Oliver MacGreevy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

38

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-08-03

Day of death

1981-10-01 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

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.

Known For

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • The Ipcress File

    The Ipcress File

  • Gideon's Way

    Gideon's Way

  • Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die

    Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • The Prisoner

    The Prisoner

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Flash Gordon

    Flash Gordon

  • The Scamp

    The Scamp

  • Department S

    Department S

  • Salt & Pepper

    Salt & Pepper

  • The Buccaneers

    The Buccaneers

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • Festival

    Festival

  • Great Catherine

    Great Catherine

  • Jason King

    Jason King

  • The Four Musketeers

    The Four Musketeers

  • Mystery and Imagination

    Mystery and Imagination

  • The Christmas Tree

    The Christmas Tree

  • The Scales of Justice

    The Scales of Justice

  • The Leather Boys

    The Leather Boys

  • No. 1 of the Secret Service

    No. 1 of the Secret Service

  • The Frozen Dead

    The Frozen Dead

  • When Eight Bells Toll

    When Eight Bells Toll

  • The Four Just Men

    The Four Just Men

  • Incident at Midnight

    Incident at Midnight

  • The Fall of the House of Usher

    The Fall of the House of Usher

  • Modesty Blaise

    Modesty Blaise

  • The Ruling Class

    The Ruling Class

  • The Nine Ages of Nakedness

    The Nine Ages of Nakedness

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Where the Action Is

    Where the Action Is

  • Six

    Six

  • The Whisperers

    The Whisperers

  • Time in Advance

    Time in Advance

  • The Rivals

    The Rivals

  • Drama '64/Studio '64: A Wicked World

    Drama '64/Studio '64: A Wicked World

  • Thrills Galore

    Thrills Galore