Acting credits
36
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Oliver MacGreevy
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 23Series: 13
TMDB ID: 141246
IMDb ID: nm0532301
Known for: Acting
Born: August 3, 1928
Died: October 1, 1981
Age: 53
Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1950 - 1980
Years active: 31
Average TMDB rating: 6.3
Wikidata: Q7087679
Also known as
Oliver John 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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Oliver MacGreevy.
6.2
Flash Gordon
as Klytus Observer No. 1
1980 Movie
3.7
No. 1 of the Secret Service
as Simms
1977 Movie
Where the Action Is
as Henry
1975 Movie
6.4
The Four Musketeers
as Headsman (uncredited)
1974 Movie
6.4
The Ruling Class
as Inmate
1972 Movie
6.8
Tales from the Crypt
as Maniac
1972 Movie
5.7
When Eight Bells Toll
as Quinn
1971 Movie
3.0
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
as Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
1969 Movie
5.8
Great Catherine
as General Pskov
1968 Movie
5.0
Salt & Pepper
as Rack
1968 Movie
6.4
The Whisperers
as 2nd Redeemer
1967 Movie
7.0
The Christmas Tree
1966 Movie
5.0
The Frozen Dead
as Joseph the Butler
1966 Movie
6.7
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
as Ringo
1966 Movie
5.3
Modesty Blaise
as Tattooed Man
1966 Movie
The Fall of the House of Usher
as Finn
1966 Movie
Time in Advance
as Chief Guard
1965 Movie
6.8
The Ipcress File
as Housemartin
1965 Movie
6.3
The Leather Boys
as Merchant Seaman
1964 Movie
Drama '64/Studio '64: A Wicked World
as Sir Humphrey
1964 Movie
6.0
The Rivals
as Cafe Owner
1963 Movie
7.0
Incident at Midnight
as Wilkinson
1963 Movie
6.0
The Scamp
as Building Foreman
1957 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Oliver MacGreevy.
6.6
Thriller
as Henry • 1 eps
1973 Series
7.6
Jason King
1 eps
1971 Series
5.0
Department S
as Karnack • 1 eps
1969 Series
7.7
The Prisoner
as Gardener / Electrician • 1 eps
1967 Series
5.5
Mystery and Imagination
as Finn • 1 eps
1966 Series
3.4
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Landlord • 1 eps
1965 Series
6.8
Gideon's Way
as The Contact Man • 1 eps
1965 Series
7.2
Theatre 625
as Terry Flynn • 1 eps
1964 Series
6.7
The Scales of Justice
as Boxer • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.7
The Avengers
as Barman • 1 eps
1961 Series
6.5
The Four Just Men
as Max / Policeman • 39 eps
1959 Series
5.5
The Buccaneers
as Noll • 1 eps
1956 Series
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
6 eps
1950 Series