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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Maurice Jarre to Lawrence N. Kasha
Martin Jarvis Biography (1941-)
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
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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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.
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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
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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.
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Specials
- Sam Harvey, A Murder in the Family, 1986
- Canon Timothy Donkin, Rumpole and the Age of Miracles, 1989
- Narrator, Christmas Star, 1993
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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
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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
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Other Television Appearances
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The Life Revolution, 1967
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Crown House, 1989
- Voice, The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, 1990
- Neil Biddle, Sex 'n' Death, 1999
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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
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Film Work
- Stage manager, Secrets of a Windmill Girl, 1965
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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
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Woman in Mind, Vaudeville Theatre, 1986-87
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The Exchange, Vaudeville Theatre, 1990
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Twelfth Night, Playhouse, London, 1991
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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.
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Major Tours
- Father Michael, The Prodigal Daughter, British cities, 1974
- Young Marlow, She Stoops to Conquer, Canadian cities and Hong KongArts Festival, 1978
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Radio Appearances
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Series
- Reader, Excalibur, BBC-4, 1998
- Also voice performer for the series Jarvis' Frayn.
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RECORDINGS
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Audio Books
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Great Trials: Oscar Wilde, Tangled Web, 1996
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A Night to Remember, Audio Partners, 1997
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10 Lb. Penalty, Putnam Audio, 1997
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Oliver Twist, 1998
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The Titanic Sinks! A Night to Remember, 1998
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Felix in the Underworld, Chivers Audiobooks, 1998
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Field of Thirteen, Putnam Berkley Audio, 1998
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Hard Times, Chivers Audiobooks, 1998
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Carry On, Jeeves, Audio Partners, 1999
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The Drowning People, Time Warner, 1999
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Nicholas Nickleby, Hodder Headline Audiobooks, 1999
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The Third Man, Audio Partners, 1999
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Great Expectations, Audio Partners, 2000
- Reader for several dozen other audio books.
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WRITINGS
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For Radio
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Bright Boy, broadcast by BBC, Samuel French, 1977
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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).
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Other Writings
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William at Christmas (adaptation for television), BBC, 1985
- Columnist for Radio Times.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals:
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Times November 24, 1994, (London), p. 18.
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