
Martin Jarvis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 4, 1941 (age 85)
- Birthplace
- Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Biography
Martin Jarvis OBE is one of Britain's most versatile leading actors. His distinguished career continues to encompass just about every aspect of the entertainment industry: film, television, theatre, radio and audio recording. He is also the author of two bestselling books: a hilarious autobiography Acting Strangely and a compelling account of his award-winning time on Broadway in 2001: Broadway, Jeeves - The Diary of a Theatrical Adventure, both published by Methuen. In 2010 he starred as Vincent Hogg in a new production of Agatha Christie's The Mirror Cracked in ITV/WGHB's popular 'Miss Marple' series. In 2009, he starred in BBC2's comedy/drama Taking the Flak, receiving outstanding reviews for his performance as national treasure tv journalist David Bradburn. He stars in the feature film Neander Jin - Return of the Neanderthal Man (US/ Germany co-production, 2010) as Peter Blodnik, network mogul.
Known For
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Filmography

Brave the Dark
Movie · as Henry V (voice)

Tales of the Tardis
TV · as Governor · 1 ep

New Chilling Tales: The Anthology
Movie · as Self - Narrator

Hallelujah!
Movie · as Self

Batman: Assault on Arkham
Movie · as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

United Passions
Movie · as Sir Stanley Rous

Cosmos
TV · as Humphry Davy (voice) · 1 ep

Phil Spector
Movie · as British TV Interviewer

Endeavour
TV · as Henry Broom · 1 ep

By Any Means
TV · as Paul Hollander · 1 ep

Father Brown
TV · as Graham Snow · 1 ep

Wreck-It Ralph
Movie · as Saitine (voice)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Movie · as Birger

Inside the Actor's Workshop
Movie · as Interviewer

Beware of What You Wish For
Movie · as hinself

Just William
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 4 eps
Neander Jin - Die Rückkehr des Neandertalers
Movie · as Peter Blodnik

Taking the Flak
TV · 7 eps

Underfist: Halloween Bash
Movie · as Nergal / Police Officer / Tarvis (voice)

Hitler: The Comedy Years
Movie · as Johannes Hentschel (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Ruby in the Smoke
Movie · as Voice of Capt. Lockhart (voice)

Much Ado About Nothing
Movie · as Leonard

Tales of Isop
Movie · as Self

ShakespeaRe-Told
TV · as Leonard · 1 ep

The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
TV · as William / Bartok (voice), William / King Teddy (voice) · 1 ep

Numb3rs
TV · as Taylor Ashby · 1 ep

Stargate Atlantis
TV · as Davos · 1 ep

Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Vincent Hogg · 1 ep

Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
Movie · as JB

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
TV · as Cowfrey Pitt · 1 ep

Bootleg
TV · as Mr. Blades · 3 eps

By Jeeves
Movie · as Jeeves

Lorna Doone
Movie · as Baron de Whichehalse

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
TV · as Nergal · 3 eps

Max Steel
TV · as John Dread (voice) · 35 eps

Jackie Chan Adventures
TV · as (voice) · 1 ep

Lorna Doone
TV · as Baron de Whichehalse · 2 eps
Sex 'n' Death
Movie · as Neil Biddle

Titanic
Movie · as Sir Duff Gordon

Extreme Ghostbusters
TV · 1 ep

Moses
Movie · as Moses / God (voice)

Richie Rich
TV · as Cadbury, Bascomb · 13 eps

Testament: The Bible in Animation
TV · as Moses / God (voice) · 1 ep

The Absence of War
Movie · as Linus Frank

Space: Above and Beyond
TV · as Cyril MacKendrick

The Queen's Nose
TV · as Frank · 6 eps

Calliope
Movie · as O'Brien

An Audience with Ken Dodd
Movie · as Self

The Tick
TV · as Breadmaster (voice) · 1 ep

The Tempest
Movie · as Narrator

Walker, Texas Ranger
TV · as Colin Draper · 1 ep

Scarlet and Black
TV · as Monsieur de Renal · 3 eps

Emily's Ghost
Movie · as Papa

A Touch of Frost
TV · as Harvey Wade · 1 ep

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

Murder Most Horrid
TV · as Maurice Howling · 1 ep

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
Movie · as Sharp Shooter / Lightening (voice)

Huxley Pig
TV · 26 eps

Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV · as Captain Warburton · 1 ep

Chelworth
TV · as Keith Shedden · 1 ep

Buster
Movie · as Inspector Jack Mitchell

The Reluctant Dragon
Movie · as Narrator / Boy / Father (voice)

Make and Break
Movie · as Frank

Inspector Morse
TV · as Randall Rees · 1 ep

Dispatches
TV · 1 ep

Lovejoy
TV · as Adam Bailey · 1 ep

Casualty
TV · as Bart · 1 ep

Artists and Models
TV · as Commentary (voice) · 3 eps

Boon
TV · as Malcolm Ashforth · 1 ep

Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
Movie · as The Governor

Screen Two
TV · as Linus Frank · 1 ep

The Black Tower
TV · as Wilfred Anstey · 6 eps

Theatre Night
TV · as Frank Prosser · 1 ep

Hamlet
Movie · as Self - Presenter

Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Giles Havelock, Cyril Ruddy · 1 ep

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
TV · as Armitage · 1 ep

Natural World
TV · as Narrator · 2 eps

Countdown
TV · 137 eps

The Bunker
Movie · as Johannes Hentschel

Peace in No Man's Land
Movie · as Self - Narrator
Sunday Night Thriller
TV · as Stone · 2 eps
Breakaway
TV · as Det. Insp. Sam Harvey · 12 eps

Ike
TV · as King George VI · 1 ep

Enemy at the Door
TV · as Nils Borg · 1 ep

An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Rings on Their Fingers
TV · as Oliver Pryde · 20 eps

Charades
Movie · as Sir Fergus / Sir James

True Patriot
Movie · as Klaus

BBC2 Play of the Week
TV · as Klaus · 1 ep
The Sunday Drama
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep
Killers
TV · as Alfred Arthur Rouse · 1 ep

Rumpole of the Bailey
TV · as Canon Timothy Donkin · 1 ep
Zigger Zagger
TV · as Les · 3 eps

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Movie · as Butler

NOVA
TV · as G.H. Hardy (voice), Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

David Copperfield
TV · as Uriah Heep · 4 eps

The Pallisers
TV · as Frank Greystock · 3 eps
Seven Faces of Woman
TV · as James Thurley · 1 ep
European Heritage
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

Arthur of the Britons
TV · 1 ep

The Moonstone
TV · as Godfrey Ablewhite · 4 eps

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Philip Marsden · 1 ep

Taste the Blood of Dracula
Movie · as Jeremy Secker

The Last Escape
Movie · as Lt. Donald Wilcox

Play for Today
TV · as Sir Fergus / Sir James · 1 ep

Little Women
TV · as John Brooke · 9 eps
Look at Life: Look at Man
Movie · as Self - Commentator

Paul Temple
TV · 1 ep

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as Godfrey Footman · 1 ep
W. Somerset Maugham
TV · as Dr. Naughton · 1 ep
Look at Life: Where Have All the Butterflies Gone?
Movie · as Self - Commentator
Look at Life: The Sinking City
Movie · as Self - Commentator
Look at Life: High Living
Movie · as Self - Commentator

Look at Life: On the Meter
Movie · as Self

Nicholas Nickleby
TV · as Nicholas Nickleby · 13 eps
Look at Life: Hopping Along
Movie · as Commentator

ITV Playhouse
TV · as David Bryant · 1 ep
Escape
TV · as Peter · 1 ep

The Forsyte Saga
TV · as Jon Forsyte · 1 ep

Omnibus
TV · as Alan · 1 ep

Secrets of a Windmill Girl
Movie

Doctor Who: The Web Planet
Movie · as Hilio

BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Aircraftman Dickinson · 1 ep

Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Father Ramon · 1 ep

Detective
TV · 1 ep

Doctor Who
TV · as Hilio, Butler / Voice in Reminder Room, Governor · 3 eps

Dixon of Dock Green
TV · as Vic Hallan · 1 ep


