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 shavenheaded 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 Murphys A Whistle in the Dark at Joan Littlewoods Theatre Royal Stratford East in London 1961