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.
1928-08-03 — 1981-10-01
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1980
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Flash Gordon

1977
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No. 1 of the Secret Service

1975
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Where the Action Is

1974
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The Four Musketeers

1972
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The Ruling Class

1972
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Tales from the Crypt

1971
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When Eight Bells Toll

1969
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The Nine Ages of Nakedness

1968
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Great Catherine

1968
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Salt & Pepper

1967
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The Whisperers

1966
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The Christmas Tree

1966
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The Frozen Dead

1966
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Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die

1966
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Modesty Blaise

1966
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The Fall of the House of Usher

1965
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Time in Advance

1965
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The Ipcress File

1964
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The Leather Boys

1964
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A Wicked World

1963
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The Rivals

1963
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Incident at Midnight

1957
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The Scamp
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1973
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Thriller

1971
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Jason King

1969
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Department S

1967
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The Prisoner

1966
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Mystery and Imagination

1965
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Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965
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Gideon's Way

1964
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Theatre 625

1963
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Espionage

1962
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The Scales of Justice

1961
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The Avengers

1959
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The Four Just Men

1956
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The Buccaneers

1955
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ITV Play of the Week

1950
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Sunday Night Theatre