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Oliver MacGreevy

Acting
Known For

53 Years Old

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.

Born

Dublin, Ireland on 3rd August 1928

Died

1st October 1981

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The Avengers
Barman
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The Prisoner
Gardener / Electrician
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The Scales of Justice
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Sunday Night Theatre
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The Four Just Men
Max / Policeman
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Jason King
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The Buccaneers
Noll
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Thriller
Henry
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Mystery and Imagination
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Gideon's Way
The Contact Man
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Festival
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Department S
Karnack
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Flash Gordon
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Tales from the Crypt
Maniac
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The Four Musketeers
Headsman (uncredited)
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The Ipcress File
Housemartin
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The Ruling Class
Inmate
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Six
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Modesty Blaise
Tattooed Man
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When Eight Bells Toll
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Salt & Pepper
Rack
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The Frozen Dead
Joseph the Butler
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The Whisperers
2nd Redeemer
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Great Catherine
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No. 1 of the Secret Service
Simms
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The Leather Boys
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Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
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The Scamp
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The Christmas Tree
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The Nine Ages of Nakedness
Hargreaves (segment "The Old Dark House")
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Where the Action Is
Henry
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The Fall of the House of Usher
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