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.

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The Avengers

1961Series
7.7
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Theatre 625

1964Series
7.2
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Thriller

1973Series
6.7
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Sunday Night Theatre

1950Series
3.5
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The Prisoner

1967Series
7.7
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Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965Series
3.4
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Festival

1963Series
8.0
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Department S

1969Series
5.0
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Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way

1965Series
6.8
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Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

1966Series
5.5
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The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers

1956Series
5.5
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Jason King

1971Series
7.6