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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.
As actor
Flash Gordon
No. 1 of the Secret Service
Where the Action Is
The Four Musketeers
The Ruling Class
Tales from the Crypt
Thrills Galore
When Eight Bells Toll
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
Great Catherine
Salt & Pepper
The Whisperers
Modesty Blaise
The Frozen Dead
The Christmas Tree
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Ipcress File
Time in Advance
The Leather Boys
A Wicked World
Incident at Midnight
The Rivals
The Scamp