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Oliver MacGreevy

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: Acting

Born: Dublin, Ireland, 1928-08-03

Died: 1981-10-01

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1957	The Scamp	Building Foreman	63
2	1964	The Leather Boys	Merchant Seaman	66
3	1965	The Ipcress File	Housemartin	68
4	1965	Time in Advance	Chief Guard	0
5	1966	The Fall of the House of Usher	Finn	0
6	1966	Modesty Blaise	Tattooed Man	52
7	1966	Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die	Ringo	67
8	1966	The Frozen Dead	Joseph the Butler	50
9	1966	The Christmas Tree		70
10	1967	The Whisperers	2nd Redeemer	64
11	1968	Salt & Pepper	Rack	53
12	1968	Great Catherine	General Pskov	58
13	1969	The Nine Ages of Nakedness	Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")	37
14	1971	When Eight Bells Toll	Quinn	57
15	1972	Tales from the Crypt	Maniac	68
16	1972	The Ruling Class	Inmate	64
17	1974	The Four Musketeers	Headsman (uncredited)	64
18	1975	Where the Action Is	Henry	0
19	1977	No. 1 of the Secret Service	Simms	36
20	1980	Flash Gordon	Klytus Observer No. 1	62

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1950	Sunday Night Theatre		35
2	1956	The Buccaneers	Noll	55
3	1959	The Four Just Men	Max / Policeman	65
4	1961	The Avengers	Barman	77
5	1962	The Scales of Justice	Boxer	67
6	1964	Six		0
7	1965	Gideon's Way	The Contact Man	68
8	1966	Mystery and Imagination		55
9	1967	The Prisoner	Gardener / Electrician	77
10	1969	Department S	Karnack	49
11	1971	Jason King		73
12	1973	Thriller	Henry	66