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Oliver John MacGreevy | |
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Born | 25 July 1928 |
Died | October 1981 (age 52) |
Years active | 1957-1980 |
Oliver John MacGreevy (25 July 1928 - October 1981) [1] [2] [3] 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. [4] [5]
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). [6] 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. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1957 | The Scamp | Building Foreman | |
1963 | The Rivals | Cafe owner | Edgar Wallace Mysteries |
1963 | Incident at Midnight | Wilkinson | Edgar Wallace Mysteries |
1964 | The Leather Boys | Merchant Seaman | |
1964 | Girl with Green Eyes | Duggan | uncredited |
1965 | The Ipcress File | Housemartin | |
1965 | Licensed to Kill | First Russian Commissar | |
1965 | Up Jumped a Swagman | The Bald Man | |
1966 | Modesty Blaise | Tattooed Man | |
1966 | Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die | Ringo | |
1966 | The Frozen Dead | Joseph the butler | |
1966 | The Christmas Tree | The Crook | |
1967 | The Whisperers | 2nd Redeemer at Mission | |
1968 | Salt and Pepper | Rack | |
1968 | Great Catherine | General Pskov | |
1968 | The Fixer | Guard | uncredited |
1969 | The Nine Ages of Nakedness | Hargreaves | (Segment: The Old Dark House) |
1971 | When Eight Bells Toll | Quinn | |
1972 | Tales from the Crypt | Maniac | (Segment: And All Through the House) |
1972 | The Ruling Class | Inmate #3 | |
1974 | The Four Musketeers | Headsman | uncredited |
1977 | No. 1 of the Secret Service | Simms | |
1980 | Flash Gordon | Klytus Observer No. 1 |
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