Martin Jarvis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1941-08-04

Place of Birth

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Martin Jarvis

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.

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Acting History

2025
Brave the Dark as Henry V (voice)
2023
Tales of the Tardis as Governor
2018
New Chilling Tales: The Anthology as Self - Narrator
2016
Hallelujah! as Self
2014
Batman: Assault on Arkham as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
2014
United Passions as Sir Stanley Rous
2014
Cosmos as Humphry Davy (voice)
2013
By Any Means as Paul Hollander
2013
Phil Spector as British TV Interviewer
2013
Endeavour as Henry Broom
2013
Father Brown as Graham Snow
2012
Wreck-It Ralph as Saitine (voice)
2011
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Birger
2010
Just William as Narrator (voice)
2010
Inside the Actor's Workshop as Interviewer
2010
Beware of What You Wish For as hinself
2009
Taking the Flak
2009
Neander Jin - Die Rückkehr des Neandertalers as Peter Blodnik
2008
Underfist: Halloween Bash as Nergal / Police Officer / Tarvis (voice)
2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years as Johannes Hentschel (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
The Ruby in the Smoke as Voice of Capt. Lockhart (voice)
2005
Much Ado About Nothing as Leonard
2005
ShakespeaRe-Told as Leonard
2005
Tales of Isop as Self
2005
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee as William / Bartok (voice)
2005
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee as William / King Teddy (voice)
2005
Numb3rs as Taylor Ashby
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple as Vincent Hogg
2004
Stargate Atlantis as Davos
2003
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War as JB
2002
Bootleg as Mr. Blades
2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Cowfrey Pitt
2001
By Jeeves as Jeeves
2001
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy as Nergal
2001
Lorna Doone as Baron de Whichehalse
2000
Lorna Doone as Baron de Whichehalse
2000
Jackie Chan Adventures as (voice)
2000
Max Steel as John Dread (voice)
1999
Sex 'n' Death as Neil Biddle
1998
Space Island One
1997
Titanic as Sir Duff Gordon
1997
Extreme Ghostbusters
1996
Testament: The Bible in Animation as Moses / God (voice)
1996
Moses as Moses / God (voice)
1996
Richie Rich as Cadbury, Bascomb
1995
Queen's Nose as Frank
1995
Space: Above and Beyond
1995
Space: Above and Beyond as Cyril MacKendrick
1995
The Absence of War as Linus Frank
1994
An Audience with Ken Dodd as Himself
1994
The Tick as Breadmaster (voice)
1994
Calliope as O'Brien
1993
Scarlet and Black as Monsieur de Renal
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger as Colin Draper
1993
The Tempest as Narrator
1992
A Touch of Frost
1992
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales as Narrator (voice)
1992
Emily's Ghost as Papa
1991
Murder Most Horrid as Maurice Howling
1990
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship as Sharp Shooter / Lightening (voice)
1989
Huxley Pig
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot as Captain Warburton
1988
Buster as Inspector Jack Mitchell
1987
The Reluctant Dragon as Narrator / Boy / Father (voice)
1987
Inspector Morse as Randall Rees
1987
Make and Break as Frank
1986
Casualty as Bart
1986
Artists and Models as Commentary
1986
Lovejoy as Adam Bailey
1985
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos as The Governor
1985
Screen Two as Linus Frank
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Giles Havelock
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Cyril Ruddy
1984
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster as Armitage
1984
Hamlet as Self - Presenter
1983
Natural World as Narrator
1982
Countdown
1981
The Bunker as Johannes Hentschel
1980
Breakaway as Det. Insp. Sam Harvey
1979
Ike as King George VI
1978
Rings on Their Fingers
1978
Enemy at the Door as Nils Borg
1978
An Audience with... as Self
1977
Charades as Sir Fergus / Sir James
1977
True Patriot as Klaus
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week as Klaus
1975
Rumpole of the Bailey as Canon Timothy Donkin
1974
David Copperfield as Uriah Heep
1974
NOVA as G.H. Hardy (voice)
1974
NOVA as Narrator (voice)
1974
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs as Butler
1973
European Heritage as Narrator (voice)
1972
Arthur of the Britons
1972
The Moonstone as Godfrey Ablewhite
1972
The Moonstone as Godfrey Ablewhite
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Philip Marsden
1970
Little Women as John Brooke
1970
Play for Today as Sir Fergus / Sir James
1970
Taste the Blood of Dracula as Jeremy Secker
1970
The Last Escape as Lt. Donald Wilcox
1969
Paul Temple
1969
Look at Life: Look at Man as Self - Commentator
1968
Nicholas Nickleby as Nicholas Nickleby
1968
Look at Life: The Sinking City as Self - Commentator
1968
Look at Life: Where Have All the Butterflies Gone? as Self - Commentator
1968
Look at Life: On the Meter as Self
1968
Look at Life: High Living as Self - Commentator
1967
The Forsyte Saga as Jolyon 'Jon' Forsyte
1967
Look at Life: Hopping Along as Commentator
1966
Secrets of a Windmill Girl
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Aircraftman Dickinson
1965
Doctor Who: The Web Planet as Hillo
1964
Detective
1963
Doctor Who as Hilio
1963
Doctor Who as Butler / Voice in Reminder Room
1963
Doctor Who as Butler
1963
Doctor Who as Governor
1955
Dixon of Dock Green as Vic Hallan