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Martin Jarvis Biography (1941-)

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Born August 4, 1941, in Cheltenham, England; son of Denys Harry and Margot Lillian (maiden name, Scottney) Jarvis; married second wife, Rosalind Ayres (anactress), November 23, 1974; children: (first marriage) Toby, Oliver.

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, writer
Birth Details
August 4, 1941
Cheltenham, England

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Jolyon "Jon" Forsyte, The Forsyte Saga, BBC, 1967
  • Oliver, Rings on Their Fingers, BBC, 1978
  • Breadmaster, The Tick, 1996
  • Voice, Richie Rich, syndicated, 1996
  • Farmlow, Supply and Demand, 1998
  • Also appeared in Breakaway.
  • Miniseries
  • Godfrey Ablewhite, The Moonstone, 1972
  • Uriah Heep, David Copperfield; Nicholas Nickleby, 1974
  • Wilfred Anstey, The Black Tower, BBC, 1985
  • Voice, "The Tempest," Shakespeare: The Animated Tales, 1992
  • Movies
  • King George VI, Ike: The War Years, 1978
  • Johannes Hentschel, The Bunker (also known as Le Bunker), CBS, 1981
  • Also appeared as Mr. Stone, The Business of Murder, BBC, and in Make and Break, BBC.
  • Specials
  • Sam Harvey, A Murder in the Family, 1986
  • Canon Timothy Donkin, Rumpole and the Age of Miracles, 1989
  • Narrator, Christmas Star, 1993
  • Episodic
  • Hilio, "The Web Planet," Doctor Who, 1965
  • John Brooke, Little Women, 1971
  • Karn, "The Swordsman," Arthur of the Britons, 1973
  • Butler, "Invasion of the Dinosaurs," Doctor Who, 1974
  • Frank, The Pallisers, 1977
  • Who Dares Wins, 1984
  • The governor, "Vengeance on Varos," Doctor Who, 1985
  • Clive Markham, "Friends and Neighbours," Juliet Bravo, 1985
  • Narrator and voice of boy, "The Reluctant Dragon," Long Ago and Far Away, 1989
  • Randall Rees, "Greeks Bearing Gifts," Inspector Morse, 1991 , thenin Inspector Morse, Series VII, 1994
  • Maurice Howling, "The Girl from Ipanema," Murder Most Horrid, 1991
  • Malcolm Ashforth, "Message in a Bottle," Boon, 1992
  • "Making Waves," Casualty, 1992
  • Adam Bailey, "Breaking the Broker," Lovejoy, 1994
  • Cyril Ruddy/Edward Montgomery, "Another Killing in Cork," Murder, SheWrote, CBS, 1995
  • Giles Havelock, "Deadly Bidding," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1995
  • Harvey Wade, "Fun Time for Swingers," A Touch of Frost, 1996
  • Major Cyril MacKendrick, "Pearly," Space: Above and Beyond, 1996
  • Collin Draper, "The Deadliest Man Alive," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1996
  • Voices of God and Moses, "Moses," Testament: The Bible in Animation, HBO, 1997
  • Voice, Max Steel, The WB, 2000
  • Other Television Appearances
  • The Life Revolution, 1967
  • Crown House, 1989
  • Voice, The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, 1990
  • Neil Biddle, Sex 'n' Death, 1999
  • Film Appearances
  • Mike, Secrets of a Windmill Girl, 1965
  • Lieutenant Donald Wilcox, The Last Escape, United Artists, 1970
  • Jeremy Secker, Taste the Blood of Dracula, 1970
  • Inspector Jack Mitchell, Buster, 1988
  • Dover's agent, Calliope, 1993
  • Monsieur De Renal, Scarlet and Black, 1993
  • Member of Australian voice group, Jackie Chan's First Strike (also known as First Strike, Police Story 4, Police Story 4:First Strike, Police Story 4: Piece of Cake, Police Story 4: Story of the CIA, Story of the CIA, and Jing cha gu shi IV: Jiandan ren wu), New Line Cinema, 1996
  • Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon, Titanic, Paramount, 1997
  • Film Work
  • Stage manager, Secrets of a Windmill Girl, 1965
  • Stage Appearances
  • Sebastian, Twelfth Night, Library Theatre, Manchester, England, 1962
  • Drummer, Cockade, New Arts Theatre, London, 1963
  • Franz Delanoue, Poor Bitos, New Arts Theatre, 1963 , then Duke ofYork's Theatre, London, both 1964
  • Octavius Robinson, Man and Superman, New Arts Theatre, then Vaudeville Theatre, London, both 1966
  • Owen Gereth, The Spoils of Poynton, May Fair Theatre, London, 1969
  • Piers Cramp, The Bandwagon, Mermaid Theatre, London, 1969
  • Jack Absolute, The Rivals, Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead, England, and University Theatre, New York City, 1972
  • Title role, Hamlet, Festival of British Theatre, Theatre Royal, Windsor, England, 1973
  • Adam, Paradise Lost, recitals at Chichester, England, then Old VicTheatre Company, London, 1975
  • Arnold Champion-Cheney, The Circle, Chichester Festival, England,then Haymarket Theatre, London, 1976
  • Edward VIII, The Woman I Love, Churchill Theatre, Bromley, England, 1978
  • Hector, The Trojan War Will Not Take Place, Lyttelton Theatre, London, 1983
  • Woman in Mind, Vaudeville Theatre, 1986-87
  • The Exchange, Vaudeville Theatre, 1990
  • Twelfth Night, Playhouse, London, 1991
  • Passion Play, Theatre at Donmar Warehouse, London, 2000
  • Made stage debut in title role, Henry V, National Youth Theatre, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London; also appeared in Caught in the Act, Garrick Theatre, London; as Ernest, The Importance of Being Earnest, and as "274," Victoria Station, both National Theatre, London.
  • Major Tours
  • Father Michael, The Prodigal Daughter, British cities, 1974
  • Young Marlow, She Stoops to Conquer, Canadian cities and Hong KongArts Festival, 1978
  • Radio Appearances
  • Series
  • Reader, Excalibur, BBC-4, 1998
  • Also voice performer for the series Jarvis' Frayn.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Audio Books
  • Great Trials: Oscar Wilde, Tangled Web, 1996
  • A Night to Remember, Audio Partners, 1997
  • 10 Lb. Penalty, Putnam Audio, 1997
  • Oliver Twist, 1998
  • The Titanic Sinks! A Night to Remember, 1998
  • Felix in the Underworld, Chivers Audiobooks, 1998
  • Field of Thirteen, Putnam Berkley Audio, 1998
  • Hard Times, Chivers Audiobooks, 1998
  • Carry On, Jeeves, Audio Partners, 1999
  • The Drowning People, Time Warner, 1999
  • Nicholas Nickleby, Hodder Headline Audiobooks, 1999
  • The Third Man, Audio Partners, 1999
  • Great Expectations, Audio Partners, 2000
  • Reader for several dozen other audio books.
  • WRITINGS
  • For Radio
  • Bright Boy, broadcast by BBC, Samuel French, 1977
  • Promo, BBC, 1986
  • Adaptations include twenty "Just William" stories by Richard Crompton, for BBC, 1972-76; and Goodbye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton, BBC, 1973 (also performed on television).
  • Other Writings
  • William at Christmas (adaptation for television), BBC, 1985
  • Columnist for Radio Times.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals:

    • Times November 24, 1994, (London), p. 18.