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.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1957 The Scamp Building Foreman 1963 The Rivals Cafe owner Edgar Wallace Mysteries1963 Incident at Midnight Wilkinson Edgar Wallace Mysteries1964 The Leather Boys Merchant Seaman 1964 Girl with Green Eyes Duggan uncredited1965 The Ipcress File Housemartin 1965 Licensed to Kill First Russian Commissar 1965 Up Jumped a Swagman The Bald Man 1966 Modesty Blaise Tattooed Man 1966 Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die Ringo 1966 The Frozen Dead Joseph the butler 1966 The Christmas Tree Baldy the Crook 1967 The Whisperers 2nd Redeemer at Mission 1968 Salt and Pepper Rack 1968 Great Catherine General Pskov 1968 The Fixer Guard uncredited1969 The Nine Ages of Nakedness Hargreaves (Segment: The Old Dark House)1971 When Eight Bells Toll Quinn 1972 Tales from the Crypt Maniac (Segment: And All Through the House)1972 The Ruling Class Inmate #3 1974 The Four Musketeers Headsman uncredited1977 No. 1 of the Secret Service Simms 1980 Flash Gordon Klytus Observer No. 1
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