The Nine Ages of Nakedness as Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
- 1968Great Catherine