Martin Jarvis
- Acting
- August 4, 1941 · 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
Filmography
- Brave the Dark · Henry V (Voice)
- Tales of the Tardis · Governor
- New Chilling Tales: The Anthology · Self
- Hallelujah! · Self
- Batman: Assault on Arkham · Alfred Pennyworth (Voice)
- United Passions · Sir Stanley Rous
- Cosmos · Humphry Davy (Voice)
- By Any Means · Paul Hollander
- Phil Spector · British TV Interviewer
- Endeavour · Henry Broom
- Father Brown · Graham Snow
- Wreck-It Ralph · Saitine (Voice)
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo · Birger
- Just William · Narrator (Voice)
- Inside the Actor's Workshop · Interviewer
- Beware of What You Wish For · hinself
- Taking the Flak
- Neander Jin - Die Rückkehr des Neandertalers · Peter Blodnik
- Underfist: Halloween Bash · Nergal / Police Officer / Tarvis (Voice)
- Hitler: The Comedy Years · Johannes Hentschel (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Ruby in the Smoke · Voice of Capt. Lockhart (Voice)
- Much Ado About Nothing · Leonard
- ShakespeaRe-Told · Leonard
- Tales of Isop · Self
- The Life and Times of Juniper Lee · William / Bartok (Voice), William / King Teddy (Voice)
- Numb3rs · Taylor Ashby
- Agatha Christie's Marple · Vincent Hogg
- Stargate Atlantis · Davos
- Bootleg · Mr. Blades
- Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War · JB
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries · Cowfrey Pitt
- By Jeeves · Jeeves
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy · Nergal
- Lorna Doone · Baron de Whichehalse
- Lorna Doone · Baron de Whichehalse
- Jackie Chan Adventures · Voice
- Max Steel · John Dread (Voice)
- Sex 'n' Death · Neil Biddle
- Titanic · Sir Duff Gordon
- Extreme Ghostbusters
- Testament: The Bible in Animation · Moses / God (Voice)
- Moses · Moses / God (Voice)
- Richie Rich · Cadbury, Bascomb
- The Queen's Nose · Frank
- Space: Above and Beyond · Cyril MacKendrick
- The Absence of War · Linus Frank
- An Audience with Ken Dodd · Self
- The Tick · Breadmaster (Voice)
- Calliope · O'Brien
- Scarlet and Black · Monsieur de Renal
- Walker, Texas Ranger · Colin Draper
- The Tempest · Narrator
- A Touch of Frost · Harvey Wade
- Shakespeare: The Animated Tales · Narrator (Voice)
- Emily's Ghost · Papa
- Murder Most Horrid · Maurice Howling
- The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship · Sharp Shooter / Lightening (Voice)
- Chelworth · Keith Shedden
- Huxley Pig
- Agatha Christie's Poirot · Captain Warburton
- Buster · Inspector Jack Mitchell
- The Reluctant Dragon · Narrator / Boy / Father (Voice)
- Dispatches
- Inspector Morse · Randall Rees
- Make and Break · Frank
- Casualty · Bart
- Artists and Models · Commentary (Voice)
- Boon · Malcolm Ashforth
- Lovejoy · Adam Bailey
- The Black Tower · Wilfred Anstey
- Theatre Night · Frank Prosser
- Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos · The Governor
- Screen Two · Linus Frank
- Murder, She Wrote · Giles Havelock, Cyril Ruddy
- Mr. Palfrey of Westminster · Armitage
- Hamlet · Self
- Natural World · Narrator
- Countdown
- The Bunker · Johannes Hentschel
- Sunday Night Thriller · Stone