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.
Movies
Flash Gordon
Klytus Observer No. 1
No. 1 of the Secret Service
Simms
Where the Action Is
Henry
The Four Musketeers
Headsman (uncredited)
Thrills Galore
Landlord
The Ruling Class
Inmate
Tales from the Crypt
Maniac
When Eight Bells Toll
Quinn
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
Great Catherine
General Pskov
Salt & Pepper
Rack
The Whisperers
2nd Redeemer
The Christmas Tree
The Frozen Dead
Joseph the Butler
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
Ringo
Modesty Blaise
Tattooed Man
The Fall of the House of Usher
Finn
Time in Advance
Chief Guard
The Ipcress File
Housemartin
The Leather Boys
Merchant Seaman
Drama '64/Studio '64: A Wicked World
Sir Humphrey
The Rivals
Cafe Owner
Incident at Midnight
Wilkinson
The Scamp
Building Foreman
TV Series
Thriller
Henry
1 Episode
Jason King
1 Episode
Department S
Karnack
1 Episode
The Prisoner
Gardener / Electrician
1 Episode
Mystery and Imagination
1 Episode
Gideon's Way
The Contact Man
1 Episode
Six
1 Episode
Theatre 625
Terry Flynn
1 Episode
Festival
Barney Doran
1 Episode
The Scales of Justice
Boxer
1 Episode
The Avengers
Barman
1 Episode
The Four Just Men
Max / Policeman
39 Episodes
The Buccaneers
Noll
1 Episode
Sunday Night Theatre
6 Episodes