Oliver MacGreevy Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Oliver MacGreevy

Oliver MacGreevy

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Modesty Blaise movie poster
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Modesty Blaise

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Modesty Blaise
Tattooed Man
The Ipcress File movie poster
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The Ipcress File

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The Ipcress File
Housemartin
The Whisperers movie poster
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The Whisperers

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The Whisperers
2nd Redeemer
The Frozen Dead movie poster
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The Frozen Dead

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The Frozen Dead
Joseph the Butler
The Nine Ages of Nakedness movie poster
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The Nine Ages of Nakedness

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The Nine Ages of Nakedness
Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
The Four Musketeers movie poster
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The Four Musketeers

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The Four Musketeers
Headsman (uncredited)
The Ruling Class movie poster
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The Ruling Class

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The Ruling Class
Inmate
The Christmas Tree movie poster
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The Christmas Tree

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The Christmas Tree
Time in Advance movie poster
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Time in Advance

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Time in Advance
Chief Guard
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die movie poster
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Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die

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Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
Ringo

Gallery

Oliver MacGreevy portrait